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[TenderMercies]

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@chlema wrote:

Wow @TenderMercies Where do you live that you can buy a boneless turkey breast for so little?  Where I live you are lucky if you can find a boned turkey breast for under $2 per pound.

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Here is this week’s add from my grocery store.  I looked up he weight on the Butterball website, and it’s 40 ounces.  That’s 2.5 pounds.  That means if you bought 2 of these, you”d still be paying for less than half as much as 1 of Martha’s, and you’d get another 1/2 pound of meat.

[Danky]

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@TenderMercies wrote:

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@chlema wrote:

Wow @TenderMercies Where do you live that you can buy a boneless turkey breast for so little?  Where I live you are lucky if you can find a boned turkey breast for under $2 per pound.

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Here is this week’s add from my grocery store.  I looked up he weight on the Butterball website, and it’s 40 ounces.  That’s 2.5 pounds.  That means if you bought 2 of these, you”d still be paying for less than half as much as 1 of Martha’s, and you’d get another 1/2 pound of meat.

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Hi @TenderMercies-----it's me speaking up from the kiddie table !

                                 You are RIGHT, so RIGHT.......but, some of us do not care. Why do you so much want us all to think the way that you do ? 

We are not talking about anything that is life altering or affects anyone but each of us individually. We are talking TURKEY !!!

[TenderMercies]

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@Danky wrote:

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@TenderMercies wrote:

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@chlema wrote:

Wow @TenderMercies Where do you live that you can buy a boneless turkey breast for so little?  Where I live you are lucky if you can find a boned turkey breast for under $2 per pound.

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Here is this week’s add from my grocery store.  I looked up he weight on the Butterball website, and it’s 40 ounces.  That’s 2.5 pounds.  That means if you bought 2 of these, you”d still be paying for less than half as much as 1 of Martha’s, and you’d get another 1/2 pound of meat.

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Hi @TenderMercies-----it's me speaking up from the kiddie table !

                                 You are RIGHT, so RIGHT.......but, some of us do not care. Why do you so much want us all to think the way that you do ? 

We are not talking about anything that is life altering or affects anyone but each of us individually. We are talking TURKEY !!!

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@Danky What is wrong with you?  I was responding to another contributor who was inquiring about where I live and the prices of food here.  I responded appropriately.  I'm not sure why you feel the need to go into hysterics about that.

[Diva on The Q]

I'm with you, Mousiegirl. I look forward to everything that comes with preparing Thanksgiving Dinner. What's Thanksgiving without lots of leftovers? Turkey sandwiches, turkey soup, etc, etc, etc!!!

[Danky]

@TenderMercies-----I am lying here with a swollen ankle feeling very sorry for myself. "Hysterics" seemed like a good idea to break up the monotony.

I can't buy any more turkey and even I won't spend $60 for 2 lbs of Brie....

Back to my crayons !

[Free2be]

An important consideration for me is sodium content.

Marth's turkey for a 4 oz serving: 65 mg
The Butterball turkey mentioned in this thread, same serving size: 470 mg.

Butterball offers a "lower sodium" "roasted" breast that is even higher in sodium: 2 oz serving 330 mg sodium.

Years ago I bought a turkey "roast", boneless rolled and tied and swore never again.  Way too salty, imo.

Martha's is looking better to me but then I have time on my hands to roast a whole bird.  Energy to do it is another story.  I'll be very interested in the customer reviews.

Good luck to those who give Martha's a try. 

[Snoopp]

I don't think I would spend that for her turkey.  I bet my local butcher is cheaper.

[Katcat1]

@febe1,   I, too, thought it was priced high.  It does come with two sides.  LOL    I would have tried it for half that price and half the pounds of turkey.  Two pounds of turkey would suffice plus the sides.  I have never ordered food from QVC --the prices are too high.  You can do better ordering from your local grocery store.  There are a couple of speciality grocery stores that I would order from in my area.  P.S.  I pray this does not taste like Jennie O in the tin with gravy!  yuck!

[SouthFlorida321]

Anyone try Seabrook Farms creamed spinach?  It's great!! Stouffers "spinach souffle"delish too.

[dal23]

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@lousgirl84 wrote:

Ii think it’s a fabulous deal.  By the time you buy all the ingredients and prepare them and try finding g a  turkey breast of this quality in any store  msybe Whole Foods or a similar store, you would be hard pressed to make this meal for $100.  

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Right - the four cheeses alone for the Mac & Cheese would probably be at least $25.  If you're cooking for a huge group, then it's not a good value, but if you'd like a gournmet meal for a few, I don't think it's so outrageous.  (Though I will say that our family often does free range farm to table turkeys, and to be honest, the Butterballs are always much more moist.)

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Considering the cost of ingredients at the grocery store, you may be able to justify paying $25 for the mac and cheese or the spinach, but there’s no way the mashed potatoes or dressing would cost that much to make yourself.  

Also, wherever you’re buying your turkey breast, it’s not going to cost $11 per pound, even if it’s organic, which this is not.  

If you want to replicate this experience and save money, you should definitely buy your own turkey breast, and if you want to buy the sides, you should get the mac and cheese and spinach or just make the other sides yourself.

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Yeah, absolutely, if you want to do Thanksgiving dinner economically, then shop at the grocery store and cook yourself - you aren't the target customer for this product.  I'm just saying that for people who value their time and convenience, and would like to feed a small group of people, it's not an outrageous price.  It's still way less than going out to eat.  (And If you were to buy a farm fresh BONELESS turkey breast, all the fresh herbs and fruits for the herb butter, the cherries for the stuffing and the cheeses for the mac & cheese, you'd be getting up there in cost - at least where I live anyway)

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@dal23  You are not saving time or conveniencing yourself by buying this turkey breast unless you are home bound.  It comes the same way you'd buy any turkey breast in the store.  There is no justification for paying $11/pound because of a little herbed butter which you can also purchase in the store.  A family sized, 2lb package of Bob Evans mashed potatoes is under $6.  Add your own spoonful of cream cheese.  When you consider that the manufacturers who make these sides are buying the ingredients in massive bulk, each of those side dishes probably costs about $1- $2 to make.  Just make sure you get those $25 mashed potatoes today, as they'll probably be up to $30 tomorrow.  

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"TenderMercies" - I'm not buying the TSV, I just don't think it's up to me to decide how other people should spend their money.  And I certainly can't imagine being put out by what other people decide to do for their own Thanksgiving holidays.