(NEXSTAR) – Target is teasing shoppers with the promise of a four-person Thanksgiving meal for around $5 per person.
The Target Corp. shared details of its Thanksgiving bundle Monday, following similar announcements from major grocery chains including Walmart and Aldi, which recently advertised Thanksgiving meals at around $7 per person and $4.70 per person, respectively.
Target’s deal, however, is slightly heavier on canned ingredients than the bundles offered by its competitors.
The suggested components — which are available for pickup or delivery via the Target website — consist of:
The total cost is just under $20 before tax — or about $5 cheaper than the Thanksgiving deal offered in 2023, according to Target. (A larger turkey at a maximum weight of 16 pounds would push the total closer to $25.)
Members of the retailer’s Target Circle 360 club who order a bundle for same-day delivery between Nov. 13–16 will also be provided with a free frozen pizza to eat on Thanksgiving eve (“one of the most popular pizza days of the year,” Target says) if they so choose.
In bundling a suggested meal deal, Target joins the likes of Walmart, Aldi and other major supermarket chains hoping to draw customers seeking a more economic Thanksgiving celebration.
Inflation, meanwhile, cooled in September to one of the lowest points three years, the Associated Press reported earlier this month, citing data from the Labor Department. Still, despite just a 0.4% increase in food prices from August to September, overall food prices have risen by 1.3% since last year, and around 25% from pre-pandemic levels, according to the AP.
