Americans Treat Thanksgiving Like Budget Reality Show, Turkey Now Plot Twist
KEY POINTS
- •Consumer reports conflict on Thanksgiving dinner costs: CPI reports 2.7% increase, Deloitte 0.6% increase, Wells Fargo 2-3% decrease.
- •Fresh cranberries rose 12% and sweet potatoes 5-10%, heightening food inflation pressures despite stable turkey prices.
- •Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Costco offer Thanksgiving meal bundles priced $4-$10 per serving, but exclude pantry staples like spices.
- •Millennials and Gen X plan to reduce holiday spending, while boomers and Gen Z intend to spend more, reflecting generational divides.
In the great Thanksgiving price circus of 2025, America’s favorite bird is confusing economists worse than a toddler’s tantrum. The Consumer Price Index says turkey dinner costs rose 2.7%, Deloitte shrugs with a modest 0.6% uptick, and Wells Fargo sweet-talks shoppers with a 2-3% drop—so who to believe? Fresh cranberry prices soared 12%, sweet potatoes joined the inflation parade up 5-10%, and grocery stores like Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Costco pitched $4-$10 meal bundles missing basic spices—because apparently flavor is the new luxury. Meanwhile, millennials and Gen X tighten wallets, while boomers and Gen Z shock the system, planning to splurge more, proving we’re all just guessing how broke we’ll be. The only certainty? Everyone’s maxing out loyalty programs and coupon codes, desperately hunting deals like turkeys dodge the carving knife.
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Thanksgiving 2025: cranberry prices moonwalk into inflation while shoppers channel Detective Holmes for discount clues. Spoiler—flavor not included in meal deals.
Who needs consistency in turkey prices when you have inflation doing the hokey pokey across your grocery list? Cranberries lead the conga line.
Black Friday shoppers are officially trained squirrels, hoarding coupons and discounts with more strategy than wild generals at war.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/27/2025 | Author: Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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