How to Get a FREE or Cheap Turkey for Thanksgiving

By Jenna | Staff Writer

Nov 22, 2024 @ 8:22 AM MST

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Gobble up the savings thanks to these grocers offering free or cheap turkeys for Thanksgiving!

If you’re looking to get a head start on your 2025 Thanksgiving dinner preparations, we’ve got you covered with lots of helpful tips, delicious recipes, and more!

And as a bonus, we’re sharing a list of stores that offer a cheap or even FREE Thanksgiving Turkey with a qualifying purchase!

Here’s a list of the stores that offered cheap or free turkeys for Thanksgiving in 2024…

turkey plated with rosemary and side dishes

Frozen turkeys were free at Acme with a $300 cumulative purchase.

Last year, Acme is gave away free turkeys to Acme for U members who met a minimum spend threshold.

To redeem this offer, members clipped the coupon in their U account prior to shopping. Then, they had until November 28th to activate the coupon by spending $300 or more at Acme.

Free turkey with your Albertson’s purchase

In 2024, you could get a free Signature Farms turkey (up to 24 lbs.) when you spent $100 or more in a single transaction. Alternatively, you could get a whole turkey for just 59¢/lb. with a minimum purchase of $50. Limit 1 per person per transaction.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club members got a free turkey with a $150 purchase.

BJ’s Wholesale Club offered its members a free Butterball Turkey (valued at up to $25) for those who purchased qualifying items totaling $150 in one transaction between November 1st and November 14th, 2024.

Qualifying members received a coupon for a FREE turkey in their account (online or in the app) to be used November 16th – 27th.

MVP members got a turkey for 39¢/lb. at Food Lion.

Through Thanksgiving 2024, turkeys were just 39¢/lb. with your MVP card and a $35 minimum purchase (excluding the turkey) at Food Lion.

Free turkey at Foodtown

At Foodtown, shoppers could earn a FREE turkey with their Club Card and a cumulative purchase totaling $400 between 10/25/24 and 11/28/24.

Free turkey from The Fresh Grocer

Shoppers who spent $400 using the same The Fresh Grocer Rewards card at any participating location were eligible to redeem their rewards for ONE FREE or discounted participating Holiday item.

There were several different turkey choices available for redemption. See the onlineplete list at TheFreshGrocer.online.

Giant/Martin’s shoppers could redeem their points for a FREE turkey.

Through Thanksgiving 2024, Giant/Martin’s shoppers could redeem 400 Giant Choice Points or Martin’s Choice Points for a free frozen Shady Brook Farms Turkey (max. 20 lbs.) or $1.00/lb. off the price of any other turkey (max. 20 lbs.).

Turkeys were just 29¢/lb. with your VIC card at Harris Teeter.

Through Thanksgiving 2024, Harris Teeter Premium Frozen Turkeys were just 29¢/pound with your purchase of $40 (not including the turkey).

woman holding an HEB ad for a free turkey

H-E-B gave customers a free turkey with the purchase of select hams.

Through Thanksgiving 2024, H-E-B customers could get a free frozen RiverSide Grade A Turkey (up to 12 lbs.) with the purchase of a H-E-B Spiral Sliced Bone-In Half or Whole Ham or H-E-B Boneless Spiral Sliced Ham.

This offer was valid with the yellow in-store coupon found in the weekly ad or with instant savings online (limit one per customer).

free turkey at HyVee when you buy a ham

FREE turkey with the purchase of a ham from Hy-Vee

At Hy-Vee, you could get a free Honeysuckle White Frozen Turkey (10-14 lbs) with the purchase of a Hormel Cure 81 whole boneless ham ($4.99/lb). Just add this offer to your Hy-Vee account to claim your free turkey!

Ibotta users scored a free turkey and sides for Thanksgiving 2024.

Once again in 2024, Ibotta offered 100% cash back on select Thanksgiving essentials! This helpful post contains all the details on this HOT offer.

Turkeys were just 59¢/lb. at Jewel-Osco.

Through Thanksgiving 2024, Jennie-O Frozen Whole Turkeys were just 59¢/lb. with an additional $25 purchase at Jewel-Osco. And if you found a better price elsewhere, Jewel-Osco matched the price of the same turkey at any onlinepetitor!

Kroger had a sale on whole frozen turkeys.

Through Thanksgiving 2024, Kroger Whole Frozen Turkeys were just 79¢/lb.

Turkeys were just 49¢/lb. at Meijer.

Through Thanksgiving 2024, Meijer brand frozen turkeys were priced at just 49¢/lb. If you shopped with your mPerks card, your turkey rang up at just 32¢/lb. through November 23rd, 2024!

Chopper Shopper Rewards members could earn a free Turkey from Price Chopper.

At Price Chopper, Rewards members could redeem 1,200 points for a free Best Choice frozen turkey, up to $25 in value. If your chosen turkey cost more than $25, you received a $25 discount off the final cost. You could also choose to redeem your points for a Smithfield Hickory Smoked Spiral Half Ham instead!

Turkeys were just 49¢/lb. at Publix.

At Publix, you could buy up to two 10 to 24-lb., USDA Grade A Frozen turkeys for just 49¢/lb. No minimum purchase was required to get this price!

Free turkey with your $75 purchase at Randalls

Through Thanksgiving 2024, Randalls For U members got a free Signature Farms frozen turkey (up to 12 lbs.) with their $75 purchase. Note that this digital-only offer must be loaded to your account in advance.

Free turkey with the purchase of a ham at Rouses Markets

At Rouses Markets, you could get up to 14 lbs. free on a Butterball Grade A Frozen Turkey with the purchase of a Hormel Cure 81 at $2.99/lb. There was a limit of one free turkey per customer with a $25 in-store purchase.

Free turkey with your minimum purchase at ShopRite

ShopRite customers who spent $400 between October 20th and November 28th, 2024 could qualify for a free Turkey (any size up to 21 lbs.) OR $1.59 off per pound toward the purchase of another turkey with your Price Plus Club card.

A cumulative purchase of $400+ also qualified you for a number of other rewards. See the onlineplete selection here.

Note that this offer was not valid in Maryland.

holiday rewards signage at grocery store

Weis shoppers could redeem their Rewards Points for a free turkey.

Weis Rewards members could score a free Weis Quality Frozen Turkey when they earned 400 Weis Rewards Points between October 20th and November 28th, 2024. If you weren’t able to earn 400 points, you could redeem 200 points and pay just 39¢/lb for your turkey!

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Free turkey with your $125 purchase at Winco

Through Thanksgiving 2024, Winco shoppers could get a FREE frozen Honeysuckle White turkey or a Jennie-O Grade A turkey with one qualifying purchase of $125 (before the cost of the turkey). There was a limit of one offer per family while supplies last. This Facebook post has all the details!

Turkeys were just 49¢/lb. with your purchase of $20 or more at Winn-Dixie.

Through Thanksgiving 2024, Grade A frozen turkeys were just 49¢/lb. when you spend $20 or more at Winn-Dixie.

Do YOU know of any other FREE Turkey promos to watch for this year? Let us know!

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About the writer:

Jenna has a Bachelor's Degree from Lyonlineing College and her Master's from Penn State, holding 4 years of writing experience between a variety of publications and Hip2Save.