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Thanksgiving dinners will cost an eye-popping 14% more this year: A Thanksgiving feast for 10 people—including turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls, peas, cranberry sauce, a veggie tray, pumpkin pie and coffee—will average $53.31 this year, or about $6 per person, according to the 36th annual survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation. Last year, the same meal averaged $46.90. The reasons for this include supply chain issues, inflation, and the unprecedented demand of grocery store items.
Reese’s Made a Thanksgiving Pie – And Yes, It’s Literally Just a Huge Reece’s Cup: When we think of Thanksgiving, we think of pie. Reese’s has taken this to a whole new level this year by introducing a 9-inch version of their Reese’s cup in pie shape. For anyone who is a chocolate lover, this couldn’t be a better staple to have on your dinner table on Thursday.
Target makes Thanksgiving closures permanent: Target stores will close their doors for Thanksgiving Day, the retailer announced Monday, and will continue the policy every year moving forward. What started as a temporary measure driven by the pandemic is now the company’s new standard. Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Aldi are also following this trend of closing store doors on Thanksgiving.
