Turkey Tactics

It all started with this ad in my Vons phone app, this morning.



I went to Pavilions.


This $3 coupon is in addition to the weekly special advertising 16 to 24-lb Butterball turkeys for $15:


So I was determined to purchase a 22-24lb turkey this morning for $12.

To get the extra $3.00 off, I would need to purchase a mix/match assortment that included 4 of the following:

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls


Green Giant Canned Vegetables


and...

Betty Crocker Stuffing.


But there were a few small problems with this offer. I didn't want crescent rolls, I wanted FLAKY LAYER rolls.


Also, I didn't need canned vegetables.

But I DID need stuffing. So when I inquired as to the location of the Betty Crocker Stuffing, I was taken directly to Mr. Tom Fardig, Pavilions store manager. "In my 47 years in this business I have never heard of Betty Crocker Stuffing," he said. "It doesn't exist."

I explained that we had a slight problem, because in that case, they couldn't make good on their offer. Unless, I asked, I could substitute 4 Grands Flaky Layers rolls for the required Crescent rolls, thereby fulfilling the 4-item purchase requirement without actually purchasing any of the items in the ad!!

And Store Manager Mr. Tom Fardig said YES!

So now BEHOLD, in all its frozen glory: this year's 22lb Butterball Turkey, for which I paid $12!


But I admit, I was curious. Why would a major grocery chain (Safeway/Vons/Pavilions) advertise an item that doesn't exist?

A quick google search revealed THIS:


Apparently, "NEW" Betty Crocker Homestyle Stuffing is available somewhere.

Just not at the Burbank Pavilions this morning.

And so begins Thanksgiving 2013. Did I mention I will be LIVE-TWEETING Thanksgiving this year?? Should be EPIC... in fact, it already has been! Epically Cheap! HA