Fox News host's '$90 Turkey' claim mocked as prices plunge in 'Thanksgiving miracle'

[Tom of Temecula]

A Fox News host’s claim he spent $90 on a Thanksgiving turkey is getting tremendous pushback and mockery as economists note the price of turkeys, gas, airplane travel, and even complete Thanksgiving Day dinners have all dropped in what one jovially declared a “Thanksgiving miracle.”

“We went to go buy a turkey today — it was $90 for a turkey,” former Republican U.S. Congressman turned Fox News host Jason Chaffetz said Monday (video below).”The price of stamps is up 32% in the last four years. But it’s all a choice by Joe Biden. That is what Bidenomics is.”

Chaffetz was roundly mocked, with many posting ads from their local grocers showing the price of turkeys this Thanksgiving, which CNBC and others report is actually lower than last year. “On average, Americans can expect to pay $35.40 for a 15-pound turkey this year — an average of $2.36 per pound,” FinanceBuzz reports. “At more than $50 per bird ($52.85), Hawaii has the highest average turkey prices of all the states. In the contiguous U.S., Minnesota and California tie for the highest average price at $41.85.”

“Almost everything on the Thanksgiving menu is lower – prices for cranberries have dropped 18%,” CNBC reports. “But the main reason for the decrease is due to the star of the show — the turkey. This year, a 16-pound turkey is averaging $27.35, down 5.6% from a year ago.”

Inflation dropped from 9.1% annually in June of last year to 3.2% annually last month — inflation in the month of October was zero.

https://www.alternet.org/fox-news-hosts-thanksgiving-miracle/

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Free, $20 off, or 99 cents a pound where I shop

Or use bonus points for free turkey.

[inthewind21]

2. LOL

Why do they lie about shit that's easily proved? Now he needs more eggs. To replace the ones dripping off his face!

[0rganism]

26. You raise an important question

> Why do they lie about shit that's easily proved?
The answer(s) to this question strikes at the heart of our defective fascist-sympathizing news media's lack of journalistic standards. Unfortunately, this fabrication will lead to little-or-no lasting egg on the face of the obvious liar, rather now hundreds of thousands are re-informed of and reinforced in their convictions regarding the "terrible" economy caused solely by the Biden administration.

[Skittles]

31. because they know their easily-manipulated, ignorant base will, er, gobble it up

yes indeed

[Throckmorton]

90. Gobble it up

I see what you did there.

[Skittles]

96. !

[paleotn]

46. Because the dumb asses still believe it.

Some know it's not true, but love the lies anyway. It's all a game in their f'd up minds. Dumb and ass holy is no way to go through life.

[BaronChocula]

55. Because that. shit. works.

If there was no Fox news, folks would love Ol' Joe more than they do. I hear anecdotes about people (white males) complaining about how bad crime is in places they have no connection to or knowledge of, geographical or otherwise. The unspoken MO of Republicans is "we only need to convince enough white people of our BS."

[Voltaire2]

79. because the lying demonstrably works?

We keep finding these 'gotchas', and thinking that somehow this will be the end of it. It isn't. They don't care. Their bullshit barrage works. They know it works. Its intentional.

[LiberalFighter]

3. Did he buy a pregnant turkey? They probably cost a bit more.

[catsudon]

64. ah yes

the classic chicken in turkey prank from youtube. timeless

[yardwork]

4. Where'd he buy that $90 turkey?

[Bev54]

18. I live in Canada and we can pay $90. for a large turkey from a farmer who has raised

a free range and organic bird. Otherwise we pay about the same as US in the grocery store.

[yardwork]

19. It turns out that's what he has.

An organic, free range, happy turkey.

[ProfessorGAC]

50. Probably A Big Pheasant

Turkey is for plebes!
Kidding of course. Pheasant is over $11 per pound.

[Attilatheblond]

76. There are places where one can buy overpriced poultry and meats

There are places where wealthy, but not very bright, people can shop and be taken in by a lot of promises about birds being raised organically and humanely. If you want to pay $90 for a turkey, there are people who will oblige. But that doesn't mean everybody ends up paying that ridiculous price.

[inthewind21]

80. He bought it

at Meier's fine foods. Because he's too good to eat a Turkey from Kroger!

Heather C.Elite 23
Eagle Mountain, UT
5314741505
Aug 16, 2023
Am I even in a high enough tax bracket to write a review about Meier's? I don't think so but I did have a real, consumer experience here so I will give it a shot.


https://www.facebook.com/MeiersMeats/

[SouthernDem4ever]

94. Maybe he bought it at Saks Fifth Avenue

and it came with a bottle of Chanel.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Sounds like a Turkey Whopper to me.

My local store birds are $,39/lb. So, unless he was pricing the 290 lb birds, I suspect that he is full of turkey bullshit.

[inthewind21]

6. I'd

like to see a 290lb turkey!

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. One is running for President in 2024.

[tavernier]

17. Ding Ding Ding

Winner!

[inthewind21]

20. LMAO

However, that's quite the insult to turkeys!

[ms liberty]

30. DU'zy! n/t

[revmclaren]

69. And he already looks basted.

[sheshe2]

85. Or Spatchcocked

[alittlelark]

71. OMG - I was eating ice cream when I read that....

It's all over now !!!

[paleotn]

48. Now THAT'S a big turkey. Doubt it will fit in our oven.

[tinrobot]

7. You can buy $200 turkeys at some places.

You can also get $1/lb turkeys. But they usually taste like rubber.

A higher quality turkey will be more expensive, but tastes so much better.

As with most things, the range of prices/quality is large.

[OAITW r.2.0]

13. I read on the internet that Kobe Turkeys go for upwards of $50.00/lb.

Of course, these are raised on an exclusive diet of Turkey rice and truffles.

[inthewind21]

22. I read on the internet

when it's time for them to become dinner, they are flown first class to the processing plant where they are given a milk bath and a Pappy Van Winkle night cap before they have their throats cut!

[OAITW r.2.0]

45. I've only read about 1/2 the internet, so far.

But I'm not making much headway these days. I hadn't heard this level of detail before, so thanks for sharing!

[inthewind21]

81. I'm

only about 3/4 of the way through the internet but I have finished watching ALL of Netflix!

[shanti]

49. Fresh is definitely more - and better tasting

One year, I was given a fresh turkey from a local turkey farm. It was the best turkey I ever got. This year, I'm not having turkey though.

[patphil]

9. We got a free turkey from Shop Rite; we get one every year.

I have no idea how this moron managed to spend that much for a turkey.
Maybe he found a place where you can buy a 36lb turkey.
I've never seen one that big, but you never know.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

14. My stepsister's BIL

Works for HEB. One of the perks is a free turkey every year. He's using it for his own family this year, so my stepsister has to fork out a whopping $18 for an 18lb bird, and a spiral-sliced ham to go with it.

That's gonna send her right to the poor house, I'm sure.

[patphil]

72. I guess Jason Chaffetz just doesn't know where to shop.

[Trekologer]

68. I haven't paid for a Thanksgiving turkey in literally decades

I believe ShopRite started the free turkey thing in '99.

[patphil]

73. Same here.

[EleanorR]

10. Reminds me of David brooks and his $80 airport sandwich lie

Did this guy buy a bottle of bourbon with his turkey?

[hildegaard28]

11. Jason Chaffetz needs to

Learn to shop smarter. I saw turkeys at Walmart for around $15. They were around $50 at Trader Joe's. He probably got a turkey from Whole Foods. And he shouldn't complain. He's got the money to spend $90 on a turkey. I'm sure he's paid way more than he's worth at the Russian sponsored Fox Propaganda Network.

[Tom of Temecula]

16. In this case the turkey is Jason Chaffetz

The local butcher saw his dumb ass coming.

[inthewind21]

82. Lat night

I went to my local grocery store for the finishing things needed for thanksgiving. I bought an 8LB Ham (because my daughter in law doesn't eat Turkey), rolls and 2 Pies from the bakery, 5lb bag of potatoes, 4 apples, bagels, cream cheese, coffee creamer, milk, a gallon of Apple Cider, chicken wrapped treats for my dog AND a new roasting pan with lid to cook my turkey. Total bill, $103.22 I already have my turkey, it's 13LBS and was 17.96 from the same store.

He got his turkey at Meiers Fine Foods. Which is outrageously high dollar. on ALL of their meat.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

12. Not celebrating, really

But my stepsister in TX was telling me what her holiday shopping deals were. The local HEB has an 18lb regular turkey for $18. Plus, they have a coupon to get a free spiral-sliced ham with that turkey. For the lazy or busy or just plain bad cooks, HEB *also* has a pre-stuffed 11lb turkey for $33. Just put it in ye olde oven and bake away.

I checked HEB's high-end sister site, Central Market, and they have a pre-smoked gourmet turkey for $75. To hit $90, you have to get a ~15 lb Diestel 'gourmet heirloom' fresh turkey. The stepsister says not no but hell no will she spend that on something that will get wiped out in less than an hour. They're going with the $18 18lb bird with the ham for the (Tex-Mex) family gathering she's hosting.

[getagrip_already]

15. Our local butcher has them in that price range, but

These are fresh birds from local farms and they claim they were raised humanely and fed organically.

So they aren't your typical retail birds.

If the ex congress critter is shopping at a white glove Manhattan butcher, than I'm not surprised by a hefty price tag.

You can find gourmet foods in most major cities, and they usually aren't cheap.

The trick is realizing they aren't cheap, and that not everyone pays $5/lb+ for a turkey.

[Stinky The Clown]

21. Maybe he bought a FuckYouImRich turkey like this one from Williams Sonoma

10-12 lbs - $129 +$15 delivery surcharge

https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/willie-bird-pre-brined-fresh-organic-turkey/?catalogId=79&sku=9538120&cm_ven=PLA&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Food%20%3E%20Beef,%20Pork%20%26%20Turkey®ion_id=477610&cm_ite=9538120_20504790177&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAx_GqBhBQEiwAlDNAZhi-3RztQiZg86uHV_4MoDmsD1-u6cKEkIP35WhQc_CkNeAYy14pmRoC-VMQAvD_BwE

[obamanut2012]

24. OMG look at my post underneatth you!

Costco and WS sell those $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Willie Birds.

[Stinky The Clown]

27. GMTA!!!

LOL

[paleotn]

52. That's called stupid money. Nouveau riche stupid.

And don't tell me it tastes appreciably different than the a bird at you local coop or even the loss leader at the local grocery. What a waste. What f'ing maroons.

[obamanut2012]

23. That sounds like one of the $$$ organic Willie Birds Coctso and Williams-Sonoma sell

They are like $100-150.

We got a local organic turkey at the bougie store for $4.29/lb., which is more than we usually spend, but that is a local, organic turkey.

[edbermac]

25. LOL he bought a 'woke' turkey

Link to tweet

[zeusdogmom]

34. 100% vegetarian fed - Must mean that turkey was not pastured or free ranged raised

Turkeys and other fowl raised on a pasture naturally eat bugs, worms, etc. Don’t think those are included in a vegetarian diet ‘cause those are living, breathing creatures. Ever seen a bird with a snake? Don’t bet on the snake 😄

Jason Chaffetz appears to be none too bright.

[NickB79]

43. Chickens will fight you for a frog

Vicious little velociraptors.

[IronLionZion]

47. Birds are modern day dinosaurs

[Retrograde]

36. I always insist on a gluten-free turkey myself

but then I put cornbread stuffing in it.

[IronLionZion]

37. Turkeys are not vegetarians

anyone paying triple price for vegetarian-fed turkeys is getting ripped off. All meat, poultry, and dairy sold in the USA is free of antibiotics.

Average Americans would know the prices for normal turkeys at their local store if they ever stepped inside one.

All meat, poultry and dairy foods sold in the U.S. are free of antibiotic residues, as required by federal law — whether or not the food is labeled "antibiotic free".
https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Are-there-antibiotics-in-meat#:~:text=What%20does%20%E2%80%9Cantibiotic%20free%E2%80%9D%20or,about%20food%20safety%2C%20Obbink%20says.

[FormerOstrich]

28. The price of tea ....

Sometimes I just shake my head....

The retail price of Turkey's is the worse possible commodity to try to use as an indicator of the (current) economy. Turkey's are a loss leader. Retailers heavily discount to lure you into the store.

Other considerations are a lot of turkeys are processed months and months before November. How much inventory built up depends on a lot of factors such as the cost of cold storage, variables in transportation, and variables in holding costs/interest/inflation.

Then of course, is not all turkeys are the same (such as the free-range, organic, pumped full of drugs, and other things).

I hate it when those throwing shit at the wall comes up with nonsensical crap.

[lame54]

29. He's telling the truth...

I bought it for 25 and sold it to him for 90

What a sucker

[niyad]

58. Proud of you!!!

[mgardener]

32. He bought a fresh turkey

It was 4.99 / lb.
It was a 22 lb turkey

[Mr. Evil]

33. Kroger has 10-14 pound whole turkey

for $0.49 per pound (limit one) with your Kroger card. So, anyone not cooking for a lot of people that wants a turkey for Thanksgiving can get one cheap there.

Fuck Focksnooze! (again)

Happy Thanksgiving DUers!

[hadEnuf]

35. All Republicans do is lie.

Literally everything that comes out of their sphincter like mouths is a lie.

[Xavier Breath]

38. Yesterday I picked up the turkey we're serving this year.

It was free range-raised on a nice farm, vegetarian-fed and clocks in at just under 22 pounds. It cost north of $100. We're not extravagant people by any means, but with all meat purchases, even the annual gobbler, my wife insists on us spending extra for meat that's humanely raised. So, a $90 bird is entirely realistic.

[TheJillMill]

88. $95 Turkey

In the Greenstar Coop in Ithaca, New York I took a picture of but of course humanly raised and organic. Just under 16 pounds at $5.99 a pound. I'm mostly plant-based, so no danger in blowing my food budget this week.

[dembotoz]

39. heat and serve full turkey dinner from the local supermarket

don't know if they still do that around here....
Full dinner from meat to pie.....
Used to get that when my mom was to old to cook but still wanted to host.....
Instructions on all the take out containers...reheat and serve...
It wasn't wonderful but was a hell of a lot easier than trying to cook it at her house

[Maeve]

40. $.49 per pound here

If I had a big freezer....

[aggiesal]

41. $1/lb. @ CostCo for a Butterball n/t

[relayerbob]

42. $17 for a 17 pound Butterball

Here in Atlanta, at Aldis.

They cater to stupid old white men who only go in the kitchen (and heaven forbid, a grocery store) to get a beer. Unless they demand their Stepford Wife to get it for him.

That Stepford wife probably wants him to think it's $90, so she can help pay for the hotel room with her boyfriend, lol/

[Retrograde]

44. Turkey prices vary all over the place

even in the same geographical area. In my area near San Francisco, turkeys range from about $10 for a small frozen bird (about $1/lb) to fresh pasture-raised heirloom breeds in the If-you-have-to-ask-you-can't-afford-it range. $5-6/lb seems to be the going rate for a plain "free-range" turkey from mid-sized producers, so an 18 pound bird would be $90.

[TexasBushwhacker]

74. We don't think twice about paying $10+ per pound for beef

If he's buying a 22 pound turkey so he's feeding a crowd. Exactly how cheap does he think it's supposed to be?

[OAITW r.2.0]

51. Ever holiday is an opportunity to spread disinfomation.

This is a classic example. Brooks did something similar, but it was a "tired traveler" schtick.

[NBachers]

53. Must be one of those Liberty Patriot Survival Freedom Sovereignty Turkeys

Raised on free-range American poached BLM land by Cliven Bundy.

[Norbert]

54. We picked up a Butterball turkey breast for $9.99 at Kroger

First time We've seen it at that price in a couple years.

Kroger also has regular turkeys for $.49/lb when you buy $25 worth of groceries (no problem there). I guess you can get a turkey there for 90 bucks if you can find one that weighs 180 pounds.

[niyad]

56. Why am I reminded of "crudite man"???

Seriously, the basic bird at my store is .99/lb, with a $25 extra purchase. Sides, bubbly, drinks, basic shopping, whatever, take care of the $25.

But then, he is, and always has been, an idiot.

[Turbineguy]

57. You wouldn't expect a Fox News host

to eat a plebian turkey.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

59. He's admitting he's stupid

The store manager probably said "Here comes that dumbfuck from Fox. Jack up the price for him."

[niyad]

60. I just checked with my local King Soopers. A full precooked

meal with mash, gravy, veg and pie, serving 6-8 people, ranges from $65-90.

[jmowreader]

61. I figured out how he did it

Chaffetz lives in Manhattan, right?

The NYC supermarket chain Gristedes has three turkeys on offer on their webpage:

Shady Brook Farms frozen turkeys $3.29 per pound
Butterball frozen turkeys $4.29 per pound
Organic fresh turkeys $7.69 per pound

A 21-pound Butterball or a 12-pound fresh organic turkey would cost you $90.

This is not because Joe Biden is president.
This is because Gristedes is expensive as fuck.

They also have:

Chunk White Albacore Bumble Bee Tuna $4.09 per five ounce can
Regular size can Del Monte tomato sauce $1.59
Pearl Milling Co. 32 ounce pancake mix $7.59
Box of eight Pop-Tarts $7.19
28 ounce jar Skippy peanut butter $9.59
Packet McCormick chicken gravy mix $3.29
40 ounce bottle Mazola corn oil $10.79
18 ounce loaf utility-grade bread $5.09
30 ounce jar Hellman's mayo $14.29

[Luck Counts]

62. More 'gobble'degook from a human turkey.

Maybe the 'Chaffetz Turkey' felt he was being undervalued!

[cloudbase]

63. Got one last week for $.45 per pound.

I suppose if he got a 200 lb. turkey. . .

[Tribetime]

65. I just paid 100 to fill my toyota camry

..did I mention I also filled up 7 5 gallon gas cans at same time for the 100 total

[ProfessorGAC]

66. My Wife Bought A Butterball For $1.99/lb.

He paid $6/lb.? Then he's a moron.
Or, he bought 3 turkeys and didn't realize 3 costs more than one. Which would name him a moron.
Or, he's lying. Which makes him a lying moron. (The moron part is a given.)

[Tribetime]

67. Man with stuffing pumpkin pie etc you must be over 500

[videohead5]

70. I paid a little over $7.00

For an almost 15lb turkey.

[fargone]

75. Minnesota is the leading turkey producing state

It makes no sense that they also have the highest mainland turkey prices.

[niyad]

77. Many years ago, I was picking up turkeys for a friend and

myself, checking all the tags to get the largest birds ( if I am going to all that trouble, there better be LOTS of leftovers). As I am checking, one tag appears to read $0.05. I looked again, certain that I had somehow misread it. No. .It actually read $0.05. Somehow, the price per pound was put in as $0.0023/pound. I quickly checked through the bin, it was the only one mismarked. The cashier blanched when I pointed out that they had to give it to me for that price. I watched in amusement as another employee went running back. I did, however, point out that they should probably check their signs, as one of them read, simply, "organic whole fresh turkey $1.79. Not per pound, just $1.79. Oh, the fun I could have had.

My friend's church was very grateful.

[DFW]

78. There are places beyond the limits of North America

Since turkeys are not native to Europe, they have to be raised on special farms here. To prevent disease breakouts, and not use dangerous additives, strict rules apply about how they can be grown here. We are having about 20 people over, so we have ordered a 15 kilogram (about 33 pounds) turkey. It is going to cost us between €90 and €100, or between $100 and $110, or a little over $3 per pound.

In North America, where turkeys ARE native, and don‘t have to undergo scrutiny as foreign poultry, it will cost far less to raise them, and I hear regulations are loose when it comes to what additives are allowed. So, it is to be expected that most of you don‘t have to pay anywhere near what we do. Still, we feel better about what‘s in the meat we eat here than we do about much of what is offered in the USA (don‘t know what rules apply in Canada).

As for Fox Noise, while their $90 turkey might be accurate if it was a 30 pound bird in the German Rheinland, I rather imagine they were looking for an inflation story, and decided (apparently as usual) to make one up when reality didn‘t suit their narrative.

[CCExile]

83. And he had to show his ID! I remember when you could flush a turkey

in three tries! Now it takes 10, or fifteen, or fifty! Fifty flushes for one bird! Thanks Obama!

[mwb970]

84. They just make crap up. Every day.

Their brain-dead viewers don't know enough to be skeptical. Dummies lying to dummies. Great.

[love_katz]

86. My local Whole Foods

Has organic frozen turkey for $2.99 per pound, and regular frozen turkey for $1.99 per pound. My local Safeway had turkeys for $0.99 per pound, or free with $120.00 purchase of groceries. As usual, Fear Spews is spreading a fake narrative.

[Best_man23]

87. We spend $26 for a 20 lb Turkey

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And it wasn't a tortured tom, either. It was an organically fed, humanely raised and processed turkey. Even still had a few of the feathers on it when we took it out of the packaging

[JohnnyRingo]

89. And gas just dropped below $3.00 here in NE Ohio.

Biden: "I did that".

[BigmanPigman]

91. Jason Chaffetz is THE turkey

A big, fat, lying GOP turkey who isn't worth 90 cents, actually he isn't worth 1 cent. I wonder what he stuffs his turkey with.

[area51]

92. Chaffetz

needs to stop buying gold-plated turkeys.

[quaker bill]

93. $0.69 per pound today

In short, a 16 pound bird for a little more than $10. It is the lowest cost protein available.

[SouthernDem4ever]

95. I bought a 14lb organic turkey for $26

Last year same turkey was $34 so i was happy.

[Rhiannon12866]

97. Last night Stephen Colbert calculated the size of the turkey given current turkey prices

And determined that this guy's turkey must have weighed over 70 pounds!