The Best Thanksgiving Buys at Sam's Club

Stuffed Turkey for Thanksgiving Holidays with Pumpkin, Peas, Pecan, Berry Pie, Cheese Variations and Other Ingredient

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Stuffed Turkey for Thanksgiving Holidays with Pumpkin, Peas, Pecan, Berry Pie, Cheese Variations and Other Ingredient
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Stock Up at Sam's

Though it seems like Halloween only just ended, Thanksgiving is already here. You might have a slew of reasons to lean on Sam's Club this year, so we're helping you with this guide to some of the best Thanksgiving buys that everybody's second favorite discount warehouse has to offer. Get a jump on this — you don't want to leave your shopping until Thanksgiving morning.


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Broccoli Salad

Price: $5.85 per pound

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Broccoli salad is underrated, but that smoked bacon? That's the hero right now. This has "side dish dark horse" written all over it.

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Tapas Platter

Price: $11.48

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Need a little bit of a grazing board for your guests before the main appetizers come out? These Mediterranean tapas platters, featuring olives, peppers, and cheese, should do the trick.

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Mashed Potatoes

Price: $8

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It's a staple of Thanksgiving, and one that you probably don't need to be wasting precious time, energy, and stove space to make. Fire up the frozen stuff; nobody's gonna know.

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Thanksgiving Cupcakes

Price: $16

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You may think you're going to leave Sam's Club without some sort of holiday-themed bakery item, but it never works out that way, does it? These things are 30 for $16, people. Just buy 'em, you know you want to.

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Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Jam

Price: $6.92 per pound

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"Here we have some Brussels sprouts ..., " you say, as your guests begin to roll their eyes. 


"... with bacon jam," you continue, as they stop rolling their eyes and start fighting over the first bite.

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Cobb Salad

Price: $5.28 per pound

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There has to be something healthy on the table, right? Something to balance out all that mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, and stuffing? This cobb salad, loaded with bacon, egg yolks, and creamy dressing, isn't that thing. But it's close.

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Mediterranean Pasta Salad

Price: $4.89 per pound

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There's no such thing as too many sides at Thanksgiving, and pasta salad is a notorious fan favorite. The Member's Mark version comes with kale, sun-dried tomatoes, and parmesan.

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Cranberry Sauce

Price: $7

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Talk about something you don't want to be bothered to cook from scratch. Cranberry sauce is kind of like a failsafe for your turkey; an insurance policy, really. Did you screw up and dry the whole thing out? Smother it in cranberry sauce. Easy fix.

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Pumpkin Pie

Price: $7

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There are many who say pumpkin pie is mandatory in a Thanksgiving situation. We say that $7 for a pumpkin pie the size of four pumpkin pies is mandatory in any situation.

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Turkey Gravy

Price: $7

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Have you ever made gravy? Oftentimes it starts with a roux, which is famously difficult to master. Save yourself the headache and grab some of the premade stuff.

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Wine

Price: $6 and up

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Nothing — and we mean nothing — keeps your guests happier than flowing wine. It's that simple. With wines as cheap as $6, no guest should have any reason to see the bottom of their glass.

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Rotisserie Chicken

Price: $5

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Here's the thing: There are no rules in life. You don't want a turkey this year? Then skip the turkey this year. Turkey is dry and boring anyway. Grab a few seasoned rotisserie chickens and call it day. Your house, your rules.