Shopper Makes Last Minutes Stop For Thanksgiving Items

Thanksgiving is on Thursday but NBC Connecticut found plenty of people making their last minute trip to the grocery story the day before. 

Stu Leonard's was filled with people Wednesday packing their carts with all their Thanksgiving staples: from turkeys and cranberry sauce to gravy and cornbread, and of course, pies.

While it all adds up, the American Farm Bureau Federation said slightly lower turkey prices mean you’re not spending as much as you were for last year’s Thanksgiving feast.

The average cost of dinner for ten is $49.87, which is down 24 cents from 2015.

We caught Andrea Szymaszek of Meriden checking out at the cash register getting her last minute items. 

"We usually host Thanksgiving and we have about the same amount of people every year," said Szymaszek.

Loida Nicholson of Bloomfield said she waited for her daughter to come home from college for Thanksgiving break.

"Normally, we do it before but we’re in the last minute rush," said Loida.

"(We got) the raspberries, blueberries, all that puff pastry fruits (are) because we’re trying to be healthy too,” said her daughter, Lian.

But no matter the cost, or the hectic last minute trip to get groceries shoppers NBC Connecticut spoke with said they cannot wait for Thanksgiving.

“I’m excited to just have everybody home,” said Anna Marie Cohen of Cheshire.

“Mostly eating and watching football,” said Scott Dunn of Rocky Hill.

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