Donald Trump tried again to boast about how his administration has lowered grocery prices (“way down”), this time by touting the news that Walmart’s promotional ‘Thanksgiving meal basket’ is cheaper this year than it was last year.
But what Trump skips over is the fact that this year’s basket is different than last year’s – in particular, that it contains significantly fewer items.
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From CNN:
This year’s basket contains 15 products, six fewer than the 21 products in the 2024 basket.
If you’re counting each individual item (like each can of green beans) separately, it’s 22 items this year compared to 29 items last year.
In addition, items from Walmart’s “Great Value” store brand make up a greater percentage of this year’s basket than last year’s, which included a larger proportion of name brands.
Last year’s basket had a pre-made pecan pie as well as ingredients to make a pumpkin pie, the Walmart website shows; this year’s basket does not include the pecan pie.
Last year’s basket had both russet potatoes and sweet potatoes; this year’s basket does not include the sweet potatoes. Last year’s basket had two cans of cream of mushroom soup; this year’s basket has one can.
This year’s basket also omits some other items included in last year’s basket, including miniature marshmallows, corn muffin mix, fresh onions and fresh celery stalks, and it includes fresh cranberries instead of slightly more expensive cranberry sauce.
So, sure, the price of Walmart’s Thanksgiving basket is lower this year – down to under $40 from last year’s $55 – but because the composition of the basket changes every Thanksgiving.
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