This Grocery Delivery Service Is Giving Away 50,000 Free Turkeys

By helitra·November 14, 2026·2 min read

Key Points

Instacart is giving away 50,000 free turkeys to customers who spend $50+ from November 18 to 22.
Shoppers can enjoy $0 delivery fees on $10+ orders from November 23 to 25 for last-minute essentials.
These deals aim to ease concerns about rising grocery costs, which affect 74% of Americans.

Wondering how you’re going to get your hands on a turkey this year? Instacart has a solution for 50,000 families nationwide.

From November 18 to 22, the grocery delivery service will be giving away up to 10,000 turkeys every day to eligible customers. Here’s how it works: simply spend a minimum of $50 on your Thanksgiving grocery order in the app—don’t worry, the turkey counts toward the total!—and click to redeem the promotion on Instacart’s Thanksgiving landing page.

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The promotion starts every eligible day at noon ET, so as long as you’re one of the first 10,000 shoppers that day, you’re scoring a free bird! Just queue up Lynyrd Skynyrd. And don’t worry, the deals don’t end there.

If you forgot some essentials on the days leading up to Thanksgiving, have no fear: Instacart is offering $0 delivery fees on holiday grocery orders of $10 or more from November 23 through 25. Instacart shares with EatingWell that the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is their busiest day of the year, noting that “in 2025, orders delivered that day were 65% higher than the daily average for the rest of the year.”

So why the deals? Recent research conducted by the Harris Poll (on behalf of Instacart) highlights that 74% of Americans are concerned about rising grocery costs impacting their Thanksgiving. The turkey and shipping deals, per the brand, are in response to these findings.

Since you’ll have your turkey locked and loaded, here are some side dish recipes that will look ultra-vibrant next to the roasted protein.

Read the original article on EatingWell