Blog Tour & Giveaway: WalMart

In this economy, I know we are all doing our best to save money and cut a few corners, but yet, we don't want to skimp too much this Holiday season. With this in mind, I wanted to participate in WalMart's blog tour, set up by MomCentral.


WalMart is trying to help families put together Christmas dinner for 8 for around $30, and New Year's Eve dinners for 10 for around $40. Right away when hearing this, I was assuming they mean sans coupons, and I was hoping it meant fresh food. I really wanted to hop on over and price point every item for a dinner for y'all, but the closest Super WalMart is nearly an hour away from here. Our little WalMart here in Port Orchard has an incredibly limited selection of food - basically milk and packaged. (Where's the fun in that?) Bremerton's selection isn't much better, either.

WalMart's Holiday dinner includes:

One 10-pound spiral cut half-ham
Three 8-ounce cans Del Monte Green Beans
One 10-pound bag of Russet potatoes
One 12-count package of Sara Lee dinner rolls
One 10 inch Pumpkin Pie

I've got to tell you, I thought $30 was rather high for that, but I guess that's me. ;) First of all, WalMart DOES accept printed internet coupons, so if you are following their menu plan, pop on over here and print this coupon to help you save $1.00 off 4 cans of those Del Monte veggies included in the list. And I probably don't have to tell you further, to buy another brand of dinner rolls to save even more money. And if you have a Fred Meyer in your area, borrow this week's ad (the one starting 12/20) to have them price match a Mrs. Smith's pumpkin pie for just $2. (So now your dinner for 8 has already been dropped to $25 or less, depending on the ham you choose!)

I personally take advantage of many items during the Thanksgiving sales for our holiday dinners here in December. I picked up an extra turkey for a little over $5 and kept it in the freezer until today actually. With my coupons and deals on Stove Top Stuffing, Heinz Gravy, and Betty Crocker Mashed Potatoes (less than $2 for the 3 items!), I've already got several side dishes. I'll be rounding it out with a nice Caeser salad, some homemade Garlic Cheese Biscuits that costs me less than a dollar to make a huge batch of, and I'll be baking something chocolate-y to go along with it.

On WalMart's site, you can find some great recipes and idea's from chef Aaron Sanchez, who you may recognize from the Food Network. (How I miss having that channel on all the time!)

Win it! MomCentral gave me two extra $30 gift cards to WalMart to give away to two readers! To enter, please tell me what your holiday dinner will be or was. Do you have a traditional dish in your family that is served every year?

As always, if you have completed the first entry above, you can also receive extra entries for:

-Subscribing to my feed OR following my blog
-Blogging about this giveaway with a link back
-Tweeting about this giveaway (leave the link or @psychotichouse me)

That's four (4) possible entries if you do each way above! Giveaway ends January 2nd at 11:59 PM PST, and please leave your email address in your entry or have it available in your profile. US only, sorry :( Good luck everyone!!

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Walmart. In addition, I received a Walmart gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate and two to offer as a giveaway.”