Conquer Club

Turkey is not mine...I could care less.

I have to say stuffing... it's the only thing I never eat any other time of the year.

Queso dip, homemade ranch fries, garlic bread.


--Andy

Rum.

Is $230 a lot for a 7kg turkey?

mrswdk wrote:Is $230 a lot for a 7kg turkey?

That's about right for Tuktoyaktuk.

notyou2 wrote:

mrswdk wrote:Is $230 a lot for a 7kg turkey?

That's about right for Tuktoyaktuk.

Are you kiddin'? That's a STEAL for good Tuktoyaktuk these days!

How much for Queen Victoria's Hind?

A crown and 2 sovereigns.

DaGip wrote:

notyou2 wrote:

mrswdk wrote:Is $230 a lot for a 7kg turkey?

That's about right for Tuktoyaktuk.

Are you kiddin'? That's a STEAL for good Tuktoyaktuk these days!

Tuktoyaktuk is a place not a caribou you uneducated American.

notyou2 wrote:

DaGip wrote:

notyou2 wrote:

mrswdk wrote:Is $230 a lot for a 7kg turkey?

That's about right for Tuktoyaktuk.

Are you kiddin'? That's a STEAL for good Tuktoyaktuk these days!

Tuktoyaktuk is a place not a caribou you uneducated American.

I thought you said $230 was about right for Tuktoyaktuk? I misunderstood. I thought you meant the animal...not the place. But I would so much love to have a Caribou for Thanksgiving, that would be entirely unique!

$230.00 is about right for a turkey in Tuktoyaktuk. I was addressing Mrs. WDK's post. Walter will be pissed off at her when he finds out she paid that kind of money for a turkey. I bet he spanks her.

notyou2 wrote:$230.00 is about right for a turkey in Tuktoyaktuk. I was addressing Mrs. WDK's post. Walter will be pissed off at her when he finds out she paid that kind of money for a turkey. I bet he spanks her.

I don't believe $230.00 is a fair reckoning of economics in Tuktoyaktuk. I think your assessment is indeed an exaggeration of the true cost of living. $230.00 is probably a week's worth of normal, necessary grocery items (maybe two). And are we talking Canadian or American dollars? $230 Canadian is going to run about $260 American, but either way the cost of living in Tuktoyaktuk isn't going to be 1,100% more than in other Canadian provinces or American states. Twice as much at the most. So, I am deducing that a frozen 12-14 lb (5-7 kg) turkey will more than likely run you between $40-$50. Still expensive, but far from equating your profound exaggeration.

I am also guessing that the locals probably don't buy too much meat from the grocery store anyway. The majority of the population is Inuit and hunting/fishing of their natural resources probably supplements the majority of their diets above the Arctic Circle.

Well we just paid $230 for our turkey so I am going to go with notyou2's answer here.

mrswdk wrote:Well we just paid $230 for our turkey so I am going to go with notyou2's answer here.

What currency are you talking about? Dollars? If so...which dollar? If you are talking Yuan, then I suppose $230 isn't far fetched. Then you probably would be correct that a $40 turkey in Tuktoyaktuk would be worth $230 in Chinese Yuan. I won't dispute this. Though in my neck of the woods a 7kg bird would cost around $20, depending if I am just gonna buy a generic brand and not a Butterball or something.



And since I can't put this image into Google Butcherate, could you please tell me what this picture says?

DaGip wrote:

mrswdk wrote:Well we just paid $230 for our turkey so I am going to go with notyou2's answer here.

What currency are you talking about? Dollars? If so...which dollar? If you are talking Yuan, then I suppose $230 isn't far fetched. Then you probably would be correct that a $40 turkey in Tuktoyaktuk would be worth $230 in Chinese Yuan. I won't dispute this. Though in my neck of the woods a 7kg bird would cost around $20, depending if I am just gonna buy a generic brand and not a Butterball or something.



And since I can't put this image into Google Butcherate, could you please tell me what this picture says?

Nah, I converted it to American dollars. Was about 1500 Yuan, although that also included a whole bunch of side dishes.

And the photo says Big Forest Special/Rare Animals Trading Company (大森林特种动物商行). Nothing exciting, sorry

Hey, Isn't that the presidential pardoned Turkey, how much they want for that one?

Wild turkey Surprise.

beefaroni, hands down.

but not the "BIG" beefaroni. it's terrible for some reason...

riskllama wrote:but not the "BIG" beefaroni. it's terrible for some reason...

The same thing with Ravioli. The big Ravioli sucks, but the mini raviolis are delicious!

i eat BIG rav for yom kippur...

notyou2 wrote:Rum.

This is my word.

Bollocks.

DaGip wrote:sweaty balls

i hope you meant Schwedy Balls...-Jésus noir

Swifte wrote:I have to say stuffing... it's the only thing I never eat any other time of the year.

My thoughts exactly.

mrswdk wrote:

DaGip wrote:

mrswdk wrote:Well we just paid $230 for our turkey so I am going to go with notyou2's answer here.

What currency are you talking about? Dollars? If so...which dollar? If you are talking Yuan, then I suppose $230 isn't far fetched. Then you probably would be correct that a $40 turkey in Tuktoyaktuk would be worth $230 in Chinese Yuan. I won't dispute this. Though in my neck of the woods a 7kg bird would cost around $20, depending if I am just gonna buy a generic brand and not a Butterball or something.



And since I can't put this image into Google Butcherate, could you please tell me what this picture says?

Nah, I converted it to American dollars. Was about 1500 Yuan, although that also included a whole bunch of side dishes.

And the photo says Big Forest Special/Rare Animals Trading Company (大森林特种动物商行). Nothing exciting, sorry

Ok, this year my family was considering on having the local grocery store provide our thanksgiving meal for us, and the bill for the turkey and all the sides would have run us about $200. So, I consider that price to be normal.