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Because we're having a traditional Christmas meal for our French friends, tonight, Mrs S ordered a Turkey from the butchers.

Yesterday she went to pick it up. We're talking a 9kg turkey here. She asked me how much. Knowing France, I started high, €35 said. Then we started. €50? No. €75. NO? €90? Yes.

The world of ordering poultry the French don't usually sell....

I got ours yesterday. Almost 8 kilos and 20€ but got 3€ off by using my store card.

€90 for a turkey???????

crumbs - that's a bit of a rip off

Crikey, was it stuffed with truffles?

You'd have done better smuggling one over from the UK, wouldn't you?

I would have asked the price when I ordered it but I wouldn't have paid that much even if it was xmas hope you enjoyed it tho

Mine was £20!

Mine was £14, it's a frozen one but still...
Think it's 4.9kg.

Oh nope, I take that back it was £20 for the turkey AND the small gammon joint!

I'm getting the gammon tonight

It is not easy to get Turkey here in France. Poultry is especially expensive. Roast chickens from the supermarket come in €12 to €14 prices and it's about the same size as a £5 Morrisons one. Even chicken on the shelves is expensive.

Cheaper to eat just about any other meat than poultry here.

There are other benefits, of course...