Butterball Buddy - Pass-Around Turkey Device Assigns Thanksgiving Day Tasks
If you've ever hosted Thanksgiving dinner, you know that any help you can get from your family and friends is most welcome. You would think everyone would be eager to help in any way possible without ever having to ask, but you know how it really goes. Your sister is already blitzed at noon and starting fights. Others are arguing about politics, gossiping about family melodrama nonsense, or debating about homemade cranberry sauce versus that disgusting plop of jellied cranberry-in-a-can that someone is deeply nostalgic about. A couple of people are watching football to avoid everyone else. Everyone's kids are screaming, wildly running around in circles (and screaming), or suddenly eerily quiet, staring at screens. Uh-oh, more booze is coming out... and somebody just brought up Trump (if reading this in the future, I assume this topical eggshell/landmine will continue for eternity). Yep, and most of this will all be going down in the kitchen as you're trying to cook the turkey and get dinner prepared. Oh no, at the very last minute, a few vegetarians and vegans push into the chaotic, crowded kitchen demanding a new menu just for them. The truth is, nobody really wants to help before, during, or after dinner, so instead of asking for it, pull out this cool new Butterball Buddy instead.
The Butterball Buddy is a little turkey-shaped device you pass around to all Thanksgiving guests, like passing the bowl of stuffing. When it chimes and vibrates, the person who gets stuck holding it gets assigned an actionable Thanksgiving Day task, like helping the host in the kitchen, setting the table or washing dishes afterward. It's like playing the hot potato game, but with a turkey gadget that gives you simple chores to do instead, making it kind of fun to help out, lend a hand, and make the holiday more of a team effort. If you need even more help with cooking the turkey, the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line phone number (1-800-BUTTERBALL) is on the reverse side. When not in use during Thanksgiving, the Butterball Buddy also doubles as a handy kitchen timer year-round.
So, how do you get one? Starting on Monday, November 2, 2026 (the first three Mondays in November) at 1 p.m. ET, Butterball will be giving away the Butterball Buddy for free, while supplies last, at ButterballBuddy.com. Unfortunately, like most limited giveaways, it'll likely be nearly impossible to snag one fast enough, but at least you get three chances to try. If you're not lucky enough to get one for Thanksgiving and you happen to be hosting, remember, all you have to do is ask your guests for some help... or call the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line for tips (I want to call just to say "Gobble! Gobble!", snicker, and hang up). Hmm, don't forget that 911 is also standing by if it all goes really south, but you'll always have a fun Thanksgiving story to tell. 🦃
