• Both Walmart and Aldi have advertised some big discounts on Thanksgiving staples this year.
• It was tricky to find all the items I needed at both stores, though Walmart felt easier to navigate.
• Aldi had lower prices than Walmart across the board, but I didn’t find everything I needed there.

Both Aldi and Walmart have announced major deals for Thanksgiving this year.

Walmart has advertised a list of its groceries to help feed eight people for $7 per person, while Aldi says it can feed 10 for under $5 a person. Each retailer’s menu includes about a dozen dishes and, presumably, the ingredients you’d need to serve them all.

Both retailers seemed to offer a lot of value, but I wanted to see which provided the better shopping experiences and prices as I prepare for Thanksgiving.

I used the above shopping lists as inspiration and tweaked them to resemble what I’d actually cook. When possible, I bought ingredients the stores included in their promotions.

Here’s how the prices and overall shopping experiences compared.