Butterball Releases a Helpful Device for Thanksgiving

It's a turkey-shaped digital device that assigns Thanksgiving tasks to guests

Butterball has launched a “Butterball Buddy,” which is “a turkey-shaped digital device that assigns Thanksgiving tasks to guests…like preparation, serving, and cleanup.”

This isn’t a high-tech device. It looks like a kids pager from the ’90s…and the idea is simple: one guest starts with the Butterball Buddy in-hand, waits for a chime and vibration, and gets a task. When they’re done helping, they pass the device to the next willing guest… and so on.

85% of Thanksgiving hosts say they want help with preparations but only 38% actually ask for it. That said, these buddies are free. Butterball is giving away limited quantities online. The first batch went out already, and have sold out. And additional drops are scheduled for Monday, November 9th, and the following Monday, November 16th.