Reality TV personality and cookware entrepreneur Premadonna had social media buzzing this Thanksgiving week after unveiling a luxury-priced holiday offering that caught many followers off guard: a fully prepared turkey for $750.
On Tuesday, November 25, Premadonna shared a series of Instagram posts promoting what she described as a “fully cooked Thanksgiving turkey,” complete with local Atlanta pickup options and even a payment plan.
In her first caption, she hyped the offering as “the juiciest seasoned turkey you’ll ever taste,” stressing that customers could break the cost into four payments if needed.
The accompanying video showed a meticulous, start-to-finish process. Premadonna marinated the bird in a citrus bath, prepared seasoned butter with her branding, chopped and washed vegetables, stuffed the turkey with root vegetables, and generously coated it before vacuum-sealing it for delivery.
In a follow-up post, she thanked customers who purchased the turkey, writing that she was “tired” but proud to have done the work “so y’all wouldn’t have to this holiday.”
The reaction in the comments, however, was split. Some applauded her hustle, while others questioned the price tag. “You gotta be really lazy to pay 750 for a turkey. Everyone doesn’t have money,” one user wrote. Another commented, “Ain’t NO TURKEY on this planet worth $750…I don’t care if Beyoncé was selling it.” Others took particular issue with the option to pay in installments, urging people not to “take out a payment plan on a turkey.”
The turkey wasn’t the only item on Premadonna’s Thanksgiving menu. She also promoted pre-made Thanksgiving plates under the name Flavor Ain’t Fair for $175 per dish, as well as full pans of sides like sweet potatoes or baked beans for $375 each.
Some commenters wondered if the pricing strategy was satire or a tongue-in-cheek nod to influencer culture, where premium holiday food drops have become increasingly common.
While the backlash was loud, Premadonna’s move wasn’t entirely out of character. Long before this week’s controversy, she built a multi-million-dollar cookware and seasoning brand rooted in accessibility and representation.
In a 2021 interview with AfroTech, she explained that her love for cooking came from growing up with limited resources and from learning that family meals create connection. She’s often emphasized that her business ventures are about ownership, visibility, and showing young Black entrepreneurs what’s possible.