Thanksgiving 2017: Which Grocery Stores In The Lymes Will Be Open

EAST LYME, CT — It's happened to us all. You're finally ready to pull that prize-worthy turkey out of the oven after hours of work and realize you somehow managed to forget the gravy. Perhaps it's your uncle's favorite ice cream you forgot to pick up, or the mini hot dogs for the kids.

It happens often, as the week of Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times for grocery stores. Shoppers are typically in a rush, fighting crowds and thinking of a million other things they need to do.

With a high number of stores shutting their doors on Turkey Day, you could be out of luck getting that inevitable one last thing you forgot in time for dinner.

Thankfully, some grocery stores in and around The Lymes will have special Thanksgiving hours for any last-minute food shopping.

Here's a look at which stores will have special holiday hours:

Stop and Shop (248 Flanders Road, East Lyme) 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Stop and Shop (665 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook) 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tri-Town Foods (15 Chesterfield Road, East Lyme) 7 a.m. to (see store for hours)

Places open nearby:

ShopRite of Norwich (634 West Main St., Norwich): 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Starrwood Food Market (20 Norwich Ave., Norwich): 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Stop and Shop (70 Town St., Norwich): 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Stop and Shop (2020 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Montville) 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ledyard Village Market (733 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard): 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Ocean State Job Lot (128 Boston Post Rd, Waterford): 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

ShopRite of New London (351 N Frontage Rd, New London): 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cheers Deli & Grocery (391 Williams St, New London): 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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— By RJ Scofield, Patch Staff