Pepsi Turkeytron brings football to the Thanksgiving feast

Forget the boring flowers and pumpkin. The Pepsi Turkeytron will make the ultimate Thanksgiving tablescape.

In some households, the holiday feast may compete with the plethora of football games. Luckily, there is a solution to keep the football fan happy and the turkey dinner from getting cold. Welcome the Pepsi Turkeytron, a simple solution that keeps makes everyone grateful.

Sometimes the simple solutions are the best ones. Even if the TV tray is grandpa’s way of enjoying dinner and Jeopardy every night or the kids would prefer to eat while standing and streaming on their devices, a holiday is a different occasion. It is time to actually gather around the table and interact with the people sitting to your left and right.

But, football fans do not want to miss the action. According to Nielsen, Thanksgiving Day touts the most watched regular season games for the past three years in a row. Hitting the pause button can make for impatient dinner longing to hear how about them Cowboys or if Lions roared to victory. Luckily there is a better way.

What is the Pepsi Turkeytron?

Launched just in time for Thanksgiving, the Pepsi Turkeytron brings all the football action to the holiday table. Similar to the jumbotron at many stadiums, this slightly smaller version ensures that everyone gathers around the table yet still can catch every drive.

Although not available in stores, Pepsi is giving it away on Twitter. Check out all the details.

In some ways, this idea might be the perfect holiday dinner savior. So many people are uncomfortable with conversations with family. From the difficult questions about why your hair is too long to trying to explain why you really don’t like green bean casserole for the hundredth time, it can make people long for an earbud to drown out the talking.

With the Pepsi Turkeytron, everyone can focus on a more favorable topic, football. Even if the teams playing on the Thanksgiving aren’t your ultimate fandom, it is better to talk about sacks and field goals than why you didn’t wear a button down shirt to the table.

And, maybe someone will take this holiday tablescape idea to the next level. It could become the new holiday tradition and next year’s hot Black Friday buy.

What is your holiday feast and football watching solution? Does the game take precedence over eating?