While I ' m perfectly on board with sending guests off with leftovers , I think it ' s a little gauche to bring your own togo constraints . I got my own , which I ' m perfectly happy to provide . But let me offer it . If you just assume , come on . I only take home leftovers for Thanksgiving dinner if they ' re offered to me . Yesterday , Thanksgiving at my sisterinlaw ' s house , she asked if we wanted a plate before we left . I gladly said yes and took home what became a nice midnight snack of turkey , mashed potatoes , stuffing and green beans . Never in a million years , however , would I ever be selfish enough to ask for leftovers , let alone bring my own styrofoam containers just ASSUMING I could take stuff . If my family did what OP ' s family did , they would have gone home with nothing . just on principal .