{"id":1776250,"date":"2023-07-31T08:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinybeans.com\/?p=1776250"},"modified":"2023-08-14T06:59:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:59:36","slug":"best-time-to-shop-at-trader-joes-whole-foods-costo-more-grocery-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinybeans.com\/best-time-to-shop-at-trader-joes-whole-foods-costo-more-grocery-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Times to Shop at Trader Joe&#8217;s, Whole Foods, Costco &amp; More Grocery Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Insider tips to beat the crowds at your favorite grocery stores<\/h2>\n<p>Ah, <a href=\"https:\/\/tinybeans.com\/top-grocery-stores-in-the-country\/\">grocery shopping<\/a>: one of those necessary evils because hey\u2014we all like to eat, right? It&#8217;s never easy <a href=\"https:\/\/tinybeans.com\/how-to-keep-the-kids-entertained-in-the-grocery-store\/\">piling the kids into the car<\/a>, trying to remember if you need besides milk or bread as you wander the aisles&#8230; If only you knew when the best time to shop at the grocery store was. Well, we&#8217;ve got the answer for you!<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re all about Whole Foods, Trader Joe&#8217;s, Costco, Kroger or Aldi, we&#8217;ve got you covered for the best times to do your <a href=\"https:\/\/tinybeans.com\/save-money-how-to-save-money-on-groceries\/\">grocery shopping and save big.<\/a> Get the scoop below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cb0jqLkJ7rY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:640px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cb0jqLkJ7rY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cb0jqLkJ7rY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Whole Foods Market (@wholefoods)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"rt_slide col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\tWhole Foods\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"image-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"605\" class=\"aligncenter slide-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t<p>If you're looking to save money, Whole Foods Markets typically start their sales on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepennyhoarder.com\/save-money\/how-to-save-money-at-whole-foods\/\">Wednesdays<\/a>. That means if you picked up a sale item on Monday, when you go back the following Thursday you may find it at a higher price. So take advantage of the deals when your local store has them.<\/p><p>When it comes to missing the rush, the best time to shop totally depends on where you live and your local store's traffic. City-based stores tend have the largest crowds at lunch-time. But suburban stores have a bigger rush in the evenings and on weekends.<\/p><p>If you REALLY want to beat the crowds, stay home. That is, stay home and order your groceries for delivery. Whole Foods Market is constantly expanding the list of cities that are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wholefoodsmarket.com\/grocery-delivery-and-pickup\">delivery eligible<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbduB4QPhj9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:640px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbduB4QPhj9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbduB4QPhj9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Trader Joe&#39;s (@traderjoes)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"rt_slide col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\tTrader Joe's\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"image-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"605\" class=\"aligncenter slide-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t<p>Weekends at Trader Joe's: yes we know what it's like trying to get a prime parking space (or any space at all). Given that you probably already try to avoid TJ's on a hopping Sunday afternoon, when should you head out to get your fave fun frozen foods?<\/p><p>According to a store manager in a Reddit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/comments\/3kfbyt\/iama_mate_manager_at_trader_joes_ask_me_anything\/cuwzf4k\/\">Ask Me Anything<\/a> thread, Tuesday and Wednesday early mornings are the best times to shop at your local Trader Joe's.<\/p>\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcGEok5L_1e\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:640px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcGEok5L_1e\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcGEok5L_1e\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Costco (@costco)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"rt_slide col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\tCostco\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"image-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"605\" class=\"aligncenter slide-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t<p>When should you shop the mega warehouse store? That depends on where you live, but according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/costco-deals-shopping-hacks-2018-4\">Business Insider<\/a> interview with Costco employees, definitely skip weekend shopping trips. These are the busiest times, making the stores the most crowded.<\/p><p>Even though the weekdays may equal a quicker shopping trip, there are better times than others. Evenings also tend to draw the largest crowds. 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Kroger store employees typically stock the shelves late at night and in the early a.m. hours. That means you might want to consider shopping in the morning.<\/p><p>If you want to save even more, wait until Friday to shop. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kroger.com\/pr\/free-friday-download-select-your-store\">Kroger's free Friday download<\/a> lets you download a coupon for one free item on Fridays only.<\/p>\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rt_slide col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\tAldi\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"image-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"605\" class=\"aligncenter slide-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t<p>Hmm. It looks like Wednesdays take the cake when it comes to new sales and new stuff.\u00a0 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/querysprout.com\/best-time-to-shop-at-aldi\/\">Wednesdays<\/a> are THE day for new items. It's also the day when the Aldi Finds section gets new additions and seasonal picks.\u00a0That said, some stores don't stick to the Wednesday debut. Depending on where you live, new items may come out on Sundays.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Well, it looks like the best days to shop at your most-loved stores are&#8230;any day? While Wednesdays are big for savings and debuts, it all depends on where you live and when you absolutely need to shop. 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