Optimal Times To Shop At The Grocery Store
You’re busy. You don’t have time to wait in the checkout line at the supermarket or worse, circling the lot looking for a parking spot. So if you’re willing to…
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 21: Food 4 Less grocery store general clerk Xochil Montenegro hands out a free reusable shopping bag, supplied by the California Grocers Association (CGA) and the City of Los Angeles, to a customer in observance of Earth Day, on the eve of Earth Day, April 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. During the two-day program, 50,000 bags are being handed out at about 40 grocery stores to encourage consumers to use reusable bags instead of disposable plastic or paper bags. The use of reusable bag has increased since a statewide plastic bag recycling law was enacted in July 2007 requiring grocers to provide in-store plastic bag recycling and to sell reusable shopping bags. Some communities have banned disposable plastic grocery bags. The free bags provided by the CGA and the city are made of 100% recycled water, soda and food containers. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)You're busy. You don't have time to wait in the checkout line at the supermarket or worse, circling the lot looking for a parking spot. So if you're willing to change your shopping schedule, you can reclaim those minutes you would have wasted reading trashy magazines near the register.
Fortunately the TODAY show spoke with experts from some of the biggest chains to give us the scoop on which are the best days and times to get in and get out without the stress.
Try to avoid the lunch rush at Whole Foods in urban areas while evenings are the worst in the 'burbs. Peak hours at Kroger is from 3-8pm, but the best time to nkjshop is actually before work on Wednesdays when the shelves are fully restocked.
Big box warehouses like Costco and Sam's Club are packed on the weekends, and you can forget around the holidays, but hit them up on a Tuesday where "It's like a ghost town."
What's your trick for getting out of the supermarket quickly? How do you choose the checkout line?
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