Best Time to Shop at Costco
Costco can be the magical land of low-cost bulk shopping, but it can also be a living nightmare awash with bargain hunters if you go at the wrong time. That’s when you should shop at Costco if you want to avoid the crowds.
Check out this video from YouTube channel The Krazy Koupon Lady for some great shopping tips at Costco, including when to shop. Krazy Koupon Lady invites you to visit the warehouse club from 15:00 to 17:00 on weekdays. This is when Costco sees the least amount of traffic, so the aisles will be clean, the queues will be shorter, and you can have more free samples to grab.
This time coincides with what John Van Gilder , 28-year-old Costco manager, also recommends on Quora . The best times are weekdays immediately after opening and before 11 am, on weekdays from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm, and during the last 45 minutes of any night before closing, Gulder said. Gulder also suggests that Tuesday is the best day overall if you just want to get in and out, and Thursday is the worst because they are the start of the vendor’s discounts.