These Are the Best—and Worst—Times to Shop at HomeGoods

If your schedule allows, absolutely visit HomeGoods is in the mornings, right when they open, and especially during the middle of the week, says Christine Lee, the California-based creator behind the Instagram account @homegoodsobsessed. Most people are at work or school by 9 a.m., so it thins the crowds out by as much as 85%, says Lee, and “there’s no bumping of carts to wedge through the aisles.” She generally avoids late afternoon, because that’s when the the lines tend to be long and the stores are more frenetic.

Designer Windsor Dalton, who creates HomeGoods content on his TikTok page, agrees that while the store unloads inventory fairly regularly, he’s also noticed that the morning is the best time to shop to avoid the crowds and discover the best finds.

HomeGoods store hours vary, so check when your local store opens. And don’t be alarmed if others are there before you; a line forming outside the door before the store opens is one of several signs you’re shopping at an elite HomeGoods.

What Are The Best Days to Shop at HomeGoods?

Let others say TGIF. At HomeGoods, the sweet spot is the middle of the week—Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Lee says. “The weekends are out because that’s when there’s the busiest crowds and longest lines,” she explains. “Fridays tend to be preparation days, while Mondays are recovery days of cleaning and organizing what’s leftover from the weekend.”

By mid-week, though, the stores are fully restocked with items easy to find in well-curated sections, she says, and with fewer crowds, you’ve got first dibs on the towels, bedding, lamps, cookware, artwork and more. “More often than not, I find interior designers right alongside me checking out the freshest selection of inventory,” says Lee, who shops at HomeGoods about twice a week and has visited more than 250 stores. “You are not elbow-to-elbow trying to find the hidden treasures, there’s space for all.”

Is There A Best Time of Year to Shop at HomeGoods?

If you’re shopping for home decor and furniture, prime time tends to be the first half of the year, Lee says. “We have holidays like Valentine’s, Mother’s and Father’s Day, Easter, but the decor and gifts don’t take up as large of a footprint like fall and Christmas do at HomeGoods,” she says. This leaves more room for home furnishings.

You might also be more in the right mindset yourself; Lee points out, at the beginning of the year, people are coming down from the holiday decorating season, packing up all of their seasonal decor and thinking about ways to refresh their homes, maybe even incorporating one of the top bedroom design trends for 2025.

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