Worst time to shop at Costco may be when you least expect it, with one day drawing the most crowds

Fox News · Sadie Chafe · 2026-11-01 21:10 UTC

Costco crowds peak on Sunday afternoons, but Reddit users and experts reveal the best weekday windows to shop at the box-big store with fewer lines and fuller shelves.

In order to avoid large crowds and a chaotic shopping experience, customers might want to stay away from Costco on certain afternoons.

The busiest and slowest times to shop at Costco may vary by location, but Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. might be the worst time to go to the warehouse retailer, Simply Recipes reported.

"I stopped by once on a Sunday afternoon, just to see how it was, and it was crazy. Never doing that again," a Reddit user wrote in a Costco thread.

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