CheckingHours exists to answer a simple question reliably: what time does this place open, and what time does it close? This page explains how we gather hours, how often we check them, how we handle holidays, and how we deal with corrections — so you can judge for yourself how much to trust a listing.
Where our hours come from
Our starting point is always the official source. For most brands, that means the brand’s own store locator, its published opening times and its holiday notices. Where a brand publishes hours for each location, we use those figures rather than relying on a directory or a search result.
Where a brand does not publish hours for a location, we cross-check the information against other reliable listings and reader reports. A listing is only published when the evidence agrees. If sources disagree and we cannot settle the question, we say so on the page or leave the hours unconfirmed rather than publish a guess.
How often we re-check
- Regular cycle: listings are re-checked on a regular cycle, with the most-visited brands and categories reviewed first.
- Before major holidays: we review holiday-sensitive listings ahead of New Year’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major public holidays.
- When a change is reported: a correction from a reader or a business owner triggers a fresh check of that listing.
- When a brand announces a change: if a brand announces new standard hours or a permanent closure, we update the affected listings.
How holiday hours are handled
Holiday hours are the hardest part of opening-hours information, because the same brand can close on one holiday, open late on another and trade normally on a third — and because hours vary by state and by location. For each holiday we check the brand’s own holiday notices and store-locator information, and we publish the holiday schedule alongside the regular hours, clearly labelled with the date it applies to. Where a brand has not published holiday hours for a particular year, we say so rather than carrying last year’s hours forward.
How corrections are processed
- Report: a reader or business owner emails extractingtextfromimage.com@gmail.com with the correct hours and, where possible, the source they saw them in.
- Verify: we check the correction against the brand’s official sources. A correction backed by an official source is accepted; one that cannot be verified is not published.
- Update: the page is corrected and its last-verified note is refreshed.
- Reply: we aim to reply to the person who reported it within two working days.
The “last verified” practice
Every article on CheckingHours carries a “last verified” note showing when its hours were last checked against an official source. Use it as a freshness guide: a page verified this week is more trustworthy than one verified months ago. If a page has no recent verification, treat its hours with extra care and confirm them with the business before you travel.
What we do not do
We do not invent hours, we do not copy hours from a single unverified source, and we are not affiliated with the brands we list. Hours are published for convenience only, and we always recommend confirming with the business before an important visit. Our full position is set out on the Disclaimer page.