Does Good Housekeeping Magazine offer 24 hour customer service?
A:Yes! This call center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.The least busy day is Sunday, and the most busy day is Monday.Schedule a call when it's convenient for you.
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How long will I wait on hold?
A:The average hold time is 3 minutes.The longest hold times are on Monday, and the shortest are on Friday.You can skip the hold time for free.
24 hours, 7 days · Don't press or say anything and stay on the line · Press 1 to dial by name. Press 2 for magazine subscription. Press 3 to dial a certain department.
How do I get through the phone menu to a live person?
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GetHuman researchers routinely call this Good Housekeeping Magazine phone number to document the phone system.
Here is how our research team describes the way the Good Housekeeping Magazine phone system greets you: To enter a new subscription or gift, press 1. For help with a digital subscription, press 2. If you are a CA or CO resident and want to practice your privacy rights, press 3. For all other calls, please stay on the line.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest:Press 0 twice to reach a representative.
Below are some clips we've found from Good Housekeeping Magazine's phone menus and tips that help give an idea of what you will encounter when you call. We've highlighted why they are important as well:
Heard when the phone system first answers
"Thank you for calling Hurst Publications customer service.
To ensure quality service, this call may be recorded.
To better direct your call, please select from the following menu.
To enter a new subscription or a gift, press one.
For help with a digital subscription, press two. If you're a California or Colorado resident and want to exercise your privacy rights, press three.
For all other calls, please stay on the line.
Thank you for calling customer service. Our call center is closed.
However, our automated system is available to assist you with many common transactions.
To use our automated system, please stay on the line.
Otherwise, you may try your call again or visit our website Please consult your magazine or the Internet for the specific web address.
In order to access your account, I'll need you to tell me your account number.
Your account number may appear on your bill or renewal notice.
If not, you can find it on your magazine. It's the ten digit number that appears on the second line of the mailing label right after the letters g h k.
If you need a minute to get your magazine or find the number, just say hang on."
Excerpt from a call with Good Housekeeping Magazine
Sunday, January 14, 2024 3:50 PM
The first phone menu
"Thank you for calling Hurst Publications customer service.
To ensure quality service, this call may be recorded.
To better direct your call, please select from the following menu.
For all other calls please stay on the line.
To enter a new subscription or a gift, press one.
For help with a digital subscription, press two."
Excerpt from a call with Good Housekeeping Magazine
Friday, April 19, 2024 9:31 AM
What are the hours and when should I call?
Good Housekeeping Magazine operates the call center for this 800-888-7788 phone number 24 hours, 7 days.The short answer is that you should call on a Thursday.This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 476 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).
Call when they- and you- are open
When you use our free AI-powered phone to call and talk, wait on hold, or navigate for you, you can also schedule the call with Good Housekeeping Magazine at a time when they are open and when it works for you. We will confirm you are ready before placing the call, just in case. That means you can "set it and forget it" ahead of time.
An important note: busy times vs hold times vs best time to call
When we refer to busy or less busy times, we are talking about the volume of calls. The busiest times are when the most people are calling this Good Housekeeping Magazine phone number (least busy times have fewer people calling). This high call volume does not necessarily mean that you will have a long hold time when you call. Companies like Good Housekeeping Magazine staff their call centers differently based on the time of day and day of the week, so you may experience a shorter wait on hold at the busiest of times. When we refer to the best time to call, we are referring to the optimal combination of lower call volume and shorter wait times.
The least busy time to call
The least busy day to call Good Housekeeping Magazine is Sunday.The most busy day to call is Monday, which averages 338% more phone calls by comparison.Again, this is based on a sample of 476 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.
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The shortest wait on hold
We measured the shortest hold times to be on Friday.The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Monday.
Click the link above to get answers to just about any Good Housekeeping Magazine customer service question, including step by step guides for the most complex issues. You can also detail a new issue and get answers instantly.
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Possible fraudulent charges: "I got my credit card bill today, and they have that on there five times for twenty five ninety four."
- From a call lasting 8m 4s , Jun 10, 2025 10:19 PM
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- From a call lasting 3m 8s , Apr 18, 2025 7:27 PM
Cancel subscription order: "She just ordered two digital subscriptions by mistake."
- From a call lasting 8m 1s , Feb 1, 2025 8:26 PM
Information about why customers call Good Housekeeping Magazine is extracted from issues that customers have reported to GetHuman.
As a last, sometimes only, resort- Good Housekeeping Magazine customer service can be accessed through their website. This can entail digging through help articles before finding a form and "being allowed" to submit a problem to their team, and rarely leads to a real-time conversation, which is why GetHuman does not recommend this unless it's the only way.
Conclusion and closing notes
This is Good Housekeeping Magazine's best phone number, the real-time current wait on hold and tools for skipping right through those phone lines to get right to a Good Housekeeping Magazine agent. This phone number is Good Housekeeping Magazine's best phone number because 162 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 800-888-7788 include Setup Service, Refund a Charge, Cancel Subscription, Missing Delivery, Account Access and other customer service issues. Rather than trying to call Good Housekeeping Magazine first, consider describing your issue first; from that we may be able to recommend an optimal way to contact them via phone or web. In total, Good Housekeeping Magazine has 2 phone numbers. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to Good Housekeeping Magazine representatives, so we started compiling this information built from suggestions from the customer community. Please keep sharing your experiences so we can continue to improve this free resource.
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