The Hill I Will Die On: TK Maxx Is Good Shopping
A Guardian Comment is Free piece by Hannah J Davies, published on December 23, 2025, argues that TK Maxx is actually quite good despite common complaints about chaos.
The author highlights that her local TK Maxx in a London suburb is tidy and well organized, countering the notion of disorder within the store.
She recounts a shopping visit where she hid a pair of Good American jeans, only to find later that they had been moved.
During that visit, she purchased a variety of items including a pepper mill, smiley-face drawing pins, a heart-shaped bag charm, an iPhone charger, and cheese-themed plates.
Price points mentioned include a pistachio-cream panettone cake for £8.99, and the jeans she bought cost about half the price of a previous pair purchased from another high-street store.
The piece also refers to Dawn Foster, a late housing writer and former flatmate of the author, who shopped at TK Maxx Brixton.
Overall, the article frames TK Maxx as a retailer providing affordable, eclectic end-of-the-line goods that offer quality and joy, creating a "little treat culture" that resonates with generation rent.
