SCHNEIDER WEINBERGER LLP
                           2499 GLADES ROAD, SUITE 108
                              BOCA RATON, FL 33431

                                                                    July 1, 2003

TMI Holdings, Inc.
11924 Forest Hill Boulevard
Suite 22-204
Wellington, FL  33414

         RE:  REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (THE "REGISTRATION STATEMENT");
              TMI HOLDINGS, INC.  (THE "COMPANY")
              TMI HOLDINGS, INC. 2003 QUALIFIED SECURITIES PLAN
              TMI HOLDINGS, INC. 2003 NON-QUALIFIED SECURITIES PLAN
                (COLLECTIVELY THE "PLANS")
Gentlemen:

         This  opinion is  submitted  pursuant  to the  applicable  rules of the
Securities  and  Exchange   Commission   ("Commission")   with  respect  to  the
registration  by the Company and the resale of an  aggregate  of up to 6,000,000
shares of Common Stock,  $.01 par value per share of the Company (the "Shares").
The  Shares are  covered  by the  Registration  Statement  and  consist of up to
6,000,000 shares issuable pursuant to the Plans.

         In our  capacity  as  counsel  to the  Company,  we have  examined  the
original,  certified,  conformed,  photostat  or other  copies of the  Company's
Articles of  Incorporation  and By-Laws,  the Plans and various other agreements
and option  awards,  corporate  minutes  provided  to us by the Company and such
other   documents  and  instruments  as  we  deemed   necessary.   In  all  such
examinations,  we have assumed the  genuineness  of all  signatures  on original
documents,  and the conformity to originals or certified documents of all copies
submitted to us as conformed, photostat or other copies. In passing upon certain
corporate records and documents of the Company,  we have necessarily assumed the
correctness and  completeness of the statements made or included  therein by the
Company, and we express no opinion thereon.

         Subject to and in reliance  upon the  foregoing,  we are of the opinion
that the Shares to be issued as restricted  stock grants and/or upon exercise of
options  granted and to be granted  under the Plans,  when issued in  accordance
with the terms thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

         We  hereby  consent  to the use of  this  opinion  in the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the Commission.

                            Very truly yours,

                            /s/ SCHNEIDER WEINBERGER LLP
                            SCHNEIDER WEINBERGER LLP