Recently a FB friend shared the above photo with me via another military spouse. The caption of the photo details a shortage of the most basic items at Kadena AFB in Okinawa, Japan. Via Photo Caption on FB: This commissary services more than 20,000 airmen/women who live on the air base. I live off base […] Read more…
OMG Case Lot Sales Are Back…WOOOOTTTTT!!!
It’s a miracle! Okay I’m being a bit dramatic , but I am pleasantly surprised to receive word that the very popular Case Lot Sales are making their way back to Commissaries. If you remember Case Lot Sales went away over a year ago in the midst of all the government budget cuts and shakeups. […] Read more…
Shopping Carts For Special Needs Children Will Soon Be Available At 40 Commissaries
Update: As of today 39 of the 40 stores have received their carts (Pearl Harbor is still waiting to receive their’s). Military parents with special needs children will be glad to know that some commissaries are helping to make the task of shopping with a special needs child a little easier with special grocery shopping carts. […] Read more…
Military Child and His Mom Refused Entry Into Commissary Because of Kids Attire
As I am scrolling through my Google News Alerts yesterday I am caught and baffled by the story of military wife Laura Carothers a Navy wife living in Hawaii. Recently Laura like so many of us went to her local commissary ( at Kaneohe Bay Marine Base) on a whim to pick up some milk. […] Read more…
Attention Commissary Shoppers: Army Wife 101’s Rules for Shopping in the Commissary
Republished: Today is payday in the military world so I thought I would re-share these fun fictional rules for shopping in the commissary. I am always thinking of the craziest stuff . I’m just random and sometimes my random thoughts find themselves turned into a blog post , a tweet or a Facebook update. […] Read more…
Commissary Rewards Card App Now Available for Android Peeps
Android users will be happy to know they can now join in with us iPhone users in using the Commissary Rewards App. DECA (the commissary people) recently announced that the app has been tested and deemed working well based on beta user reviews that it can now be rolled out to the masses. The app is […] Read more…