Anyone noticing the commissary isn't quite the deal it used to be?

• 08-30-2008 7:01 AM

  Shannon1983 Joined on 05-23-2004 NY Posts 447

  Anyone noticing the commissary isn't quite the deal it used to be? Reply Contact We have a Walmart that is nearly as close as the commissary. A couple neighbors said they always got more for the money at Walmart than they did at the commissary, so I went to one one week and the other the next. Walmart is actually the better deal here. My husband's cereal addiction, Strawberry Frosted Mini Wheats, is $3.36 at the commissary for a small box. It's $2.98 for a bigger box at Walmart. That was just the most glaring price difference for me, there were others. When we were first at Drum in 2004 there was no beating the commissary, but Walmart wasn't there yet. And I do know that not all Walmarts have these prices because when we went to the Walmart in Lowville it definitely did not save us money. When my parents were here (diehard Walmart grocery shoppers) they got a cart full of groceries and it came to $158. My mom about died; she said it would have been at LEAST $250 in Virginia. I still go to commissary for meat, milk, and eggs, cause it is cheaper on those, but for everything else I go to Walmart. Just curious if anyone else was noticing this. I expect prices to rise, they are everywhere, but I wouldn't have expected the commissary to raise prices more than the closest competition.

• 08-30-2008 2:56 PM

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  joymarie Joined on 10-10-2005 Put on your big girl panties and deal with it..... Posts 1,414	Re: Anyone noticing the commissary isn't quite the deal it used to be? Reply Contact I usually just buy the meat there. It is way cheeper for chicken and steak. I am really fond of Publix produce it is way more fresh. The commissary is not very close to my house anymore since we moved so I usually just go to publix.

• 09-15-2008 7:21 PM

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  Lee3045051 Joined on 09-15-2008 Atsugi, Japan Posts 2

  Re: Anyone noticing the commissary isn't quite the deal it used to be? Reply Contact The prices stateside are nothing compared to what we are paying here in Japan. No matter what base you are on, near or associated with we are paying through the nose for the cost of cereal no matter what brand it is. Meat is expensive, so is chicken (not fresh it's frozen) fruit and veges are appalling in price, that it is easier to shop for those out at the local green grocer for cheap fruits. As far as anything else it is expensive no matter what the food item is as we get all our food items shipped from stateside which most of the food items shipped are prefrozen before they arrive here. We can hardly wait to be stationed stateside once again! Have a nice day ladies!

• 09-23-2008 8:37 AM

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  KPensyl Joined on 01-16-2006 Fort Carson, CO Posts 495	Re: Anyone noticing the commissary isn't quite the deal it used to be? Reply Contact I still prefer to shop at the commissary - - because of the meat like everyone says. There are definitely some things that I go to Target or Walmart for on a monthly basis, but you cannot beat the meat HEHE

• 09-23-2008 9:15 AM

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  MeganTownsend701 Joined on 05-15-2008 California Posts 77	Re: Anyone noticing the commissary isn't quite the deal it used to be? Reply Contact Our commissary is outrageous too. The meat quality is way better but I can get meat from Raleys for around the same price and quality and I don't have to go to base (I live off base). even people who live on base go to walmart. its sad.

• 10-01-2008 10:19 AM

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  happymomma Joined on 09-21-2008 Florida Posts 154	Re: Anyone noticing the commissary isn't quite the deal it used to be? Reply Contact I find that the meat at our commissary is way cheaper the other grocery stores but the produce SUCKS and the prices are insane.

• 10-26-2008 12:55 AM

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  jgermain84 Joined on 01-21-2006 Italy Posts 119

  Re: Anyone noticing the commissary isn't quite the deal it used to be? Reply Contact I prefer to shop out in the economy then at the commisary here. And the price inflation is enough to make you choke! They increase prices from one week to the next. For example Celeste pizzas (the individuals) were .50/each I would buy these for my husbands lunches and did so for 2 weeks straight at this price. Went in the next week and they were $1/each! There are other things where its been the same. I bought a product for $7/package for 2 months went in one day and it was $12/package! We leave here in December to go back stateside and I absolutly can NOT wait.

• 10-26-2008 3:56 AM

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  Lee3045051 Joined on 09-15-2008 Atsugi, Japan Posts 2

  Re: Anyone noticing the commissary isn't quite the deal it used to be? Reply Contact Yes I do agree with you on shopping on the economy, it is certainly cheaper, although nowadays I just buy what I need from the Commisary, use my WIC and that is it, anything else I need like fruit and veges I do tend to buy on the economy. Thank you for your input I enjoyed reading what you had to say and yes I do agree that inflation is increasing too fast. I also noticed that fuel prices onbase are so outrageous that I am half tempted to start buying that off base as well, her ein Japan the bases around here are still sitting at $4.06/gal out in town its around $2.00 a gal. What's up with that even when the prices stateside are droping to below $3/gal i know in some states it has now hit a low of $2.74/gal. Thanks! We still have about 6months here in Japanand like you i so cannot wait to just get back stateside and I too cannot wait.