In November, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has a full schedule of special sales at non-commissary locations. DeCA calls these special sales Guard and Reserve Sales; I call them remote location sales because I worry that DeCA's name will make some people think that they can't shop at these sales. During these sales, a commissary store will load up a truck, or several, with commissary items and prices and bring it to a military facility that doesn't have a commissary. These sales are open to all eligible commissary patrons, including active duty families, retirees, reservists, and National Guardsmen and their military ID-carrying family members.
I've never seen this before, but some of the locations below have an "Order Now" button. I went through one of these, and it is fascinating for two reasons. First, how cool is it to be able to pre-order the items you want to buy. Second, it allows you to do comparison shopping before the sale date so that you can be sure that you will be getting the best possible deals. Unfortunately, the interface is messy and the product descriptions are poor. It's better than nothing, though.
3-5 November 2016
5015 N 34th Street
Forest Park, GA 30297
4-6 November 2016
Army and Air Force National Guard
HAFRC 1956 Mt Majo St.
Fort Harrison, MT 59636
5-6 November 2016
National Guard
789 Vermont National Guard RD
Colchester, VT 05446
14-15 November 2016
Hancock Field
Bldg 651 Bullard Ave, Pavement and Grounds
Syracuse, NY 13211
17-19 November 2016
Military Family Support Ctr
1901 Terrell Mill RD Ste 200
Marietta, GA 30067
18 November 2016
Camp Grafton
4417 Hwy. 20
Devil's Lake, ND 58301
22 November 2016
Combined Arms Training Ctr
Camp Fuji, Japan
PSC 564 Box 80, FPO AP 96387-001
The links in each listing will take you to the sponsoring commissary store's website, where you will find contact details. Be sure to telephone the location before the sale to confirm locations, dates, and times, and to make sure that the sale items arrived for the sale. As we head into winter, the possibility of weather-related schedule changes increases.
If one of these sales is near you, consider doing a little pantry stocking of commissary products at commissary prices.
