Just in the nick of time, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has updated their website with the dates and locations of the October Guard and Reserve Sales. These sales are located at military installations that do not have a regular commissary. A nearby (which is always relative) store loads up a truck, or trucks, or even an airplane or a boat, with commissary products and sells them to all eligible commissary patrons. It is because these sales are open to all eligible patrons that I dislike the name Guard and Reserve Sales - I think it implies that these are only open to members of the National Guard and the reserves. And that's just not accurate! These sales are open to all eligible commissary shoppers, including active duty, retirees, National Guard, reservists, and their commissary-authorized dependents.
There's a pretty robust calendar for October. In each listing, there is a link to the sponsoring store. I encourage you to contact that store to verify specific locations and operating hours, and to make sure that there aren't any scheduling changes. It'd be a bother to travel to one of these sales and discover that it had to be postponed or cancelled!
October 5th through 8th
Houston, Texas 77034
75th Training Command
10949 Aerospace Avenue
Sponsoring Store: Fort Sam Houston
October 13th through 14th
Dublin, California 94569
Camp Parks Army & Airforce Exchange
670 Davis Street
Sponsoring Store: Travis AFB
October 19th through 21st
Marietta, Georgia 33067
Military Family Support Center
1901 Terrell Mill Road, Suite 200
Sponsoring Store: Robins AFB
October 20th
Devil's Lake, North Dakota 58301
Camp Grafton
4417 Hwy 20
Sponsoring Store: Grand Forks AFB
October 20th through 22nd
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Armed Forces Reserve Center Gym
1304 Kekuanoa Street
Sponsoring Store: Pearl Harbor
Oct 26th through 28th
North Little Rock, AR 72199
Camp Joseph T. Robinson
Chappell Armory, Bldg 3000
Sponsoring Store: Little Rock AFB
These sales can be a great way to stock up on commissary products and prices without having to schlep a distance (or to a different island) to a bricks-and-mortar commissary store. Happy shopping!
