Don't hate the player, hate the game LOL! I've had some people...no names...questioning my ability to be saving as much money as I am doing our grocery shopping. Some even going to so far as to accuse me of not supporting the military way of life b/c I am shopping less and less at the commissary. As far as I am concerned, the commissary is not supporting US by supplying over-priced products, incoherent policies and the teeny-tiniest of selection!
So, for my naysayers....I give you the comparison from this evening's shopping trip.
2-pkgs barilla pasta
I paid 1.98
Commy price 2.98
2-pkgs crescent rolls
I paid 0.19/EACH
Commy price 1.64/ea
2-pkgs pillsbury breadsticks
I paid 1.29/ea
Commy price 1.75/ea
2-pkgs pillsbury cinnamon rolls
I paid NEGATIVE 0.11 cents each! Yep, they paid me to take those cinnamon rolls out the door!
Commy price 1.75/ea
2 boxes gogurt
I paid 1.54/ea
Commy price ON SALE 1.75/ea reg price 1.89/ea
2 pkgs sargento sliced cheese
I paid 0.99/ea
Commy price 2.29/ea
I also received a coupon for $4 off my next purchase at Dominick's.
The total amount I paid out of pocket was 10.29 which includes 0.41 tax.
Had I shopped for the same items at the commissary it would have cost me 17.62 WITHOUT the surcharge...with is 0.05/item and I wouldn't have gotten a coupon to come back and shop again!
Essentially that trip cost me 6.29 vs. 17.62 an 11.33 difference. I could have bought TWICE the amount of items at Dominick's for the same price I would get ONE set at the Commy. Sad isn't it?
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- Aloha, howdy and welcome to my blog. I'm Melissa, Navy wife to DevilDoc and mommy to Pookins (9) and Magoo (7). They are my AllBlueZoo. We currently live in San Antonio, TX. I've had Crohn's disease for 9 years and recently had surgery to create an ileostomy.
4 comments:
Since Josh has changed his diet we shop less and less at the commissary. I've always gotten the emails from Dominick's but now I pay attention, I also compare what fruit and veggies are on sale at Jewel.
We're saving money and getting better produce by going elsewhere.
I am an avid couponer myself, so I totally get what you're saying. The commissary is NOT allowed to charge less than their costs, so that is why they can't offer the deals that other stores do (called 'loss leaders'... designed to get you through the door.) I have also found that the commissary produce prices are HORRIBLE compare to several local non-chain stores here that have great produce. Because the commissary is not a profit-making institution, I would not pay any attention to those nay-sayers...
p.s. Saw your previous post... Superfresh is GREAT... also check out Lewis' Fresh Produce on Grand (it's a nicer store than the one near Superfresh). They are the stores I was referring to in my previous comment.
People are idiots if they think you saving money and not shopping at the commy, makes you a commy! :P
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