Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 27 days agoTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: til@lemmy.world
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costen.wikipedia.orgSine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 27 days agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: til@lemmy.world
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·27 days agoAnd at Navy and Marine bases, you can find a NEX (Navy Exchange) which is just a big department store that sells all the major brands. They even have video games and toys.
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·27 days agoBX/base exchange for air force, PX for army. Depending in the base civilians can shop there, usually not contractors tho.
minus-squarealmost1337@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·27 days agoGrowing up in a Navy family we had many weekend shopping trips to the Navy Exchange, mostly because it was lower priced and tax free.
And at Navy and Marine bases, you can find a NEX (Navy Exchange) which is just a big department store that sells all the major brands. They even have video games and toys.
BX/base exchange for air force, PX for army. Depending in the base civilians can shop there, usually not contractors tho.
Growing up in a Navy family we had many weekend shopping trips to the Navy Exchange, mostly because it was lower priced and tax free.
They have a lot of good stuff