Originally Posted by jorgeI
Originally Posted by jnyork
Well, this might be a good deal for some, but I have to wonder about how much business they will actually get. The days of screaming bargains at the PX are long gone, everything is priced about the same as down town, and no Walmart junk available, only top quality and top brands. We shop there a little but only because it is handy and we don't have to pay sales tax, which is great if you are buying a new TV or some such.


Yep. The Exchanges, staffed by Gov't (non) workers have become the perpetual self-licking ice cream cone. Their pay and benefits continue to increase, so do the prices.


Jorge has a perpetual hard-on for Government workers (even when they aren't). AAFES is a non-appropriated funds activity within DoD. They generate their own revenue and pay their own salaries. AAFES employees are NOT Civil Servants.