A little while ago, I received an email from DECA requesting my opinion and suggestions on the commissary. While I am really glad that we have the commissary there are definitely some things that could use some improvements. A friend and and I dreamed up what a better commissary could look like:
- Â Let me do price match ups (they will not allow the price of items within their store to be posted on blogs)
- Train the cashiers so that they know what the policies are
- If they don’t know, they know where the buyer could go to get the right answer
- Either get rid of the baggers or get rid of the tipping
- Baggers at CONUS location:  Put a physical or age limit on the baggers.  (Once I swore the bagger I had  was well over 100)
- Baggers at OCONUS, I don’t mind them as jobs in those locations are hard to get
- Advertising the sales better. If the commissary actually labeled the season (Christmas/Easter) items as 50% OFF instead off “was price , is price” [more] ppl would snap them up in a heartbeat. The way it is now, it’s not really THAT obvious.
- Don’t just want patrons fill out a survey every few years, but listen to what’s happening year around and take notes. Use blogger (such as Abby) to feel the sentiment among folks.
- When you have sales: also have healthy choices on sale. Please do not consider ‘koolaid’ juices for an exhibition table of ‘healthy’ foods for the family!
- Oh one more to go along with the Case Lot sale have a listing of what will be in the case lot sale with prices online. This would be so helpful for people that live farther away and actually have to calculate if the extra trip to the commi will be worth it.
- I am NOT touching the surcharge…but sometimes that stinks
too.
Don’t you have a few things to add as well?
