Comments on: Commissary Shopping Tips http://thehappyhousewife.com/commissary-shopping-tips/ Living Well on Less Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:59:03 -0400 hourly 1 By: Cheri http://thehappyhousewife.com/commissary-shopping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-2720 Cheri Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:48:32 +0000 http://happyhousewife.wordpress.com/?p=324#comment-2720 Now that we're back in the states and have more than one choice to shop for groceries, I'm still shopping at the commissary as our primary grocery store. Yes, there are some bargains in other places, especially stacking sales and coupons. I'll head out with a very specific list and buy ONLY those items unless I'm searching for a specific specialty item. Living overseas for four years we've learned about substituting or just plain doing without! (eg: a favorite fall stew recipe calls for parsnips - there isn't even a word in Korean for parsnip!) Now that we’re back in the states and have more than one choice to shop for groceries, I’m still shopping at the commissary as our primary grocery store. Yes, there are some bargains in other places, especially stacking sales and coupons. I’ll head out with a very specific list and buy ONLY those items unless I’m searching for a specific specialty item.

Living overseas for four years we’ve learned about substituting or just plain doing without! (eg: a favorite fall stew recipe calls for parsnips – there isn’t even a word in Korean for parsnip!)

]]> By: Commissary Deals Starting June 19th | The Happy Housewife http://thehappyhousewife.com/commissary-shopping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-2314 Commissary Deals Starting June 19th | The Happy Housewife Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:18:15 +0000 http://happyhousewife.wordpress.com/?p=324#comment-2314 [...] Do you think shopping at the Commissary is worth your time? Check out my Commissary shopping tips here. [...] [...] Do you think shopping at the Commissary is worth your time? Check out my Commissary shopping tips here. [...]

]]> By: Cassie http://thehappyhousewife.com/commissary-shopping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Cassie Sat, 03 May 2008 19:10:09 +0000 http://happyhousewife.wordpress.com/?p=324#comment-808 This isn't really a tip--but most things at the Commissary are going to be cheaper than a regular grocery store b/c commissaries are not ALLOWED to make a profit! They can only make enough to keep their store running and pay their employees, and there is an organization that compares prices of the commissary to those at regular grocery stores a couple of times a year. If the commissary isn't cheaper then it can be shut down. So YES a commissary IS cheaper on MOST products. This isn’t really a tip–but most things at the Commissary are going to be cheaper than a regular grocery store b/c commissaries are not ALLOWED to make a profit! They can only make enough to keep their store running and pay their employees, and there is an organization that compares prices of the commissary to those at regular grocery stores a couple of times a year. If the commissary isn’t cheaper then it can be shut down. So YES a commissary IS cheaper on MOST products.

]]> By: Commissary Deals Starting May 1, 2008 | The Happy Housewife http://thehappyhousewife.com/commissary-shopping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Commissary Deals Starting May 1, 2008 | The Happy Housewife Fri, 02 May 2008 02:58:03 +0000 http://happyhousewife.wordpress.com/?p=324#comment-807 [...] Do you think shopping at the Commissary is worth your time? Check out my Commissary shopping tips here. [...] [...] Do you think shopping at the Commissary is worth your time? Check out my Commissary shopping tips here. [...]

]]> By: Commissary Deals Beginning April 17, 2008 | The Happy Housewife http://thehappyhousewife.com/commissary-shopping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Commissary Deals Beginning April 17, 2008 | The Happy Housewife Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:12:12 +0000 http://happyhousewife.wordpress.com/?p=324#comment-806 [...] Do you think shopping at the Commissary is worth your time? Check out my Commissary shopping tips here. [...] [...] Do you think shopping at the Commissary is worth your time? Check out my Commissary shopping tips here. [...]

]]> By: Grocery Gathering- Commissary Deals starting April 3 « http://thehappyhousewife.com/commissary-shopping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Grocery Gathering- Commissary Deals starting April 3 « Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:11:23 +0000 http://happyhousewife.wordpress.com/?p=324#comment-805 [...] Do you think shopping at the Commissary is worth your time? Check out my Commissary shopping tips here. [...] [...] Do you think shopping at the Commissary is worth your time? Check out my Commissary shopping tips here. [...]

]]> By: Super Savings Saturday « http://thehappyhousewife.com/commissary-shopping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Super Savings Saturday « Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:35:50 +0000 http://happyhousewife.wordpress.com/?p=324#comment-804 [...] is a great example of something I blogged about last week. When commissary shopping, sometimes the best deals are made by combining the store sales with the [...] [...] is a great example of something I blogged about last week. When commissary shopping, sometimes the best deals are made by combining the store sales with the [...]

]]> By: Grocery Gathering- Commissary Deals « http://thehappyhousewife.com/commissary-shopping-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-803 Grocery Gathering- Commissary Deals « Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:05:43 +0000 http://happyhousewife.wordpress.com/?p=324#comment-803 [...] Do you think shopping at the Commissary is worth your time? Check out my Commissary shopping tips here.  [...] [...] Do you think shopping at the Commissary is worth your time? Check out my Commissary shopping tips here.  [...]

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