Why can’t
commissaries advertise and list prices?
Armed forces regulations prohibit direct
advertising paid for by commissaries.
The staff can use handouts or posters
within the store and other on-base locations,
but prices can't be used in handouts
that can be removed from the store.
They may list the savings percentage,
however on the DeCA website.
Also, commissaries may not spend money
on patron mailings.
Why? First, commissaries are funded with
taxpayer dollars as part of the military benefits package.
Those appropriated funds cannot be
used to fund direct advertising.
You might see advertisements in base
newspapers,
receive mailings or hear radio ads
purchased by various grocery industry partners,
and these might list prices. No
government dollars are involved, however,
and there are no restrictions on how
private business spends its advertising dollars.
This Web Site is not
Funded by appropriated funds (Government Funds) and can provide pricing of
products,
providing the Grocery Industry
wish's to provide them.