AAFES, The Exchange Store for service members, what a rip off. Not only are they price gauging their customers in the states, but they have jacked up the prices for those of us stationed overseas as well, and many young families have to pay their prices because they don't know or feel comfortable enough to shop off post.
The average consumer already believes that military members and their families get a big break because we have our own shopping facilities, well I am here to tell you Wal-Mart, Target and other stores like it are cheaper than your Army Air Force Extorsion Service that we have to deal with.
But what really has got my dander is this: I am stationed overseas, my spouse is deployed for the War, so I send him and his unit care packages weekly. The biggest things that they are crying for is Toilet paper and kool aide, and baby wipes.
Before the war in Iraq started, a box of baby wipes, generic, was $1.79, Since the war the PXs in the immediate area are charging between $5 - 7 dollars for the same wipes that I am sending for $1.79.
Toilet paper, a 12 pack of good TP was roughly $3.15, last week I went in to buy some more and now the price for the same 12 pack is almost doubled.
I don't understand it, AAFES is supposed to be there for our soldiers, but all they are doing is price gauging us to death.
I for one, will no longer give AAFES my business anymore. I am overseas, but guess what... There are Wal-Marts over here as well.
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