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Veterans Save Nearly $3.4 Million in Sales Tax During First Year of Army & Air Force Exchange Service Online Shopping
DALLAS – Since the Army & Air Force Exchange Service welcomed home all honorably discharged Veterans to ShopMyExchange.com one year ago, more than 62,000 Veterans have used their new benefit to save on low-cost, name-brand merchandise while also saving nearly $3.4 million in sales tax.
“In its first year, the Veterans online shopping benefit has brought significant savings to all who raised their right hand and vowed to defend our Nation,” said Exchange Director/CEO Tom Shull, a Vietnam-era Army Veteran who worked to secure the change in Department of Defense policy to give all honorably discharged Veterans shopping privileges at military exchanges online. “This benefit acknowledges sacrifices and makes a real difference to them and their families.”
Since Veterans Day 2017, Veterans have been eligible to shop their military exchanges online tax-free for life. Veterans have placed more than 200,000 tax-free orders at ShopMyExchange.com, which offers more than 2 million items—including name brands—with military-exclusive pricing.
With 100 percent of Exchange earnings supporting the military community including Quality-of-Life programs like Army Child Development Centers and fitness centers and Air Force Outdoor Recreation activities, Veterans are reconnecting to the military community, remaining Soldiers and Airmen for life.
“The Exchange helps save money, and we feel good about it,” said Matthew Garnes, an Army Veteran from Bluffton, S.C., who served in the Army Reserve from 2010 to 2014. “Everyone is on a budget, and this is a great way to save a couple bucks and give back to those who are still serving.”
Garnes and his wife, Carissa, shop at ShopMyExchange.com for everything from name-brand clothing and electronics to coffee and gifts for family.
“We have our dog food on an online subscription,” Garnes said. “I don’t even have to carry it out of the store.”
Michael Beaudoin, from Concord, N.H., appreciates the benefit, saying it serves as a thank-you for his time in Army.
“I served from 1975 to 1978,” he said. “Because I didn’t retire, I didn’t get any benefits. It’s huge to be able to shop with the Exchange again.”
Beaudoin volunteers with Pease Greeters, a group that welcomes troops home from deployment at Portsmouth (N.H.) International Airport. He connects with other Veterans and reminds them they are welcomed home to ShopMyExchange.com.
“We had a Korean War Veteran who wasn’t aware he could shop online,” he said. “I walked him through it. I love spreading the word about this.”
Veterans can determine their eligibility to shop at ShopMyExchange.com/veterans.
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Since 1895, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) has gone where Soldiers, Airmen and their families go to improve the quality of their lives by providing valued goods and services at exclusive military pricing. The Exchange is the 61st-largest retailer in the United States. Its earnings provided $2.4 billion in dividends to support military morale, welfare and recreation programs over the last 10 years. The Exchange is a non-appropriated fund entity of the Department of Defense and is directed by a Board of Directors. The Exchange is a 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemorative Partner, planning and conducting events and activities that recognize the service, valor and sacrifice of Vietnam Veterans and their families in conjunction with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration. To find out more about the Exchange history and mission or to view recent press releases please visit our website at http://www.shopmyexchange.com or follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ExchangePAO.
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Media Notes:
For more information or to schedule an interview with an Exchange representative please contact Alexandra Pirkle, 214-312-2143 or pirkleac@aafes.com.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/shopmyexchange
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| Date Taken: | 11.08.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 11.08.2018 11:39 |
| Story ID: | 299234 |
| Location: | DALLAS, TEXAS, US |
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