By DeCA Marketing Directorate
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FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. – The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is your one-stop haunt for all things Halloween.
In addition to traditional lower prices on candy and other Halloween staples, commissaries have brewed up some spooky discounts with the Savvy Shopper Sales Flyer (https://shop.commissaries.com/store-flyer) from Oct. 23 to Nov. 5, saving patrons hundreds of dollars on products throughout the store.
Special savings will be available on USDA Choice beef cubed steaks at $4.79 a pound and bananas at 49¢ a pound (price may vary by location).
Customers can also further their commissary savings with the Your
Everyday Savings (YES!) Program (https://corp.commissaries.com/shopping/your-everyday-savings). YES! offers extra savings and value on products customers buy most. Look for the orange YES! label on store shelves.
DeCA’s “Thinking Outside the Box” (TOTB) recipe for the period is 30 minute Very Spicy Shrimp “Vietnamese” Soup (https://shop.commissaries.com/recipes/soups_and_stews/30_minute_very_spicy_shrimp_vietnamese_soup/r/3216306405036265928). Thinking Outside the Box recipes are dietitian-approved, offering quick and economical solutions for home-cooked meals. Customers can save even more on the items listed in these recipes.
More opportunities to save are available through the Pathway to Savings – “Instant Savings, Buy One, Get One (BOGO) Free” deals, and Commissary Rewards Card digital coupons. Customers can save over $55 through these deals. Many more digital coupons are available at https://shop.commissaries.com/digital-coupons. Pathway to Savings “BOGO Free” is not available at overseas stores; however, overseas customers can still enjoy instant savings by visiting their stores for specific selection and pricing.
DeCA has also made shopping even easier with its Commissary CLICK2GO mobile app. Customers can access the online payment/curbside pickup service, digital coupons, the sales flyer, dietitian-approved recipes and much more. The mobile app is free for download through the Google Play and IOS app stores.
Other savings opportunities include:
• “Spooktacular Costume Contest.” DeCA presents its 2023 Halloween social media costume contest. Customers can submit a photo of themselves, their family or pet in their Halloween costume for a chance to win a $50 Commissary Gift Card. Customers may enter the contest by registering and uploading their favorite costume photo on social media. Contest details can be viewed at https://shop.commissaries.com/halloween-costume-contest. Winners will be notified by Nov. 15.
• “Settle into the Season with Traditions.” Select frozen turkeys: Shady Brook Farms, Honeysuckle or Valchris Farms are on sale (69 cents per pound) through Dec. 31. While supplies last.
• “Box Tops for Education.” General Mills is offering customers an opportunity to save money while supporting their local schools through the “Box Tops for Education” (https://www.boxtops4education.com/) promotion. See store displays and high-value coupons for participating General Mills brands. This campaign is ongoing throughout the year.
• Del Monte Supports “Leashes for Valor.” Every Del Monte purchase at the commissary helps support wounded and disabled veterans to receive a service dog. Leashes of Valor provides highly trained service dogs at no cost to wounded and disabled post-9/11 veterans. To learn more about Leashes of Valor, please visit https://leashesofvalor.org/.
• Monster Energy. Commissary customers at participating stores can enter for a chance to win a Kawasaki motorcycle by scanning a QR code on in-store posters and displays. Contest ends Nov. 30.
• Purina Military Cat Club. The club offers high-value coupons (only valid at the commissary), welcome gifts, sweepstakes opportunities, pet tips and articles. Enter online at https://www.militarycatclub.com/contests and complete the designated entry form to enter the sweepstakes. During October, there will be three winners who can each win a smart litterbox monitor system.
• Purina Pro Plan Military Pet Club. Military Pet Club members receive high-value coupons (only valid at the commissary), sweepstake opportunities, pet tips and articles. Throughout October, three Military Pet Club members can enter to win an air purifier. To participate go to https://www.militarypetclub.com/contests.
• Commissary Store Brands. DeCA’s private label inventory of Commissary Store Brands (https://corp.commissaries.com/shopping/commissary-brands) includes an assortment of items spanning the entire store to include Freedom’s Choice food, HomeBase non-food, TopCare health and beauty, Full Circle Market natural and organic food, Wide Awake ready-to-drink coffee products, Crav’n Flavor frozen appetizers and snacks, Tippy Toes baby products, Flock’s Finest wild bird food and Pure Harmony pet food.
• Dietitian-Approved Fueling Stations. The commissaries’ grab-n-go Dietitian-Approved Fueling Stations (https://corp.commissaries.com/fueling_stations) are a great alternative to the drive-thru or can be used as a quick way to stock office and barracks fridges with quick, on-the-go, snacks and meals. These stations are full of dietitian-approved snacks and meals that are nutritious and high-performance foods. They’re conveniently located near the registers in select stores. View the Deli Fueling Station (https://corp.commissaries.com/fueling-stations-deli) page for a list of dietitian-approved salads, sandwiches and wraps.
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About DeCA: The Defense Commissary Agency operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment. Commissaries provide a military benefit, saving authorized patrons thousands of dollars annually on their purchases compared to similar products at commercial retailers. The discounted prices include a 5-percent surcharge, which covers the costs of building new commissaries and modernizing existing ones. A core military family support element, and a valued part of military pay and benefits, commissaries contribute to family readiness, enhance the quality of life for America’s military and their families, and help recruit and retain the best and brightest men and women to serve their country.
Date Taken: | 10.23.2023 |
Date Posted: | 10.23.2023 10:54 |
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