The Navy Exchange has completed a good part of their renovations...thank goodness! It was hard to maneuver there for a bit. Now I hope they do something about the parking...read on.
We normally shop at the exchange once a month on average in combination with the commissary. They do have a tendency to be higher priced on some items, but for the most part they are cheaper on most. They will price match when you do find something higher priced, but if you're like me...you don't like to mess with it and will just buy it at the other place. But on "scratch off" days...look out! We always take advantage of it!!!
We like shopping at the Exchange because of the customer service...seriously! I know not everyone has the same experience, but here's mine/ours. We are always approached by someone to ask if we are finding everything or need help finding something. Better yet, there is always "someone" around...you don't have to look far for an employee. Even if they can't help you, they will find someone that can or make a call to get someone for you...that's pretty awesome. The biggest thing is check-out. It doesn't take much for them to open another cashier line to get people out of there with little wait time. Plus, the express line will take you with a full cart/basket if there isn't anyone waiting...awesome!
I always appreciate them carrying hard to find items in the health and beauty department. Plus, they carry the cat food we buy that is normally only found at a pet store. The areas of improvement I would suggest is children's sneakers. I realize they aren't a shoe store and are limited. But certain sizes for tweens are non-existent.
If I only had one complaint about this place (and it's probably totally out of their control)...it's the parking! They need a parking garage. There are not only the people stationed here (which is a huge populous), but there are a ton of retirees. They share a parking lot with the commissary and across the parking lot they are building a new commissary. Parking is at a premium for all any time of the day, week, month or year. I hope they consider making the old commissary a parking garage and not just a parking lot. It really is needed. The parking alone makes shopping at the Exchange difficult and frustrating. read more