on 1/24/02 1:38 PM, Jon Wichman at jwichman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> PX stands for "Post Exchange" which is a retail store located on a
>> US Army installation. BX = Base Exchange (USAF) and MCX = Marine
>> Corps Exchange.
> And the Coast Guard?
I think they use the Navy base... all 'exchanges' are similar to a variety
discount store, i.e. K-Mart or WalMart, with the 'Commissary' a separate
store for food. Prices are often just slightly better than WalMart, etc. but
they don't normally charge state sales taxes... in CA that saves ~7.50n
everything.
Overseas exchanges often have items that are not available in the US, like
Rolex watches, high-end camera gear i.e. Leica, Nikon, Hasselblad,
Bronica... I remember lusting after the items in the AAFES overseas catalog
while my Dad was in Viet-Nam. While he was assigned there we could order
from the catalog, except that as a 16-year old kid I couldn't afford
anything anyway... and him being over there wasn't worth anything they had
in that catalog anyway!
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
Army brat grown up... still get in the PX when I visit Mom & Dad...
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