I Shall Never Complain Again...

 I shall never complain again about a grocery store not having the exact flavor or size of something I want after moving here. This is has to be one of the smallest commissaries in the world, except for Ft. Greely, Alaska, which pretty much doesn't exist.. I telling you. Our commissary is tiny.

Above is a picture of the commissary, all 3 rows of it. The aisles are very short too. There is not much here. It does cater to single/geographical bachelors since most service members on our base don't have a kitchen in their barracks and are on rations. There is a slim selection of everything, except for energy drinks, fresh fruit, cokes, chips and deodorant for men. 

Veggie selection, with potatoes and onions on a separate shelf.

The commissary is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so we have to plan accordingly. 

The fresh fruit selection consists mostly of apples, with a few oranges and (sometimes) grapes. 

The largest Army base here in South Korea is just an hour away (when there's no traffic), so we will make a monthly shopping trip to get most items that we need. 

The meat section (notice the cookies up on the top shelf and sushi on the shelf below that.

They don't carry honey mustard dressing!

One thing we don't have to worry about is milk. We can get a half-gallon carton of ultra-homogenized milk for about $2.70 per gallon. It's strange seeing milk that has a sell-by date of sometimes more than 6 weeks away, but it's how we get milk here. I bought a carton 2 weeks ago that is good through June 12. Sweet! No wasting milk ever before it goes bad!

Diapers are a problem here. Sometimes they have Naomi's size, sometimes not. With them being closed 2 days a week, we try to make sure we never get close to running out and if they don't have the size we need... :-O

The smallest selection of spices I've ever seen.

Here is the baking section. Only one type of muffin mix!

Our bread selection. It's not bad at all. We can get what we need, including bagels and pitas!

So, we do have a tiny commissary, but I'm thankful for it. A few years ago, there wasn't a commissary here, but with more families in this area now there was a need. We get what we need for the week, although our menu is very limited unless we go to the big commissary, but that's okay. We have a commissary and I'll never again complain about a "normal" grocery story...or the price of milk. Ever.