Ta'Lisha Brown DeCA Corporate Communications
2008-12-01

NOTE: The cutoff dates listed in the previous news release were incorrect.

• Dec. 15 for orders to arrive by ground transportation
• Dec. 15 for orders to APO addresses
• Dec. 22 for orders within the United States to arrive by two–day air
• Dec. 23 for orders within the United States to arrive by next–day air

Most items can be shipped to any address in the continental United States, including APO addresses. Gifts containing cheese items have restrictions noted on the Web site.

To access the extended commissary, shoppers must pass through a secure portal found under the shopping link at www.commissaries.com. Personal information entered by the customer is validated against data to ensure they are an authorized shopper. Access is dependent on whether the customer is entered in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, known as DEERS.

Authorized customers, which include command–sponsored DoD civilians assigned overseas, can make selections and fill in their payment and shipping information in one easy and secure step, before being transferred to the manufacturer's site where they can get total cost for the product (including shipping) and finalize their purchase.

Shipping and handling charges are paid by the customer, just as at most other Internet shopping sites, and charges will vary depending on the item size or weight, method of shipping, location and speed of delivery. Customers can check for availability of delivery to APO and FPO addresses as well as get more information on what's in the gift baskets by clicking on the image of the gift basket at Virtual Commissary. Payment for orders can be made with any credit card accepted in actual commissaries. Customer information is not archived by DeCA.

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