Randolph AFB Commissary

Randolph Air Force Base Commissary is a nice groceries store to shop at. I am able to get a few German things, which is always a treat! We buy our meat at the commissary but stay away from the produce because it seems as if the produce is not fresh and goes bad quickly. I have had bad experience with a male cashier. Her forgot that the reason he has a job is because of customers.

40 consecutive years in the military between my wife and I. Yes commissaries are/​were necessary overseas yet times are changing! Here in the States the Commissaries cannot/​will not compete with local Stores!
The Produce section here at Randolph has damaged, sometimes frozen during shipment and terribly small produce! I am sure most big box groceries will not offer small produce! The vegetables spoil quickly if it isn’t already,()n the Shelf)!
Milk out dates are no where near what the local groceries have! This commissary is constantly out of products so shopping down town is a necessity! Plus the variety is bigger down town!
When you consider the Surcharge and a tip, there is absolutely no reason to shop at the commissary! Sure, some items are cheaper, but I DONT USE THOSE ITEMS! That BS about 30% cheaper or 30% savings is just that, BS!
There is absolutely no reason for Commissaries Stateside!
While I’m at it! The Handicapped Carts! 1. Worst carts you could buy! 2. No one monitors the carts so they are not charged! 3. What moron parks them so a Handicapped cannot reach the electric plug and requires some one to climb over three carrots get to the plug! Who is the brainchild who does that?

Produce area is lacking in high quality veggies and fruit. Even the «fresh» herbs look beat up. I shop at the H-​E-​B for my produce now and the price difference is comparable.

Yes some of the produce is lacking and the organic section is small, but I find the prices much cheaper than HEB. Eggs, yogurt, and cheese are cheaper and for whatever reason I find that HEB doesn’t carry Sargento cheese. In regards to the commissary, I’ve been told that if you want specialty items you can request them. They seem to sell out of poultry pretty quick. The bakery is the best bakery I’ve been to in a while and like it much better than HEB or Walmart. The employees that work there really know how to bake. Overall I think it is worth it to go here. I still go to HEB to get stuff like organic produce and some specialty items but I’ve easily spent 200 bucks or more there on just a few items. At the commissary, the customer service always is A+ to me.

Produce section is small — and a VERY small section for organic produce. We stopped here after moving to TX and basically had to restock everything except some pantry items.
One thing that really bothered me — all the fresh pork on the meat counter was Tyson brand. I don’t buy Tyson brand anything.
Also, they didn’t carry the bread we normally buy, not even a space for it on the shelf. They had other types of the bread (Orowheat) but not the country white bread. Weird.
They also had a very limited deli section.
I think this commissary needs serious updating.
We won’t be back. There are plenty of other options for groceries in the area. Not worth the trip for us.

While I understand the produce area could use improvement and possibly the attitudes of a few of the workers, I’ve never had a bad experience here and have found they really have a lot of selection compared to even the local grocery stores.
I like stocking up on Tex Mex seasonings whenever I’m in town.
The prices are much cheaper than downtown.
You can request specific items be special ordered.
I’d be curious to know if the people complaining on here have filled out comment cards for the FSS?

This place isn’t even worth shopping, hell this place isn’t even worth working in. Used 2 work 4 this place, and was just wack that even though I worked for this place, I still couldn’t even buy n e thing from here. Besides, I would rather buy the stuff at the Walmart or HEB down the road, it’s much cleaner and more fresh foods. This commissary behind the scenes, a fruit falls on the floor, they put it back on the stand without even cleaning it off. Even a few overnight stockers leave items that fall off the shelf lying under shelves letting certain items collect dust saying «This is just storage. There’s room in the back. Some workers don’t even care for the customers health or safety here.

The produce section is not worth the trip. The non existent organic section. I don’t know how long the produce has been sitting there. They don’t last more than 3 days when u take them home. There are lots of brand name items to shop for. There are some that are cheaper than off base but remember you pay 5% surcharge of the stated price before discount. The staff can use some hospitality class or cbt. They truly lack the customer service. I prefer shopping at Heb which is off kitty hawk and 1604.

It’s basically only worth it if you need to REALLY stock up your pantry with food. Otherwise, don’t bother. When we first moved to San Antonio, I went here to fill my cupboards with food, because it’s true that the prices are cheaper. As others have said, the produce is just terrible, so I have to go somewhere else for that anyway. It’s also SUPER crowded there on the weekends.

Not worth it. Sure, the prices are lower but in no way does it negate the sheer horror that is coming to the Commissary.
The produce section is awful. Not only is the selection spartan, but what they have out is near the end of its life cycle. So you’re going to wind up going to HEB anyway (either because your stuff went bad or you want something they don’t have) so just save the trip.
Speaking of awful, this place is getting steamrolled by black marketers and people violating the regulations. On two occasions, I’ve seen different people buying up all — literally all — the chicken on the shelves. When I asked to talk to a manager, they said there’s nothing they can do about it. When I called the SPs, they said they would have to follow them off post to prove it was not being used for personal consumption. COME ON! Two CARTS of chicken?!?
On top of it all, the isles are small and crowded. There is zero space to maneuver, especially on weekends. Just don’t even bother.

Has most everything I need. Convenient hours. Love that I can get soda from PA here. Grew up on Hank’s & have been missing it with all of our military moves.

I don’t mind shopping at the Commissary.
My only complaint is:
Why must the produce be awful? That’s right I said awful. Bottom of the barrel — so I never buy it from there. Love the deli counter, though. :)

With so many H-​E-​B grocery stores in the San Antonio area, it’s kind of unfair to expect the commissary to compare. Nonetheless, I won’t be coming back to the commissary.
To be a little more specific, if you want good produce don’t come here. If saving money is the ultimate concern and not the shopping experience itself, then you might find some success here. I will note that I have found many of the products I shop for to be cheaper at H-​E-​B, even taking taxes into consideration. Likewise, I have had a few randomly bad experiences with dairy and produce from here and I haven’t experienced that elsewhere.

Randolph commissary is always nice and clean. Of course everything is a little cheaper than buying off base. For example Nature’s Own bread is a dollar cheaper in the commissary in comparison to HEB & WALMART. Oscar Meyer turkey bacon is a dollar cheaper right now too. So, it really helps me a lot shopping here than going any other place. The best part is shopping during case lot sales… you can really get a lot of bargains shopping during this time and you can use coupons on discounted case lot items. Commissary always a Big plus!!!

The commissary is awesome! Everything is a little cheaper and often times I can find items here that are generally hard to find in another grocery store.
Updating review — I’m dropping it two stars because I feel like I always have to go to the self check out.
Y’all know what I’m talkin bout…
Yes, supporting young military brats, I see the reasoning behind tipping the bagger kids & having them escort me and my groceries outside, but c’mon.
I’m relatively young and in good shape… They’ve loaded my items onto the carts meant for having a bagger escort my things… Even when I’m wearing my gym clothes? Yeah… I just worked out… So therefore I have no energy left to handle my own groceries? … Or they see me as more money in their pockets.
Why do I have to tell them I can carry my own bags everytime? This puts me in an uncomfortable position…
Also, if I withdraw extra $, the cashier always gives it to me in smaller bills… So I feel like I have to tip the kid who put my stuff in bags.
Don’t they make an hourly rate just like HEB baggers? That’s why I opt for bagging my own items.
It is a good service for elderly, pregnant or someone with an injury… But they could ask if I need assistance rather than just assuming I do.

I love the commissary but I hate to say that I’ve had a couple of bad experiences here. 80% of the time I use self check out mainly because I’m those people that never carries cash to tip, I hate when baggers go a little crazy with the bags n I’m left with 50 plastic bags sitting in my kitchen and lastly because I almost never purchase over 25 things. I also noticed that you get better service checking out in the regular lines. At self check out most of the time the employee is always in a crabby mood. One time one of the machines gave out And the employee was over here yelling about «this is why I hate working self check out, ain’t nobody like working check out because of this, they always changing things blah blah fml,» like that was supposed to make the situation better. Very unprofessional. And another time this chick was all up in my personal space just watching me scan my items, always the same chick. Does this face look like a thief? Lol. And seriously I thought this was self check out. IDK maybe it’s just me but I’m not gonna rate the commissary overall because of 3 or 4 employees. Sometimes they don’t always have the best deals when compared to HEB but I do prefer coming here just because there’s never a huge crowd.