Ft. Detrick Commissary — Local services in Frederick

The commissary here is one of the smallest I’ve shopped at. Their international food aisle is paltry—particularly with Asian food staples. Yes, there is an H-Mart in town for that. It’s just surprising how tiny this section of the commissary is compared to any commissary I’ve been to CONUS and overseas.

We mostly come here to shop for meat and cheese anyway. We save the produce shopping for places off post.

For the most part, the facility is clean and the workers are friendly enough.

Biggest issue I have shopping here is no matter how sparsely populated this small commissary is at any given time, you’re sure to encounter at least one individual (On average, it’s more like three.) who blatantly disregard the 6 feet rule and engage in a series of micro aggressions towards other shoppers because they are miserable, impatient, uncouth, entitled human beings. And then they act like you’re the AH who purposely planted themselves in aisle 3 just so you could mess up their day! You either get into a war of words with them (and risk causing a scene and getting kicked out) or step aside—thereby enabling their sense of ENTITLEMENT to engage with pretty much everyone else in the store in the same way.

I’ve always observed that no one mistreats the military more so than other people from within the military community...

On Saturday, July 2, 2022, I had occasion to be shopping in the Ft Detrick Commissary. I was at one of the self check out lanes. While I was doing a "search for item", I was personally greeted by Blessie Viands and asked if I needed any assistance. Her pleasant greeting and offer to help was welcomed and appreciated. She patiently explained the operation and gave me some very helpful hints to help me navigate through the checkout. She made me feel like I was her favorite customer of the day. Her warm, personal greeting immediately put me at ease. She then spent a few minutes explaining to me, in simple terms, how to understand and quickly move through the checkout process. It was obvious to this Octogenarian she was well qualified in her capacity. She also amazed me with her ability to multi-task as she even fielded questions from other cashiers and customers, without making me feel like I was neglected. It was a great learning experience for me as well as a refreshing display of great customer service on the part of Blesssie and I didn't want it to go unnoticed. Blessie's knowledge of her position, attention to detail, and excellent customer service reflects great credit upon herself and the Ft. Detrick Commissary. It was a good experience and I came away with a huge...

One thing I like about all commissaries is the availability of foreign foods available. I have always enjoyed the spiciness of German mustards over American mustards like French's, goulden, or boars head and I can get that at the Ft Detrick Commissary. FT Frtrick has a little deli that makes little subs and wraps that range from $3.99 to $4.99 based on when they are made. They also have a little sushi kiosk that makes fresh sushi every day. The sushi is the same sushi vendor that serves Ft Lee Virginia, Hickam AFB and the NEX HAWAII locations. The cashiers are all super friendly and will start conversations with you almost like they are a mom and pop shop getting to know their locals. The meat department is also nice and will work with you if you know what you are asking for and talking about and will make...