Twentynine Palms Commissary - Defense Commissary Agency — Local services in Twentynine Palms

Decent Commissary selection for the middle of the desert. Generally good fresh fruit and veggies and even meat, and always find some treats when it comes to their special sections like Japanese curry and rice and even German foods. I don’t usually find the place too busy, except maybe later evenings on the weekends, or lunch hour during the week there’s usually a wait at the fresh deli and sandwich counter. And fresh sushi is fantastic! Thanks to Covid-19, sometimes shelves are empty and delayed being refilled, especially when it comes to eggs, cheese, and water (but we’ve always managed to find TP at least). The next closest grocery would be Starter Bros and a DG Market. A huge Walmart with groceries and a Vons can be found down the way about 20-30min from base, in Yucca Valley.

I also wanted to add that they now offer curbside pickup which started Sept 2021. Real convenient! The only struggle I’ve faced is when they do a substitute and it’s not something I would have chosen, you’ll have to go in the physically return items at the customer service window, and most of the time you won’t catch it until you’re already home and putting everything away. I hope they’ll update the system to one day be close to something like WalMart has where you can choose to decline a substitute chosen...

There’s one lady that works at the deli. I don’t know her name, but she’s a white female with reddish tinted hair. She’s on the big side, height 5’5 in her mid 40’s. She was really rude, nasty, and obnoxious yet condescending. It’s a long story to tell, but you get the picture. The manager wasn’t there to be found.

Also, there’s the blond hair dude that doesn’t give you what requested and he’s super lazy. On numerous occasions he’s been like that. He doesn’t give you any eye contact, no smile, thank you, or, “Hi, how may I help”, or bye. It seems he doesn’t like working there at all in my opinion.

Rest of the staff are super sweet.

It was a bad day for me being there and hate being treated that way and I wish no one goes through this experience. Managers need to step...

They have the basics stocked to get the job done. They are out of stock of some items frequently, so you’ll have to check back weekly. But there are supply chain issues everywhere.

The commissary app does not reflect the accuracy of their items in stock, so do not depend on the app for this. I shop here for common pantry items I go through weekly, and I’ll shop at other stores for speciality items and brands.

Staff are always friendly and welcoming. The commissary is always clean...