When I was stationed in South Korea, my job took me to many of the Army camps on the peninsula, and while this example represents a small PX (aka Post Exchange) it's not the smallest one I've ever been in. There's a small camp (darn I forget its name now) which serves as housing for Army personnel and its PX was about the size of a small bedroom! As the camp was located within city limits (and accessible by driving down an alley!) I guess the Army figured it didn't need a large PX as their troops could just shop on the economy. I've also been in an Air Force BX (Base Exchange) located in two small house trailers. One was for clothes and everything else was in the other trailer.
Here's an example of buying something as a project and just not doing a darn thing with it! I bought this incomplete Marx PX way back in 2011 thinking I would fabricate the missing top. Complete examples command premium prices so I was always skittish about trying to buy a better piece - but I should have! This measures 25 1/2" (64.8cm) L x 4" (10.2cm) W x 5" (12.7cm) H. Each of the three fronts probably represent a different service available. The front at the far left has a poster for the installation theater but probably represents a store as the theater would be located in another building. So what kind of services could possibly be represented?:
-General goods like clothing, shoes, jewelry
-Health and household
-Office supplies
-Sports equipment
-Lawn and garden (for those living in base housing)
-Barber shop
-Dry cleaning
-Snacks
-Grill: for getting a freshly made burger instead of having to go to the chow hall (aka mess hall, dining facility)
Obviously. the smaller the PX/BX, the less selection and some categories of goods may not even be present at all.
General grocery shopping is done at the Commissary.
Ed
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