Looking for a place to buy reusable and disposable masks? Check out your commissary.
Tracie Ross, director of sales for the Defense Commissary Agency, says two brands of masks, one reusable and the other disposable, recently became available at most of its stores. Commissaries in Hawaii are selling a reusable mask from a local supplier.
“Providing these masks for purchase is one of many protective measures we’re taking to help reduce exposure to COVID-19,” Ross said in a release.
DeCA sees strong sales due to newly eligible disabled veteran shoppers
DeCa asks that customers limit their mask purchases to only what they need, she added.
Since April 6, commissaries have required some form of face-covering for its store employees. By April 10, commissaries expanded the face-covering requirement to include customers or anyone else entering a commissary. The DeCA guidance does not supersede the existing installation policies. It applies to all agency stores and other facilities worldwide where no local directive has yet been issued.
Commissary customers and staff must now wear face coverings
Through May, glove sales increased by nearly 32 percent, the DeCA release added. In addition to mask sales, commissaries have also increased their volume of disposable gloves and hand sanitizers.