Home Depot has begun taking over military exchange store sales of major appliances.
Customers of shopmyexchange.com can now get Home Depot’s selection of major appliances tax-free plus a 1% discount.
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service, known as AAFES, announced May 18 that sales had begun, and Home Depot officials confirmed the 1% discount to Military.com.
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The appliances are available through the site’s Home Depot-branded section.
In the exchanges’ physical stores, Home Depot showrooms will first appear at Fort Moore, Georgia; Fort Cavazos, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The showrooms will ultimately roll out to 60 AAFES exchanges in the continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Navy Exchange stores are also expected to shift sourcing and delivery of major appliances to Home Depot this year.
The extent of the showrooms will vary according to the size of the exchange, but Home Depot’s “entire assortment” will be for sale on the website, AAFES spokesperson Chris Ward told Military.com.
Home Depot’s popular 10% military and veteran discount on most products does not extend to major appliances.
The selection now available to exchange shoppers includes washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, built-in microwaves, ranges, cooktops, ovens and hoods. Home Depot itself will fulfill…
