Aafes Scott AFB

BX was nice ace to pick stuff up good selection of stuff. Some great deals. Great staff very helpful and friendly.

This particular Exchange doesn’t seem to be anything special. They lack sections I’ve seen at other bases that are even smaller than this one. Most of the time on average items you can get a better deal at other stores like lowes who offer a military discount than you can at prices here.
Half the time they don’t have items we need that we’ve seen at other Aafes stores on other bases. I only come here for a few very specific items we already know they have. Otherwise we never think to look here for items because usually we’ll go in and they’ll tell us to go somewhere else.
The other stores at the front of the exchange all seem pretty enough but we have little use for them. I will say the small food court is all right, the food there (for fast food) is usually pretty good and while often understaffed (read: slow) I have never had something I didn’t enjoy. So that area is probably the one I’d most recommend, but overall it’s no where near the best Exchange.
If you’re looking for liquor you might as well go to the gas station on base, they have a better selection.
The one good thing is that from time to time the base hosts food truck gatherings, those are generally great — but they didn’t change my rating from a 2 to a 3 because they are fairly rare.
Generally I’d say you are better off going to other stores in the area that offer discounts.

For a small base it has what you need. They have a good selection of clothes, electronics, and have recently started selling firearms. Limited selection of alcohol.

One of the largest AAFES Base Exchanges in the States. I found this location to be every bit as good as any other Base Exchange.
Prices are comparable with outside big-​box stores, minus any local sales tax. Where the big-​box stores carry the same item, AAFES can usually beat them in price or total product package offerings.
Well stocked, with a nice layout and cheerful employees. Their ‘mall’ offerings outside the entrance were also well organized, and the food court was doing a good business.
The Uniform Shop was at the opposite end of the mall from the food court.
I will be sure to stop by on my next trip thru this area.

Nice selection and no sales tax! Whats not to love?!? Oh, they also have a Charley’s subs, which I have an unnatural attachment to. It draws me in here every time I get even remotely close…

Honestly, I don’t feel as though I save that much money by shopping here. When I go for a larger ticket item, like my MacBook Pro or iPod, I save the tax, but that’s about it. Any other item you’re probably going to spend less or equal to at Walmart or Target. Sorry BX, but Target is across the street from my apartment. Better luck with people who live on base.

I am not sure why there are a few negative reviews. This is probably the best shopping joint around, and I am not Air Force, I am Army National Guard. The stores are brightly lit and very clean. I also enjoy the fact that everything is so low priced and tax free. And they have a lot of specials throughout the holidays. I really have to be careful here though because I will rack up a huge military star card bill!

It is what it is. We (military) can get cheaper products like some coach purses and stuff like that. If you’ve been in one, you have been in them all. They don’t have the same selection as most stores, but the perfume/​colognes are cheaper and so are the electronics and we don’t pay the taxes.

Like just about any AAFES establishment I’ve been at, this facility has the attitude that they are entitled to the business of military members stationed at Scott AFB.
Popular video games and DVDs are not stocked upon their release date. In fact, popular video games are rarely stocked at all. Electronics such as computers are usually obsolete, but the prices aren’t adjusted accordingly.
Prices are usually beaten by the nearby Belleville Walmart or Shiloh Target, which have better quality merchandise anyhow.
Frankly, it’s almost as if stocking what people want would take real effort, and then people would buy it and it would have to be restocked, requiring even MORE effort!