The White Falcon - 12.07.1974, Blaðsíða 6

79105: Commander’s Action Line
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CALLER: Are there any plans for adding external
storage to the older Coral Sea Housing? If not,
I would like to suggest this as a project.
*C.A.L.: The need for external storage for
housing on base is recognized by the Housing Divi-
sion. Storage sheds have been planned for all on-
base housing, this includes the older Coral Sea
type units.
CALLER: I would like to complain about the soap
dispenser in the laundromat. I understand that
sometimes it can't hold as much soap as a normal
day would require. I would like to suggest another
soap dispenser be put in. Very often the present
one is either not filled enough or it is completely
empty. When this occurs at a time when it is im-
possible to get soap from the Exchange or Mini-Mart
it creates a hardship.
*C.A.L.: Another soap dispensing machine will
be installed in the laundromat to insure that an
adequate quantity of soap will be available for
patrons' use.
CALLER: I would like to know why the Navy Ex-
change is selling a book, which has a list price of
$1.50 printed on the jacket, for the same price.
I'm also curious about the licorice sold at the Ex-
change. It states 39 cents on the package, yet the
Exchange is selling it for 40 cents. This seems
like an excessive markup when the selling price ex-
ceeds the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
I'm wondering how many other items are sold with a
ridiculously high markup.
*C.A.L.: A book with a list price of $1.50 is
sold for $1.35, therefore, it appears you were
overcharged and should obtain a refund for the dif-
ference from the store manager. Your assistance in
bringing such matters immediately to the attention
of the cashier or store will correct further er-
rors.
The cost price for candy products has increased
up to 35 per cent industry-wide, therefore, the
price has gone up. Packages of candy marked with
the older manufacturer's suggested price of 39
cents are sold at less than that until the stock is
depleted. The current higher price did appear on
some of the packages you refer to and this error
has been corrected.
None of the items we sell include what could be
called a high markup, let alone a "ridiculously
high markup." The Navy Exchange gives the best
price possible consistent with prividing sufficient
monies for the welfare and recreational fund.
CALLER: I just heard on the Armed Forces Digest^
that stateside Navy Exchange cigarette sales are
going up 30 cents per carton and those sold in
overseas stations are going up to $1.90 per carton.
Why is it that we are paying stateside (tax-free)
prices while stationed in Iceland? I understand
that even ships sell tax-free cigarettes once they
are beyond the three-mile limit from the Continen-
tal U.S. What is the justification for the local
Navy Exchange's exemption from this?
*C.A.L.: Effective June 26, 1974 the price for
a carton of cigarettes is going up by 30 cents per
carton in all stateside and overseas Navy Ex-
changes, and is the direct result of two manufactu-
rer cost increases and the effect of the recent mi-
nimum wage increase on the entire Navy Exchange
System.
The stateside price is not tax-free as Federal
taxation does apply, thus accounting for the higher
price at home. The prices charged at overseas
shore stations and in ship stores afloat are tax-A
free and thus lower with neither Federal nor State*
tax being applicable. However, the price charged
in overseas shore Exchanges is the higher of the
later two categories and for many valid reasons—
mainly the overhead, labor and transportation costs
which must be paid by these Exchanges and not by a
ship stores afloat. Your local Navy Exchange price
for cigarettes is the same price charged at any
overseas Navy Exchange and is established by the
Navy Resale System Office at the lowest necessary
price.
Tour Office yourselt)
SPEND A DAY IN THE WESTMANN
ISLANDS. Special daily flights
to the islands, which include
airfare, transportation, sight-
seeing with lunch and a visit to
the Aquarium, is being offered.
The flight leaves Reykjavik at 8
every morning and returns at ap-
proximately 7 p.m. Special dis-
count for airfares alone is also
being offered.
CAMPING TOURS to Thorsmork or
to Landmannalaugar are available
now, departing every Friday eve-
nings and returning on Sundays.
There are also departures on Wed-
nesday mornings.
A WEEK AT T0RREM0LINAS on the
sunny coast of Spain. For $160
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you can have an apartment just
minutes from the beach, with a
swimming pool right outside the
door. The price includes accom-
modation, air travel and trans-
fers to and from the airport.
This tour leaves Keflavik July
20 and returns July 27. Special
discounts are available for chil-
dren. Due to the limited accom-
modation available, make your re-
servations as early as possible.
THE VERY POPULAR EIGHT-DAY
TOURS TO LONDON are again availa-
ble. The low price of $227 in-
cludes airfare and hotel accommo-
dation with breakfast. Flights
are scheduled to leave July 25,
August 1, 15 and 29.
SPECIAL FARES ARE NOW AVAILA-
BLE for flights to Copenhagen.
There will be flights leaving
July 25, August 6 and 25. The
length of time you spend in Co-
penhagen will be up to you, as
the ticket is good for 45 days.
The July 20 Summer Bus Tour
will be across Iceland's southern
lowland, through Hveragerdi, Sel-
foss and to Fljotshlid district.
If weather permits, you will
have the opportunity to have
lunch near a beautiful waterfall.
For information and reserva-
tions on all these tours, call
the Tour Office at ext. 4200 or
5111.
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