Posted on Dec 7, 2014
Ration Cards. Do you remember or currently use them?
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For a very long time, Ration Stamps and Gas Coupons have been a staple of OCONUS assignments. And the VAT that you could receive by going to the Base Finance Office.
Did you use them?
Did you use them?
Posted 11 y ago
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Yes... Used Ration Cards in Germany in the Commissary; for gas in Italy; and, although did not have a card, items in Korea were rationed.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
Oh yea Budingen, West Germany 1990, with 3/5th ADA, 3rd Armored Division.
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I used them when I was stationed in Germany during the early 1980s. I used the gas ration cards when I was traveling around Germany and the surrounding countries. Cigarettes were also rationed along with alcohol.
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LTC Stephen F.
SSgt (Join to see), GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad, my landlord was honest. He was a former Wehrmacht soldier who fought on the eastern front. I was honored when he invited me to watch D-Day, which had been translated into German by the early 1980's, with him and his wife. He warmed the beer to room temperature and it was strange to see the British and American stars of D Day speaking with German over-dubbing.
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Oh yeah! 1990-1992 Germany. Inprocessing 101..."Hey kid, do you smoke?" "Are you a beer drinker or the good stuff?" If the answer was no......BEG the PSG to put him in your room! Rationing 101...If you returned from stateside leave you better had brought back "stateside Copenhagen" in the cardboard containers. The plastic overseas ones wasn't as good (from what I was told).
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SFC Boots Attaway
I remember a lot of young dumb privates miss using theirs in Korea 79/80 and 82/83.
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CPL Rick Stasny
I don't see how there was that big of a difference between state side Copenhagen and the plastic can crap. It was like they added sticks and gravel to the overseas version. I did enjoy picking up a half gallon for 8 or 9 bucks from the Class 6 store before the PX took it over. We were considered a remote site and had a small bar on post that sold American beer for 25 cents anb German beer for 30 cents. Good times.
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Lol! Too funny! I use to have the Jappenese folks to try and get me to buy beer for them.
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I wouldn't have been able to deny the young ladies.. hahaha a fail right there...lol
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Being stationed in Germany 74-77 and 79-82, cigarettes, liquor, sugar, and coffee were the major rationed items. We were able to purchase a certain amount of coupons in order to purchase gas cheaper on the German economy than the Germans paid.
Those four items were the major black market items that the Germans would pay big money for any of these items.
Those four items were the major black market items that the Germans would pay big money for any of these items.
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Sorry but never had to use them. I guess I'm not as old as I thought I was. lol
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TSgt Jackie Jones
It's not an age thing, I don't think! I had to use them in England and Iceland from 1999-2004... For alcohol, cigarettes, and gas. They didn't want us buying the tax-free American priced items and selling them on the economy for a profit!
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We were given a beer ration card when I was in Spain it was hilarious. Who knew you could ration beer to Seabees. Well they tried.
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My friend paid his rent with liquor. I let him use mine. I use to buy my girlfriend cigarettes with the tobacco card. 4.70 a carton. She paid 25 on German economy
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