MEDIA CONTACT:\u00a0Chris Ward
\nMEDIA ADVISORY: 12-067
\nRELEASE DATE:\u00a0Oct. 31,\u00a02012<\/p>\n
DALLAS \u2013 <\/strong>In response to a May, 2012 U.S. Postal Service ban on international shipments of electronics with lithium batteries, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service now has a way for overseas shoppers to get those must-have gadgets, gizmo and devices just in time for the holidays.<\/p>\n \u201cSelect cameras, tablets, watches and other electronics can now be ordered online and picked up at any of 36 Exchanges in Afghanistan, Belgium, Germany, Guam, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey or the United Kingdom through our \u2018Lithium Ship to Store\u2019 program,\u201d said the Exchange\u2019s Chief of Staff Col. Thomas Ockenfels. \u201cAnd now, since they\u2019re being sent via Fed Ex, the shipping times will be much quicker than in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n Exchange shoppers simply go to www.shopmyexchange.com<\/a> and select one of approximately 80 products with a \u201cLithium Ship to Store\u201d logo. Once items are selected, the shopper chooses the country and Exchange where they would like the item to be delivered.<\/p>\n Customer service associates at the overseas location will contact the shopper via email when the order arrives. Orders may be picked up during regular store hours at the Customer Service desk with a valid ID and a copy of the email\/order number confirmation.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the USPS announced the restrictions we began working on a way to ensure troops could get these items delivered,\u201d said Ockenfels. \u201cThe \u2018Lithium Ship to Store\u2019 initiative will definitely help light up the holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n — 30 —<\/p>\n The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is a joint non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense and is directed by a Board of Directors which is responsible to the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force through the Service Chiefs of Staff. \u00a0The Exchange has the dual mission of providing authorized patrons with quality merchandise and services at competitively low prices and generating non-appropriated fund earnings as a supplemental source of funding for military morale, welfare and recreation programs. To find out more about the Exchange history and mission or to view recent press releases please visit our Web site at http:\/\/www.shopmyexchange.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n Media Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n For more information or to schedule an interview with an Exchange representative please contact Chris Ward, 214-312-2714 or wardchr@aafes.com.<\/p>\n\t