What a great exchange. I'm a parent of a coastguardsman. Lots of choices of shirts, hats, and all things Coast Guard. Staff was friendly and helpful.
October 2023
The best choice for tax exempt shopping in the Bay Area. Cheap fuel, cheap alcohol, cheap haircuts, everything priced the way it should be without the California upcharge.
December 2022
I love this place! I always find great prices, plus tax free! The staff is always friendly. Winning at the base exchange.
Coast Guard Exchange, located on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, provides quality merchandise and services to our Coast Guard men and women as well as authorized patrons at competitive prices. Coast Guard Exchange is a military activity that operates as a business enterprise. Income generated is used as working capital to maintain our locations throughout the United States and abroad as well as to provide the Coast Guard with supplemental funding to the Morale, Well-being, and Recreation (MWR) fund.
