When Did CAP Bookstore and CAP Mart exist?

[Public Affairs Guy]

In preparation for our Wing's 75th anniversary next year I'm researching the heraldry of the South Dakota Wing patch of which there are two variants. Variant-1 appears to have come into existence in 1951. What isn't clear is when the design changed to Variant-2. Some very senior seniors say they think Variant-2 was being worn in the 1980s. My question is, what were the general dates of existence for the CAP Bookstore and for CAP Mart? Vanguard told me they took over the manufacturing contract from CAP Mart in 2006. Appreciate any information you guys may have.     

[Capt Thompson]

Not sure of exact dates, but when I started in '96 we had the Bookstore, and were still using it when I left in '01.

[Simplex]

It was around in 1993 when I started, wish it still was. Oops did I type that 'out loud'.

[JC004]

CAPMart came to exist when the CAP Supply Depot closed in 2003.  They were supposed to more or less merge, but CAPMart never ended up selling much of the field equipment and such that the Supply Depot had.  The Supply Depot was awesome.  That's why it had to die.

[SarDragon]

They were breaking the rules concerning resale of surplus equipment. I don't recall the specifics.

The Bookstore was around when I joined in '64.

[PHall]

The Supply Depot got closed because they were selling stuff at a profit that they got for free from DRMO.
They tried to claim it was shipping and stocking charges, but the Auditors from the Air Force didn't buy it.
They were darn lucky no one went to jail.

[sarmed1]

http://capnhq.custhelp.com/ci/fattach/get/758/0/filename/CAP-Depot-Ends-CAP-News-Apr03_196E.pdf

interesting reading

MK

[Гугл переводчик]

Dont forget the Hock Shop -wipes away tear-

[SarDragon]

Sorry, no sympathy there. My experiences with them were far worse than any I've had with Vanguard. The merch had wildly variable quality, usually lower than the Bookstore, and service flat sucked.

[Гугл переводчик]

Huh strange, Ive never had a bad experience with them. I guess I just got lucky.

[Майор Хаткевич]

Just had a $450 VG order fulfilled. Got it QUICK, and ALL items (and there were MANY!) were correct.

Hock? I had to wait two months for nametapes and some uniform items, and most were subpar...