ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany — Some people arc so sentimental they cry at supermarket openings, but that certainly was not the case at the grand opening of the commissary here.

It was all fun, laughter and cheering, following the formal outdoor ceremonies, as contest winners lined up their empty shopping carts for a three-minute free shopping run — up, down and around the well-stocked aisles.

Commissary people here did it up "Stateside" style by holding drawings. Ten lucky winners had shopping sprees. David Mathes and Alice Bowers were awarded $50 gift certificates and Spc. 4 Ann Hunter won a 10-spccd racing bike, donated by a tobacco company.

"The first 10 women and the first 10 people in uniform through the door will receive $5 gift certificates," said Staff Sgt. Harold Johnson, manager of the grocery department, just prior to the opening of the $5-million store.

Spc. 4 William Stone, 1st Bn, 4th Inf, from Knoxville, Ill., was one of the "speed shoppers." His wife, Alice, said they had no particular strategy but he "would take anything he can get his hands on."

Of the 10 winners, there were more men than women but some of the women were shopping for their husbands.

Dorothy Horne was shopping for her husband, CWO Harry Horne. "He just wouldn't do it," she said. "I'll just pick things up as I go along — but I have on my running shoes," she added, noting that she had just stopped by the house to change out of her volunteer Red Cross uniform.

Spc. 4 Michael Galloway was wearing a winner's name tag bearing the name of Pamela Metzner.

"My fiancee won. but couldn't make it because she is undergoing an inspection today," said Galloway. Metzner, a sergeant from San Antonio, Texas, and Galloway, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., are medics assigned to the dispensary here.

"We rented a freezer just for this occasion and I'm going to concentrate on collecting as many frozen items as I can. We figure this could be worth about $300 to us," said Galloway.

Lt. Col. Roger Harano, the community chaplain, was amazed at his wife. "I didn't know Audrey was so fast. From now on when she says she needs the car for the day so she can go shopping, I won't have to give it to her. After all — I just saw her do all her shopping in three minutes," he said.