Another oiling question - where to buy

[BrettButter]

This is going to sound like a really stupid question, but..

short of ordering it online, where did/do you BUY your mineral oil (if you use mineral oil)

I've tried Walgreens, Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, and CVS. When I asked the people there where the mineral oil was, they act like they've never heard of the product. Then I can't seem to find it anywhere when I go looking for it after the store people think I'm creepy.

[kweniston]

Baby-oil no good? That must available in lots of shops...

[tomb1]

All of those places have it. It's in the laxatives/constipation section! (Probably on a bottom shelf somewhere.)

http://www.walgreens.com/store/produ...t=0&id=prod605

[jdunford]

I get mine from a university chemistry deparment... because I can... but like tomb1 says, you should be able to get it at any pharmacy.

Now, if you know some chemistry students at a university (especially PhD students), you can probably get the really good stuff (high purity, high molecular weight) for free (or maybe in exchange for some chip samples)!

[BrettButter]

Originally Posted by tomb1

All of those places have it. It's in the laxatives/constipation section! (Probably on a bottom shelf somewhere.)

http://www.walgreens.com/store/produ...t=0&id=prod605

I saw it on Walgreens online, but couldn't find it near the laxatives inside of an actual Walgreens.

I was actually kind of surprised that's what mineral oil was actually for, since I had no idea. I'll probably check at Rite Aid and KMart today. "Hi, a couple of questions for you..where's the laxative section, and, do you have a bathroom in here?"

[abby99]

I bought a bottle earlier this week at Walgreens in the laxative section, bottom shelf.

When I checked out I noticed the "F" on my receipt next to the price, which means that this purchase is eligible for reimbursement on my health FSA (flexible spending account). Of course I won't submit the receipt for reimbursement, but I laughed out loud when I saw that.

Mineral Oil -- for healthy chips!

The next time you're constipated, suck on a poker chip!

(Sorry, too much coffee.)

[Button Potato]

I bought mine at Rite Aid - laxative section

[MetalSlug3]

K-Mart, probably in the laxative section.

[Colquhoun]

I had some long before I owned clay chips. I bought it at Williams-Sonoma in the mall...and use it every so often on wood-handled knives and wood spoons. It keeps the wood from drying out and cracking. Seeing an expensive chef knife with a cracked handle is almost as rough as a cracked Paulson.
Very good on butcher-block as well.
However, I bet the price difference between Walgreens and Williams-Sonoma is rather large.

[BrettButter]

Parma must be an anti-laxative area.

No dice on KMart and Rite Aid (two of them)

I went to a different Walgreens and found it for $4.49. I oiled up my T-mold samples and they are drying now.

Thanks everyone!