buying syringes in pharmacies

[LudaCura]

Just stopped in a pharmacy here in Brooklyn where I live, hoping to buy a syringe for refilling (to use before I get the syringe bottles that Yanks recommended). Went to the counter and asked the little old lady there if they sell syringes. She gave me a once-over, muttered that I needed a prescription for them, and then turned away and started fiddling with some papers to signal "conversation closed." Whoa, never felt like a junkie before today... I tried to explain to her what it was for, but she wouldn't have none of it. Argh. Went to an art supply store and found a little squeeze bottle with a steel tip, that should work just fine in a pinch

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

Yah, good grief. I suppose these days it is what people will suspect.

I went to a Feed Store and got them for about .50 each. Veterinary supply shops and other places carry them. Look on line for a shop near by.

If you can't find one, some of the suppliers here carry them if you look through their site.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

Just stopped in a pharmacy here in Brooklyn where I live, hoping to buy a syringe for refilling (to use before I get the syringe bottles that Yanks recommended). Went to the counter and asked the little old lady there if they sell syringes. She gave me a once-over, muttered that I needed a prescription for them, and then turned away and started fiddling with some papers to signal "conversation closed." Whoa, never felt like a junkie before today... I tried to explain to her what it was for, but she wouldn't have none of it. Argh. Went to an art supply store and found a little squeeze bottle with a steel tip, that should work just fine in a pinch

Luda--In many States it is illegal to possess a syringe without a prescription. I do not use cartridges anymore but when I did I picked up one of those ink jet printer refillers which basically is a syringe with a blunt tip. I got it at Staples and it worked great plus I never stuck myself!!

Hope that helps.

Sun

 

[pianoguy]

I got some at Walgreens - I asked for 18-gauge and the guy wondered why I'd want a needle that big. I showed him my e-cig and explained how I planned to use the syringe for refilling the carto. He consulted with his manager and they decided they could sell me 10 of them. I don't get what's magical about 10 - who knows. But that was plenty for now.

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

Never thought about the art supply store. Glad to hear you got something.

 

[miss MiA]

I've only asked once (around end of January), at a CVS in Michigan when visiting there. Not typical I reckon but it was noooo problemo, they were ready to give me as many of any size/gauge as I wanted (i.e. not just diabetic). No ID requested, even after what I'm assuming was a pharmacy technician who first helped me had to ask the pharmacist something about finding what I wanted.

Immediately upon asking I had, however, included the reason I wanted them, and showed the tech/pharm/whatever she was my ecig. She did inquire whether they worked well (only mild curiosity, and not a smoker herself), had never heard of them. Launched my jubilant schpiel but had to keep it short, since I was holding up a growing line. (Probably some smokers in that line who would've been glad to wait if they could hear what I was saying too. )

I assume that was totally just the luck of the draw tho (with me drawing 'luck' for a change ). I saw a thread once that seemed to conclude one or the other between CVS and Walgreens was more likely to comply, but can't remember what that 'verdict' was.

 

[yanks21]

I assume that was totally just the luck of the draw tho (with me drawing 'luck' for a change ;-))

I think it is luck of the draw as I bought some in Brooklyn, NY a few weeks ago but they did look at me suspiciously when I asked, looked at me like I had 10 heads when I told them what they were for and they also limited me to 10, made me show ID and compared my license to some list on a clipboard.

No wonder so many junkies got HIV from sharing needles. Who wants to go through that crap?

 

[onehungwaylow]

In GA, no prescription is needed but it is up to the pharmacist. Went to Wally World and the pharmacist assumed I was an addict and said no. Went to Walgreens and they had no issues selling me a couple for .35 a pop. The girl behind the counter asked what it was for and i show'd her the Vapor King. She was very interested in it so I gave her the speal and a couple cards.

 

[NightNurse]

Lucky me, to work in a hospital... heheh

 

[Mary Kay]

I got mine from a vendor on line..but I want a blunt tip because I stuck my self! I have to do that for my insulin and test enough thank you! Thank you guys for the ideas for blunt tips!

 

[maxx]

Up until about 6 months ago, you needed a prescription in PA. But health groups pressured legislators to dump the law to help prevent spread of blood-born diseases with dirty needles.

 

[Gamer]

WHERE TO BUY A SYRINGE!
You can buy many different types out there. Some with the medal needle tips and some with a plastic tip.

*Some Grocers sell them with baby foods and in the drug isle.
*Pet stores: Birds and small baby animals are sometimes fed through them
*Art Stores: Ben Franklin and other art stores sell syringe devises for crafts and such
*Ebay: The internet is a GREAT place to find all your druggie needs!

There are countless places you can find them... how do i know where to find em? YEARS OF ........... acts. Saving lives and taking names, simply ask a 16year old who just OD'd on a drug and its amazing where they can buy them. Point in case: Hardware stores sometimes sell them to inject liquids in... places? Where i don't know... im no mechanic

 

[Kimmy]

I've had good luck with Rite Aid pharmacy, but I brought a bottle of juice, the cartomizer and the battery & business card to prove I am not an addict.

While shooting ...... was not my drug of choice, I find it funny how they are so reluctant to sell you a clean syringe, think of how many diseases could be prevented this way! In some areas of little economic opportunity, they sometimes give out clean syringes to prevent sharing of needles. Do these pharmacist's think that by not giving an addict syringe somehow that is stopping them from using? Ludicrous

 

[LudaCura]

Thanks everyone for the advice... I think online's the way to go for me - but I have those syringe flux bottles coming, so probably no more need to worry about it.

But I do think it's pretty counter-productive not to sell them to drug addicts, as they're going to find a way to inject otherwise anyway, and most likely expose themselves to HIV that way, It seems almost as if they want people suffering from drug addiction to contract diseases. Gah. Makes me so angry. I never took drugs myself, but have had some friends who did... and they were good people with problems. No way do people suffering from addiction deserve to expose themselves to even greater risk due to some puritanical dickheads.

 

[lonercom]

@Luda

I got a box of 100 for about $13.00. PM me and I'll mail ya a few or find you the link. Whatever you're comfortable with.

Check your PM. As promised, here's the link in case anyone else is interested:

http://www.researchsupply.net/syringesNeedles.html

and the offer still stands, Luda.

User tip: If you have a pointed needle, make sure to insert it so that the pointed tip is against the metal. I've not paid so close attention to this detail and have snagged the fiber filler. Smooshed it and made the carto unusable.

 

[Sherrick]

I went to a pharmacy where I occasionally have prescriptions filled and where I am known, and they turned me away in a very unpleasant fashion. (I have no history of drug use or abuse, and have honestly never even smoked pot.) Went to different pharmacy where I am also known and they gave me three syringes with needles, no questions asked. A day or two later, I was at a local farm supply store and they had at least 15 different sizes of veterinarian needles and syringes out on the retail floor right next to the dog food and the horse tack. No muss, no fuss, no questions. There, you pick what you want, walk to cash register, pay for it, and down the road you go.

 

[lonercom]

If we had the foresight to become addicted to an illegal drug like ...... this wouldn't be an issue.

State and Federal Governments would GIVE us syringes and methadone (risk reduction) FREE for life.

Sheesh, better to be a criminal.

I don't think there are many feed stores in NYC tho

 

[wader2k]

@Luda

I got a box of 100 for about $13.00. PM me and I'll mail ya a few or find you the link. Whatever you're comfortable with.

Check your PM. As promised, here's the link in case anyone else is interested:

RLS Syringes with Needles

and the offer still stands, Luda.

User tip: If you have a pointed needle, make sure to insert it so that the pointed tip is against the metal. I've not paid so close attention to this detail and have snagged the fiber filler. Smooshed it and made the carto unusable.

Thanks for the link. I used an insulin needle which worked great but the needle is a little too small. What guage did you get off that site? I am guessing 18 Gauge works pretty good. I wish they had blunt tipped needles but I don't see any.