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[*] posted on 25-7-2019 at 19:30
Stores in/near buffalo


Hi guys,

I was planning a trip with a friend to get some chemicals from hardware stores and such from Buffalo that aren't as available/cheap in Canada. Does anyone know the area/anywhere nearby that has any good stores? Obviously I'm looking for things that are innocuous, like stump removes i.e. copper sulfate / sodium metabisulfite. (Nothing that would cause trouble at the border.) Maybe even potassium permanganate if possible. Any suggestion would be great. Thanks.
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[*] posted on 26-7-2019 at 05:06


There's probably an Ace Hardware near there. They're good for a lot of solvents and some acids and bases.
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[*] posted on 26-7-2019 at 10:19


Try fish/pet stores for potassium permanganate (aka Condy's crystals, permanganate crystals, etc.)

Copper sulfate is horrifically expensive from hardware stores IMO... then again, I have better OTC access than most. Pure H2SO4, HCl, NaOH and others all within my hometown.




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[*] posted on 26-7-2019 at 15:53


Thanks guys, I'm just not familiar with the stores in America.

Also wow, that's really lucky. Pure H2SO4 as in *not* drain cleaner? I have access to HCl, NaOH and drain cleaner sulfuric acid so I'm ok on that front. It's just a few other things like bisulfites that are less common. I think with shipping and everything the copper sulfate online would be more expensive than if I went to get it locally, but I guess I'll see the prices.
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