On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 13:32:45 UTC, "Egremont" wrote:

If I tried buying Citric acid from my Chemist (Pharmacist) I wouldn't get a
dirty look, just a look of 'why do you think we'd sell that - we sell cough
mixture!".

All our local chemists sell it - apart from Boots, who are always
bemused anyway. They keep it in the pharmacy.