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Hmm, so then the reality is that I "shouldn't" be able to get these products? In order to get a hold of them I would need to go through all sorts of contortions and shemes eh? That's odd, especially in the US. Here is a country where you can buy a semi-automatic assault rifle without encountering any difficulties or suspicions but where getting hold of a graduated cylinder is not a straightforwad process...

I am an engineering student at a Chicago university. I was simply wondering whether I would be able to purchase basic chemicals such as HCl, Cl2, various organic substances, etc, from companies that specialize in supplying small quantities of basic chemicals. On the website of the most prominent of these companies, at least in N. America, Fisher Scientific, it seems that they mostly sell to companies and schools and whatnot. So, would I be able to get these basic reagents without having a company address etc? Would they ask me what I need them for? The same question goes for things such as basic flasks and pipettes and more expensive tools such as reflux condensers and distilling machines etc. Any help with this question would be appreciated. BTW, I would not be able to buy them under the auspices of my university, and I would probably either have to pick them up personally or have them sent to a private residence. Just to clarify.