Another potential source to ponder....I've seen gelatin capsules in health
food stores.  It seems that some health minded people (not me) buy the
empty capsules and brew up their own concoctions to stick in them.  Not
cheap, but actually not much more than at pharmacies.

Kurt

At 06:44 AM 6/16/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Getting empty capsules from pharmacists can be a problem. Their eyes
>get squinty and they stare at you without asking "What illicit substance
>do you plan to put in these capsules and sell on the street corner?"
>        If you come right out and say you need some capsules to store
>sea-shells in, you will get the same squint which says "I seen sea
>shells. Aint no seashells that small.?
>        Sometimes the pharmacist will simply assume you are geting the
capsules
>from him, but having your perscription filled elsewhere.
>        The best thing to do is is tell the pharmacist the whole story, smile
>and give a short giggle, and add SOMETHING to the order that he can
>supply. The best you can hope for is: "I can get them for you. It will
>take 7 - 10 business days including the background check."
>        Art
>