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Q. It says here on your website that you have a bi-monthly magazine (Editor’s note: we do =====>). I’d like to pick up a newsstand copy before I commit to subscribing. Do you have a list of places mental_floss magazine is sold?
A. I don’t have a list handy, so let’s build one together. To add a little incentive, we’ll turn this into an impromptu mental_floss t-shirt giveaway.
If you’ve seen mental_floss magazine for sale on a newsstand, in a bookstore, or somewhere entirely different, leave a comment telling us where.
Here’s the win-a-shirt part:
1) We’ve written down one specific location (in one specific city) — first person who mentions this location wins a free shirt.
2) We’ve also written down one specific comment number — we’ll call it x. The person who leaves comment number x also wins a shirt.
3) A virtual thumbs-up will be awarded for the most obscure location, provided it’s true. (Our thumbs will remain firmly neutral for all fictional locations.) OK, we’ll throw in a free t-shirt, too.
If you’re hoping to better your odds, you can name up to five places that stock mental_floss (in separate comments to increase your chances of landing on the magic x). Let the list-building begin.
By the way, when you are ready to subscribe, go here.
Comments (232)
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Albertson’s grocery store - College Station Texas
posted by Elizabeth on 10-22-2007 at 2:45 pm
I’ve seen mental_floss in the Coralville Public Library in Coralville, Iowa! Okay, so you can’t technically buy it, but you sure can read it!
posted by Jennifer on 10-22-2007 at 2:51 pm
North Roan St. Books-a-million in Johnson City, TN. Barnes and Noble Palm Beach, SC.
posted by Walker on 10-22-2007 at 2:52 pm
Border’s (bookstore) Altamonte Springs, FL
posted by Marta on 10-22-2007 at 2:53 pm
I spent several hours one day in Whole Food Market in Dallas Texas talking with 3 women who over heard me talking to one of the employees about why they don’t carry MentalFloss anymore. I had a mini-mentalfloss party on isle 3. I received a call from Whole Foods who was holding my new Mental Floss Magazine for em. I guess they are now a proud supplier of Mental Floss. ;O)
posted by Kimberly on 10-22-2007 at 2:54 pm
Mental Floss is sold at News World in Washington, DC. The address is 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW
posted by Andrew on 10-22-2007 at 2:54 pm
Powell’s (bookstore) in Portland, OR
posted by Brian on 10-22-2007 at 2:56 pm
Barnes & Noble - Albuquerque
posted by Roger on 10-22-2007 at 2:57 pm
Walmart on 132nd and L in Omaha, NE
Whole Foods by Regency Mall also in Omaha, NE
Strangely, the Borders at 72nd and Dodge in Omaha, NE does NOT have Mental Floss
posted by napoleansolo on 10-22-2007 at 2:59 pm
You can buy it at Barnes and Noble in Willow Grove, PA.
posted by Darren on 10-22-2007 at 2:59 pm
Border’s Books, Hylan Drive, Rochester (well, really Henrietta), NY.
posted by Sid Morrison on 10-22-2007 at 2:59 pm
Barnes and Noble, Fargo, ND
posted by EV on 10-22-2007 at 3:02 pm
How about the greatest-est bookstore in the Universe…Powell’s Books in Portland, OR?
posted by Johnny Cat on 10-22-2007 at 3:03 pm
You can pick it up at City Newsstand in Chicago, Illinois. They have literally thousands of magazines. Great place.
posted by Jonathan Thomas on 10-22-2007 at 3:05 pm
Well, i see it all over the place in Birmingham, Alabama
(but i suppose that makes sense)
[please be the city please be the city!]*
[note that this phrase should be read in the manner of Scott “Scotty” Smalls from The Sandlot saying “don’t be a goofus! don’t be a goofus!”]
i’ll say books-a-million too, just in case.
obscure location: winslow’s office
posted by cary on 10-22-2007 at 3:06 pm
crap. i forgot my second asterisk.
BAH!
posted by cary on 10-22-2007 at 3:08 pm
Wal-mart on 8923 W. Military Drive in San Antonio tx. This is the only place I have ever seen mental floss magazine in San Antonio. I feel as if My city is being deprived of a very important resource. Like, going without food or something!!! HELP US!!!
posted by GILBERT GUTIERREZ, JR. on 10-22-2007 at 3:11 pm
Book Bin, Corvallis, Oregon
Book Bin, Salem, Oregon (where I buy it, cause I always forget to send in the little do-hickey to subscribe)
First Alternative Co-op, Corvallis, Oregon
Powells Bookstore, Portland International Airport
BookPeople, Austin Texas
posted by Jenny on 10-22-2007 at 3:12 pm
Minneapolis Airport near the men’s room.
posted by Goinglikesixty on 10-22-2007 at 3:12 pm
Don’t have a clue - going for pure luck.
posted by GoingLikeSixty on 10-22-2007 at 3:14 pm
Trying to get five in a row.
posted by GoingLikeSixty on 10-22-2007 at 3:15 pm
San Francsico Airport - Terminal 3 Newsstand
I really wanted to include something witty or pithy in my comment, but I just don’t have it in me.
posted by stuart on 10-22-2007 at 3:15 pm
Four
posted by GoingLikeSixty on 10-22-2007 at 3:15 pm
Full Circle Bookstore, on the bottom floor of 50 Penn Place, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Roaring fireplaces and free coffee. Please be this place. It rocks.
posted by Susan E. on 10-22-2007 at 3:15 pm
I’ll tell you where I can’t find it:
All 6 major bookstores in and around Newark Delaware or Borders or Barnes and Noble or Waldenbooks in Philadelphia.
I have been on a mission. I don’t know why I just don’t subscribe. I could’ve paid for 2 years worth in all the gas I burned. ;-)
-Blair
posted by Blair on 10-22-2007 at 3:18 pm
Borders Books & Music, St. Charles, IL.
posted by MarkD on 10-22-2007 at 3:19 pm
I picked up my first copy at an Albertson’s grocery store in Wildomar, CA. Have purchased copies at Barnes and Noble in Layton, Utah Santa Rosa, CA as well as the Safeway in Lake Havasu City, AZ
posted by Deuces Wild on 10-22-2007 at 3:20 pm
Books-A-Million, Tuscaloosa, AL
WorldCat.org has a listing of 303 libraries world-wide that have a subscription including the
Temasek Polytechnic Library in Singapore. It also allows you to find the copies closest to you by entering your ZIP code or country.
posted by Andrea on 10-22-2007 at 3:21 pm
Larchmont News, Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles CA
posted by David on 10-22-2007 at 3:22 pm
Borders Books, Sterling, VA.
posted by Kim on 10-22-2007 at 3:22 pm
Hastings Books - Ada, Oklahoma
posted by Bruce on 10-22-2007 at 3:24 pm
Books a million Longview, Tx
posted by Downchez on 10-22-2007 at 3:25 pm
RK News in Kenosha, WI
posted by TracyB on 10-22-2007 at 3:26 pm
I get mine at the Vitamin Cottage at 15th and Platte in Denver, CO.
posted by BroRo on 10-22-2007 at 3:29 pm
I’ve seen it for sale at the Barnes & Noble in Manchester, NH on South Willow St.
posted by Christian on 10-22-2007 at 3:32 pm
I got my first copy at the Borders Bookstore on L Street NW in DC.
posted by elaine on 10-22-2007 at 3:32 pm
Barnes & Noble at Kahala Mall in Honolulu carries it. Aloha!
posted by Crissy on 10-22-2007 at 3:33 pm
The Tattered Cover in Denver, CO
posted by Rachel on 10-22-2007 at 3:33 pm
I buy mine at Barnes & Noble in Lexington, KY - the only place in town I’ve been able to find it!
posted by Roger on 10-22-2007 at 3:33 pm
Barnes & Noble in Birmingham, Ala. I worked there for years. Everyone there loves the Floss and recommends it to anyone who’ll listen.
posted by Griner on 10-22-2007 at 3:35 pm
i first stumbled upon mental_floss while waiting for a train to long island in NYC’s Penn Station.
The news stand that sold it is located next to the entrance to the 34th st. entrance to the subway’s 1. 2. and 3 train.
convoluted, but there you are.
:)
(now that i’ve moved out of the city, i simply subscribe, although I’m fairly certain you can pick up a copy of the magazine in the Borders of Butler Plaza in Gainesville, FL)
posted by kay on 10-22-2007 at 3:36 pm
Barnes & Noble, 6100 N May, Oklahoma City, OK
posted by chelsea on 10-22-2007 at 3:40 pm
Barnes & Noble in White Plains, NY
posted by Andrew Woodbridge on 10-22-2007 at 3:40 pm
Barnes and Nobles in Nashua, New Hampshire
also in my birthday gift (last may), recieved in Columbus Ohio. It was from my parents… they know me well.
posted by Amy on 10-22-2007 at 3:41 pm
Borders on Wolf Road in Albany, NY.
posted by Vorpal on 10-22-2007 at 3:41 pm
Barnes & Noble in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
posted by chelsea on 10-22-2007 at 3:42 pm
Astonishingly, you can get mental_floss in the on-campus Barnes and Noble of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX.
posted by Lydia on 10-22-2007 at 3:43 pm
Barnes and Noble, Jackson, MS
posted by MathFreak on 10-22-2007 at 3:44 pm
Hastings Books in Victoria, Texas
posted by Groovygaia on 10-22-2007 at 3:45 pm
The Village Market in Lake Cowichan - and only because I pestered them enough to bring it in.
Now that I have a subscription, I make go to the store regularly to ensure MF is prominently displayed.
posted by Thursday on 10-22-2007 at 3:46 pm
Island Books on Salt Spring Island. They hooked me first, and I carried the addiction to Lake Cowichan when I moved.
posted by Thursday on 10-22-2007 at 3:49 pm
Borders in Manchester, CT, usually tucked in between the gossip rags, psychology today and alternative orientations mags.
posted by Erika on 10-22-2007 at 3:51 pm
Hudson Booksellers @ LaGuardia Airport
posted by Anita on 10-22-2007 at 3:52 pm
Mags & Fags, 254 Elgin St., in exotic Ottawa, Ontario.
posted by AMR on 10-22-2007 at 3:59 pm
blair - I used to (about 4-5 years ago) Get Mental Floss from the Penn Bookstore in Phili, which is either a Barnes & Noble or a Borders.
posted by AD on 10-22-2007 at 4:03 pm
Books-a-million Gastonia NC
posted by Samantha on 10-22-2007 at 4:04 pm
Barnes & Noble in Gurnee, Illinois (home of the the largest discount mall).
posted by AD on 10-22-2007 at 4:05 pm
Borders in Washington D.C., the one near the Gallery Place subway stop.
posted by AD on 10-22-2007 at 4:06 pm
Barnes and Noble, in North Charleston, SC has it.
There’s not really anything else famous there.
posted by Milehimama on 10-22-2007 at 4:14 pm
village corner in ann arbor, mi
posted by withington on 10-22-2007 at 4:14 pm
Barnes & Noble in Newington/Portsmouth, NH, that is, when it’s not sold out or mangled up from the people who sit and read ‘em in the store…
posted by Cyndi on 10-22-2007 at 4:20 pm
borders in Traverse City, MI
posted by michael gates on 10-22-2007 at 4:30 pm
Kroger’s. Nashville, TN.
posted by Emily on 10-22-2007 at 4:37 pm
Barracks 20 shopette, Com Nav Mar, GUAM, USA
posted by Miss Nae on 10-22-2007 at 4:39 pm
Barracks 20 shopette, Com Nav Mar, GUAM, USA
oops! I’m very obscure…. Pluto (L)
posted by Miss Nae on 10-22-2007 at 4:40 pm
Barnes & Noble in Hoover, Alabama. I’m scooping all you cats who said Birmingham!
posted by Don Delashaw on 10-22-2007 at 4:45 pm
Borders Winston-Salem, NC
Borders Rochester, MI
Borders Charlotte, NC
posted by cagney on 10-22-2007 at 4:51 pm
The Joseph-Beth in Rookwood Commons in Norwood (cincinnati), Ohio
first floor, the magazine rack directly to the right of the main stair case when walking into the store
posted by Annie on 10-22-2007 at 4:56 pm
The Barnes and Noble at 3216 W Lake St, Minneapolis.
posted by Mimi on 10-22-2007 at 5:14 pm
Fred Meyer in Tumwater, Washington (magazines/books section near the middle of the store).
posted by Jack on 10-22-2007 at 5:17 pm
Barnes & Noble in Butler Plaza
Gainesville, Florida
posted by John on 10-22-2007 at 5:19 pm
The Border’s on Miller Rd, in Flint, MI.
posted by Mej on 10-22-2007 at 5:27 pm
While you cannot purchase it, a copy is always available for reading in the Heidelberg College Honors House, located in Tiffin, OH.
You know, for the zero other Heidelberg kids in love with this magazine.
posted by mtairhead on 10-22-2007 at 5:35 pm
Back Bay Borders, Boston, MA
posted by Laura on 10-22-2007 at 5:39 pm
Books-A-Million, Opelika, AL
posted by MathFreak on 10-22-2007 at 5:43 pm
Hastings, Auburn, AL
posted by MathFreak on 10-22-2007 at 5:44 pm
the pit in boston, harvard square (cambridge )
posted by kate on 10-22-2007 at 5:52 pm
broadstreet books, middletown ct (weslyans bookstore)
posted by kat on 10-22-2007 at 5:54 pm
Out of Town News- boston
posted by kate on 10-22-2007 at 5:58 pm
Barnes and Noble- Red Roce Commons, Lancaster PA
Colonial News- Columbia Ave. Lancaster,PA
posted by John on 10-22-2007 at 6:03 pm
Border’s Books, on University. West Des Moines, IA
posted by Jo on 10-22-2007 at 6:17 pm
In Portland, Oregon - New Seasons grocery store on SE Division St.
posted by Higgins on 10-22-2007 at 6:17 pm
Smith’s Grocery Store- Jackson Hole, WY
posted by Mal - Etymology Queen on 10-22-2007 at 6:19 pm
Fatty’s cafe in Eagle Rock, CA.
posted by Rebecca on 10-22-2007 at 6:25 pm
I found my first mental_floss at the Barnes and Noble at Oak View mall. That’s in Omaha, NE.
I’d also be willing to mail you an old copy of mine if you want. NO CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by Olson on 10-22-2007 at 6:34 pm
The Chapters bookstore on St-Catherine’s street, in montreal, QC.
Just in case you can’t find it, you have to go down the stairs to the magazine section and look to your right as soon as you get down the stairs. That’s where they keep their most “off-beat” magazines. And that’s where Mental Floss is.
posted by marianne on 10-22-2007 at 6:39 pm
barnes and noble crocker park, ohio
posted by cassandra on 10-22-2007 at 6:42 pm
Check out yer local library too. Morristown Cty. library in New Jersey has a subscription.
posted by Mikey on 10-22-2007 at 6:47 pm
I have never seen a Mental Floss magazine sold anywhere in the state of Arizona and especially not in my Border town of Nogales!!! It really sucks!!! But I share mental floss with all my friends so its kinda catching on at my school. Maybe someone who’s parents owns a store will decide to sell Mental Floss. I hope so and so do my knowledge junkies who cant get their fix!!! :o(
posted by Christy on 10-22-2007 at 6:48 pm
Wild Oats in Little Rock, AR
posted by Amber on 10-22-2007 at 6:51 pm
I bought a Mental_Floss from my teacher, does that count?
Books-a-Million in Birmingham, AL
posted by Rachel* on 10-22-2007 at 6:52 pm
Whole Foods grocery store in Cupertino, CA (95014)
posted by Rashmi on 10-22-2007 at 6:56 pm
Barnes and Noble in Lynnwood, Washington
posted by melissa on 10-22-2007 at 6:58 pm
The newsstand at the corner of Laurel Canyon and Ventura in Studio City.
posted by Flying Saucer on 10-22-2007 at 6:58 pm
Barnes & Noble in Lewis Center, Ohio
posted by Julie on 10-22-2007 at 7:01 pm
Borders > Colerain, OH (outside Cincinnati) >Northgate Mall Property
posted by Regina on 10-22-2007 at 7:15 pm
Orion Bookstore
Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
posted by Marie on 10-22-2007 at 7:26 pm
A magazine stand next to the food court in Crossroads Mall, Bellevue Washington
posted by Karen on 10-22-2007 at 7:29 pm
Barnes & Noble, Woodinville, WA
posted by Karen on 10-22-2007 at 7:30 pm
Barnes and Noble in Mentor,Ohio. The first place I ever actually saw the magazine (had heard about it, just never saw it in person before).
posted by B on 10-22-2007 at 7:36 pm
Whole Foods Market in Raleigh, NC
posted by Michele on 10-22-2007 at 7:36 pm
Good ol’ Borders in Frederick, MD.
posted by Krista on 10-22-2007 at 7:37 pm
Berryville in Mt. Shasta, Ca!! Berryville Being one of the health food stores in town, and “Berryville” being the second name of the town/city place that I live. They changed it in the 1800’s to get a Post Office. Too many Post Offices were in a “Strawberry Valley”, which would make it more confusing. After being Berryville for a nice amount of time. It then was changed to “Sisson”. Sisson being the name of this big shot that owned an inn that was really popular. Then in 1924 they changed it to Mt. Shasta. Considering that the town/city thing I live in is on a Mount, which name is Mt. Shasta, this one makes the most sense to me.
I don’t know if we have to say what shirt we want, but my chose would be “You’ve got male”
posted by Emily on 10-22-2007 at 7:45 pm
Barnes & Noble in Appleton, WI sells mental_floss. That’s where I got my first-ever copy!
posted by cmk on 10-22-2007 at 7:46 pm
Barnes & Nobles Bay Terrace, NY
posted by Slick on 10-22-2007 at 7:50 pm
Store that sells gym clothes at the University of Toronto’s Hart House. The Hart House has a student gym, common rooms, pool tables, etc.
posted by Jocelyn on 10-22-2007 at 7:54 pm
Borders Books in Washington DC (18th and L NW)
Olssons Books in DC (7th St. NW between D and E, near the Shakespeare Theater)
Ollssons Books in Alexandria (S Union Street in Old Town across from Ben and Jerrys)
posted by Lesley on 10-22-2007 at 8:04 pm
Shoppette at army base in Seoul, Korea
posted by Amy on 10-22-2007 at 8:08 pm
I’m not sure if they have them here yet, but after my blatant glorification of your magazine in the “tastes” section of my University of Chicago application, it seems entirely likely that the school new stands will soon include Mental Floss, assuming they don’t already.
posted by Becca on 10-22-2007 at 8:09 pm
Also, I first witnessed your magazine at my ex-boyfriend’s synagogue in Ridgefield, IL: a town with a population of perhaps 300 people.
posted by Becca on 10-22-2007 at 8:10 pm
I’ve also seen a whole bunch of copies of Mental Floss in the Borders in the Water Tower Plaza in Chicago, IL.
posted by Becca on 10-22-2007 at 8:16 pm
Barnes & Noble in Shelby Township, MI.
posted by Zack on 10-22-2007 at 8:20 pm
The Book Centre, Cumberland Maryland
posted by Melanie on 10-22-2007 at 8:30 pm
Martins Market, Cumberland Maryland
posted by Melanie on 10-22-2007 at 8:30 pm
Barnes & Noble, Hickory North Carolina
posted by Melanie on 10-22-2007 at 8:31 pm
Walker took my answer. :( But I was so excited when I saw it there.
posted by Caroline on 10-22-2007 at 8:35 pm
Borders at the Domain - Austin TX
posted by Brandon on 10-22-2007 at 8:41 pm
the Supe Store in Tuscaloosa, AL
also Books a million in Tuscaloosa
and Barnes and Noble here.
posted by Cory P. on 10-22-2007 at 8:42 pm
Cyberspace.
I first ordered my subscription through Amazon several years ago, after reading all the great reviews.
posted by Kristen on 10-22-2007 at 8:50 pm
As part of a hostess gift, I bought a copy of mental_floss at Books & Co. in The Greene Shopping Center (4453 Walnut Street, Beavercreek, OH 45440).
posted by Kristen on 10-22-2007 at 9:04 pm
Barnes and Nobles in:
Greenville, NC
Wilson, NC
Books-a-Million in:
Goldsboro, NC
Wal-Mart in:
Goldsboro, NC
posted by Derek Burress on 10-22-2007 at 9:05 pm
Capital Book & News in Montgomery AL.
It was years ago, but that was my first encounter with mental_floss. It’s a great little bookstore. The woman who owns it knows exactly where every book in the store is. I also picked up the Forbidden Knowledge book there.
posted by Annie on 10-22-2007 at 9:13 pm
Eads News and Smoke Shop in Boulder, CO
posted by christina on 10-22-2007 at 9:21 pm
I’ve never ever seen a copy of Mental Floss in real life. =( Hopefully someone names somewhere in Alaska so I can go pick one up!
posted by Courtney on 10-22-2007 at 9:32 pm
Whole Foods on Ponce in Atlanta, Ga
I would guess it is also at the Barnes and Noble next door but I have to say the lunch I get with my mag is better at Whole.
posted by karen on 10-22-2007 at 9:42 pm
HyVee SuperMarket in Omaha, NE
posted by Sarah on 10-22-2007 at 9:46 pm
Borders in Columbus, OH - not particularly obscure, but it’s home.
posted by mikelietz on 10-22-2007 at 10:00 pm
Walmart in Boiling Springs, SC
posted by Julie on 10-22-2007 at 10:15 pm
books-a-million in hinsdale, il
posted by kspot on 10-22-2007 at 10:52 pm
Hy-Vee in Vermillion, SD
posted by laura on 10-22-2007 at 10:53 pm
Books-a-million in Joplin, MO
posted by Darcy on 10-22-2007 at 10:59 pm
Hub Cigar in Edmonton, Alberta
posted by Gord Lacey on 10-22-2007 at 11:00 pm
I’m going to say the New Pi Co-Op in Iowa City.
It’s the closest thing we have to a Whole Paycheck…I mean Whole Foods, and I love it.
posted by kj on 10-22-2007 at 11:06 pm
Does Your Mother Know?
2139 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Bought my first issue here!
Also available at Chapters in Canada.
posted by Gord Lacey on 10-22-2007 at 11:10 pm
Sprouts Farmer’s Market–Glendale, AZ
posted by Martha on 10-22-2007 at 11:13 pm
MADE–Phoenix, AZ
posted by Martha on 10-22-2007 at 11:14 pm
Barnes & Noble–Glendale, AZ
posted by Martha on 10-22-2007 at 11:14 pm
Barnes & Noble–Irvine Spectrum, CA
posted by Martha on 10-22-2007 at 11:15 pm
Ooo, ooo, one more–Changing Hands Bookstore–Tempe, AZ
posted by Martha on 10-22-2007 at 11:16 pm
I looked everywhere for a place to buy Mental_Floss in our tiny town. We don’t have even one bookstore. I eventually found it at a dirty 7-11 gas station that carries mostly pornos and gun magazines. Even the Slurpies are questionable there so lucky I have a subscription.
posted by Ashley on 10-22-2007 at 11:26 pm
Oh, that happens to be in good old Aberdeen WA
posted by Ashley on 10-22-2007 at 11:27 pm
Waldenbooks, Green Tree Mall, Clarksville, Indiana
posted by Aimee on 10-22-2007 at 11:39 pm
Better odds are at the Borders in Louisville Kentucky
posted by Aimee on 10-22-2007 at 11:40 pm
But I will say that I bought my first copy at good ol’ Walmart in New Albany, Indiana
posted by Aimee on 10-22-2007 at 11:41 pm
Barnes and Noble (no surprise, really) in Roseville, MN
posted by David on 10-22-2007 at 11:43 pm
Also: Border’s, also in Roseville, MN
posted by David on 10-22-2007 at 11:44 pm
I actually haven’t seen it anywhere else. Odds increase ftw!
posted by David on 10-22-2007 at 11:46 pm
Barnes and Noble in Anchorage, Ak.
posted by Megan on 10-23-2007 at 12:34 am
I’ve seen it in the Chapters on Broadway and Granville in Vancouver, BC, but I don’t think you’d pick a chain store in my little(-ish) city…
posted by Rita on 10-23-2007 at 12:44 am
I’ve seen it in the Chapters on Broadway and Granville in Vancouver, BC, but I don’t think you’d pick a chain store in my little(-ish) city…
(I submitted this comment before, but I typed my email address incorrectly. Doh!
So this comment isn’t entirely a waste, I’ll say that I’ve also seen it in the newsstand across the street from this store… I think it’s called Mayfair News?)
posted by Rita on 10-23-2007 at 12:47 am
Whole Foods, Union Square, Manhattan (New York City, New York, USA)
Shocked to the be the first to mention this location! But then I was shocked to see it in the check-out line as I was picking up a 6-pack of pumpkin beer :)
posted by Amit on 10-23-2007 at 12:48 am
I’ve seen it at Barnes and Noble in Mankato, Minnesota.
I don’t look for it much, though, since I have a subscription.
Josh
posted by Josh on 10-23-2007 at 1:28 am
I’m in the Army, stationed at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan. Believe it or not, we can buy the magazine in our PX. Mental Floss in a combat zone has to top the list for obscure locations!
posted by Nikki on 10-23-2007 at 1:35 am
Wal-Mart Supercenter - Store #317 in Vandalia, Illinois
About a third of the way down the aisle, on your right. Just past the toothbrushes, and just before the denture adhesive.
How’d I do? Did I win? What was the question again?
posted by Darrell on 10-23-2007 at 2:09 am
I picked up my very first issue at the LSA Anaconda East Side PX near Balad, Iraq and then subscribed using a card I pulled out of the issue…though I can’t for the life of me remember which issue it was. It was like January of 2006 or so. It was a total hit with my platoon.
posted by Ben on 10-23-2007 at 3:51 am
I’ll let anyone who wants to come read my copy of the most recent issue that I have (the Presidents’ Secrets one) for free. All you have to do is come to China. That I’m not paying for. But, yeah, feel free to come to Kunming and read the magazine. If you do come from another country I might even be willing to put you up in my spare room for a night or two.
Yeah, so the location is:
Camille’s apartment, specifically the bathroom counter (I picked it up off the floor of my bedroom to move it the other day and forgot to actually put it in a logical spot), Kunming, China.
If I win, I would be willing to pay for international shipping for the t-shirt. (unless you were already going to pay, then I don’t want to.)
posted by greenstrawberries on 10-23-2007 at 3:52 am
Border’s in Lawrence, KS
posted by Brian on 10-23-2007 at 4:22 am
Sam’s in Jackson Ms carries it. that’s where i first saw it.
posted by Kim on 10-23-2007 at 5:32 am
At the Stockmann department store in downtown Helsinki, Finland.
posted by Kristian Ramo on 10-23-2007 at 5:35 am
I picked up my first copy In Herndon, Va At a barnes and noble in the current events section.
posted by Dan on 10-23-2007 at 6:03 am
Barnes & Noble, Montrose, Ohio
posted by KJ on 10-23-2007 at 6:26 am
Virgin Records in West Side, Downtown Disney, Lake Buena Vista, FL;
Borders Books and Music at the Cambridgeside Galleria, Cambridge, MA.
posted by Dehlia on 10-23-2007 at 6:29 am
Borders in Davenport, Iowa
posted by Lindsay D on 10-23-2007 at 6:57 am
I picked mine up at Wild Oats in Cincinnati, OH.
posted by nina on 10-23-2007 at 7:01 am
At the Giant in Sharon, PA
posted by Andrew on 10-23-2007 at 7:02 am
Border’s Bookstore - Waldorf, MD
posted by Jessica on 10-23-2007 at 7:04 am
Barnes & Noble in Friendly Shopping Center in Greensboro, NC
posted by Jessica on 10-23-2007 at 7:06 am
Barnes & Noble on Clark st. in Chicago.
posted by Nick on 10-23-2007 at 7:10 am
You can buy a subscription, as well as some of the Mental Floss books and gifts (ie board game) on Ebay!
posted by Jessica on 10-23-2007 at 7:12 am
Bloomingfoods Coop East - Bloomington, IN. Supporting local farmers/artisans AND shunning big-box stores. They have all the fun magazines - from Modern Witch to Imbibe to Veggie Times. . .
posted by Liz on 10-23-2007 at 7:12 am
Earth Fare, Charleston SC
posted by Josh on 10-23-2007 at 7:12 am
Walmart in Oneonta, NY.
Not that there’s anyone here smart enough to read it.
posted by Meta on 10-23-2007 at 7:15 am
Unrelated question - didn’t a copy of Mental Floss appear on the TV sitcom “Friends”? Wasn’t a character reading it in the “Central Perk” coffeeshop?
posted by Jessica on 10-23-2007 at 7:15 am
Barnes & Noble on Wannamaker Rd. in Topeka, KS
posted by Kyle on 10-23-2007 at 7:19 am
Barnes & Noble on Bay Area Blvd in Webster, TX.
posted by That One Chick on 10-23-2007 at 7:23 am
I bought one at the Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Canada.
Ian
posted by Ian on 10-23-2007 at 7:31 am
I buy mine at Bookland in Kamloops, BC in Canada. If you’re looking for an obscure place, you could probably find a copy somewhere on or near Ragged Ass Road in Yellowknife, North West Territories in Canada too. Obscure enough for you? And yes, there really is a street called Ragged Ass Road in Yellowknife. They had to take the street signs down and paint them on sides of buildings because the signs kept getting stolen…Is that a tee shirt I see in my inbox????
posted by Cindy on 10-23-2007 at 7:33 am
University of Maryland Bookstore, College Park, MD (sometimes)
posted by poptartinferno on 10-23-2007 at 7:40 am
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Libbie Place
5501 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230
posted by Leslie on 10-23-2007 at 7:41 am
Barnes and Noble Wolf Road, Albany,NY
posted by Vorpal on 10-23-2007 at 8:01 am
I buy mine at Raleys Market in West Sacramento, CA.
posted by Troy Poole on 10-23-2007 at 8:03 am
I’m a little disturbed to discover Blair couldn’t get a copy of mental_floss anywhere in or around Newark, DE. I live there myself. I would have bet good money that the newstand on Main Street carried *everything*.
But, I do most of my shopping on my lunch break. And you can definitely pick up a copy at Barnes and Noble on the Concord Pike in Wilmington, DE.
posted by Stacey on 10-23-2007 at 8:21 am
front desk at the early learning coalition of miami-dade/monroe. It’s my subcription but I make everyone read it and LOVE it (or else).
posted by Agnes on 10-23-2007 at 8:50 am
Memphis - Davis Kidd…or my mailbox.
posted by DW on 10-23-2007 at 9:09 am
They sell them at Hastings in Hays, KS. OH I do hope you picked Hays, KS as the mystery spot!
posted by Scott on 10-23-2007 at 9:13 am
Whole Foods
Kirby & W Alabama
Houston, TX
posted by Lizard Breath on 10-23-2007 at 9:20 am
Fry’s Electronics
Gulf Freeway @ NASA Rd 1
Webster, TX
posted by Lizard Breath on 10-23-2007 at 9:21 am
Sam’s Club
Gulf Freeway @ Fuqua
Houston, TX
posted by Lizard Breath on 10-23-2007 at 9:21 am
Issues Magazine Store
S Shepherd @ 59
Houston, TX
posted by Lizard Breath on 10-23-2007 at 9:22 am
Borders Bookstore
Kirby & W Alabama
Houston, TX
posted by Lizard Breath on 10-23-2007 at 9:27 am
Prairie Lights, Iowa City, Iowa
Barnes & Noble, pick one
My buddy Sushil’s Earthen Magazine and Dental hub right off of River Drive in Davenport Iowa…He likes it because it is best of both worlds.
From me when I am done with it, West 3rd Street , Davenport, Iowa
posted by Gary on 10-23-2007 at 9:33 am
Borders
1519 Brentwood Blvd.
St. Louis, MO
posted by Jen on 10-23-2007 at 10:14 am
Words Worth Books 100 King St South, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
posted by Chris Thorpe on 10-23-2007 at 10:22 am
The whole foods in Marietta, GA. It’s still called Harry’s, but it got bought out by whole foods. It’s the one Alton Brown goes to all the time in his show good eats.
posted by Charlie on 10-23-2007 at 10:32 am
Barnes and Noble, St. Cloud, MN That’s where I got my first mental_floss!
posted by Julia Rae on 10-23-2007 at 10:38 am
Also - Eden Pairie, MN’s Barnes and Noble sells the magazine
posted by Julia Rae on 10-23-2007 at 10:40 am
b. dalton booksellers
union station
washington dc
posted by tpal on 10-23-2007 at 10:56 am
Barnes & Noble, Copley Center, Boston
posted by Iris on 10-23-2007 at 11:17 am
Brown Bookstore, Providence, RI
posted by Iris on 10-23-2007 at 11:18 am
sounds like you’all need to simply subscribe–I did and my family will now call me at work to let me know the new issue is in the mailbox–because they know it makes me so silly happy.
ps: I seriously have a life!
posted by kathy on 10-23-2007 at 11:19 am
Two places here in Fort Smith, AR that I’ve seen carry it.
Hastings on Rogers Avenue has it and so does the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in Quarry Shopping center on Rogers Avenue.
posted by Melissa on 10-23-2007 at 11:20 am
the Border’s in West Lafayette, Indiana
posted by Christine on 10-23-2007 at 11:27 am
barnes and noble in Burlington vermont
posted by Alice on 10-23-2007 at 11:29 am
my first guess didn’t take for some reason, so here it goes again:
Square Books, Oxford, Mississippi
posted by karissa on 10-23-2007 at 11:32 am
I discovered mental_floss at the Austin Airport, in one of the news/snacks stores in the terminal. It was love at first sight, and I sent in my subscription card as soon as I landed in Phoenix :-) It’s the only place I’ve ever seen it sold, though..
posted by Rebekka on 10-23-2007 at 11:42 am
Kroger’s- Green Hills - Nashville
posted by natalie on 10-23-2007 at 11:46 am
The Newark Newsstand in Newark, Delaware does carry Mental Floss. I get it all the time there. (Borders on Geoffrey Drive had been selling it.)
posted by Maureen on 10-23-2007 at 11:49 am
De Lauers news on broadway in Oakland, CA
posted by Killian on 10-23-2007 at 12:08 pm
Bought one not too long ago in Lynchburg , VA at the B&N
also Borders (where I normally shop) in Winston Salem, though I think someone else already mentioned there
posted by Jenny on 10-23-2007 at 12:23 pm
Borders in Athens, Georgia
posted by Rebecca on 10-23-2007 at 12:25 pm
Borders in Greensboro, NC
posted by Jenny on 10-23-2007 at 12:25 pm
BORDERS IN ERIE, PA
posted by COLE on 10-23-2007 at 12:28 pm
waldenbooks in Chapel Thrill, NC
posted by Jenny on 10-23-2007 at 12:28 pm
Barnes and Noble ERIE, PA
posted by COLE on 10-23-2007 at 12:29 pm
Saw one in a bank waiting room in Monkey Junction, NC, I think it was one of the earlier installments.
posted by Jenny on 10-23-2007 at 12:34 pm
And last but not least, I accidentally left one in a booth at the Subway in Tight Squeeze, VA. So someone else found one there, thanks to my scatter-brain.
posted by Jenny on 10-23-2007 at 12:36 pm
Border’s bookstore in Visalia, California.
posted by Shawna on 10-23-2007 at 1:12 pm
I get mine at Chop Suey Tuey, in the heart of Carytown in Richmond, VA. Chop Suey Tuey as well as the original (Chop Suey) are pretty much the best, if not the must fun places to get books and mags in Richmond.
posted by Stef on 10-23-2007 at 1:24 pm
Barnes & Noble - Carbondale, IL
posted by KP on 10-23-2007 at 1:38 pm
Some one tell me they have seen it in an airport - I seem to live in airports and am looking for something to read on planes and I’ve never seen it in any of the shops. I’m afraid that if I get a subscription I’ll read it at home before I get on the next plane thus ruining the only enjoyment I ever get on planes.
While I’m in London for the week you have given me a challenge to see if it has made it across the pond and if I can find it here.
posted by Beth on 10-23-2007 at 1:39 pm
I was staying at my uncle’s for thanksgiving in birmingham last year. I didn’t get to read the entire magazine, so i stole it! When I got home and finished it I sent in my subscription and am now a loyal fan! It was the issue with the statue of liberty on it. I still feel guilty about that! Haven’t seen it in a store yet.
TM
posted by Tommy on 10-23-2007 at 2:08 pm
“Ex Libris” in Savannah, GA
posted by Andy on 10-23-2007 at 2:47 pm
“Home Run Video & News” in Savannah, GA
posted by Andy on 10-23-2007 at 2:49 pm
Borders in Mt. Prospect, IL
Maybe I should suck it up and subscribe instead of picking up copies at random bookstores.
posted by Andy on 10-23-2007 at 2:51 pm
Chapters, Ancaster, ON, Canada
posted by Shawna on 10-23-2007 at 3:36 pm
Barnes & Noble, Arena Hub, Wilkes-Barre, PA
posted by Marian Palmeri on 10-23-2007 at 5:06 pm
Smith’s Grocery Store, Jackson Hole, WY
posted by Mal on 10-23-2007 at 6:31 pm
Books Inc, Mountain View, CA (downtown, on Castro Street)
posted by cass on 10-23-2007 at 7:21 pm
The Book Bin on Court Street in downtown Salem, Oregon. I bought my 1st issue there and from that, decided to subscribe.
posted by Janice on 10-24-2007 at 12:34 am
Cub Foods in Shoreview, MN
posted by Karen on 10-24-2007 at 7:36 pm
I’ll sell mine to you at my next garage sale. Is that obscure enough? Far southside of Indianapolis, Arbors. LOL
posted by Reba Walters on 10-25-2007 at 12:24 am
You can buy it at Munroe’s Bookstore in Victoria, BC Canada but they are notriously slow at getting it in.
posted by LBrittain on 10-25-2007 at 10:27 am