I think I got mine through Digikey. It went for $14+ S+H for a 2oz syringe. It may not sound like much but its actually a lot since you do not use much of it. I find it an excellent investment. (I've recapped several boards and did a lot of other projects with it.)
I thought something like that would happen with the paste. Glad it still works for you. No way solder or it's paste would go bad like moldy bread. (LOL!)