Uk to US and UK to EU adapters <£1 delivered!

butler_helen

I needed a few adapters and found these on Amazon,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/UK-US-America-Travel-Adaptor/dp/B0006OFKNW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1276431554&sr=8-1



Uk - Us for 97p delivered
Uk - Eu for 80p delivered

These are good quality - I've just had mine delivered and they're no worse than the ones from Boots - however I've not seen them in action yet!

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Bexster

Thanks just got 2 of these for our holiday on 23rd.

butler_helen

glad it helped!

I was warey when I read the feedback but I was charged the right price (no other odd payments gone out since I got them) and the products look basic but that's what I expected for less than £1!

Picasso7

That's much better than I did at Asda yesterday -- got two for £3. (They also had a small travel kettle for £9 if that helps anyone.)

AmyVashi

butler_helen wrote: »

I needed a few adapters and found these on Amazon,


Uk - Us for 97p delivered
Uk - Eu for 80p delivered

These are good quality - I've just had mine delivered and they're no worse than the ones from Boots - however I've not seen them in action yet!

I normally take a small extionsion lead with 4 sockets with me. That way you only need 1 or 2 adaptors and all your uk plugs can be plugged into the extension. Great for hair dryers, straighteners, irons, games consoles etc.

HouseHuntr

Also usually available from the 99p store or Poundland or Inexcess for 67p if you have one nearby.

bribrian

AmyVashi wrote: »

I normally take a small extionsion lead with 4 sockets with me. That way you only need 1 or 2 adaptors and all your uk plugs can be plugged into the extension. Great for hair dryers, straighteners, irons, games consoles etc.

Good idea, never even thought of that.... :beer:

Also seen these adapters in poundstretchers/instore for 99p.......

misswissy

Many thanks for this. Just ordered one for my hol on 28th.

SteveBentley

AmyVashi wrote: »

I normally take a small extionsion lead with 4 sockets with me. That way you only need 1 or 2 adaptors and all your uk plugs can be plugged into the extension. Great for hair dryers, straighteners, irons, games consoles etc.

Just don't plug all of that lot in at once - kettles, irons, straighteners and hair dryers all pull a lot of power, so ideally should be plugged into a socket directly on their own, otherwise you're liable to blow fuses/trip breakers/start a fire

Scunge

AmyVashi wrote: »

I normally take a small extionsion lead with 4 sockets with me. That way you only need 1 or 2 adaptors and all your uk plugs can be plugged into the extension. Great for hair dryers, straighteners, irons, games consoles etc.

I do pretty much the same, except that while over wherever I'm going, I go to a local hardware shop and buy a local plug. Then I rewire the UK 4-way extension to have a plug directly on the end, and in future take that with me when going there again.

Main advantage other than having a set of UK sockets available is that it seems safer to have the extension plugged in directly than hanging off an adaptor, especially regarding earthing, plus the individual plugs are often cheaper than the cost of an adaptor.

Geoffrey_Coan

HouseHuntr wrote: »

Also usually available from the 99p store or Poundland or Inexcess for 67p if you have one nearby.

We have a holiday home in Brittany and leave a UK adaptor out for our guests. Of course the adaptors often go "walkies" so I end up having to buy new ones at an all too frequent basis.

If you go into Asda, Tesco and the like they adaptors are £3 or more each, and at the airport or on the ferry you can easily pay £8 for what is a bit of plastic and metal. I've thus been buying adaptors from the Poundland or similar shops for the last few years - the best I've got is 2 for £1 in one of the cheapie shops. Bought a large stock at that price !