US-Asia AC plug adapter...where?

[97tbird]

me and wifey will be going to Sri Lanka for a month to visit my parents...

I see that our oem Apple in-wall charger we got with the Ipod mini is rated for 110-240 volts, which means it can be used in Sri Lanka (230v household) for charging, without the need for a converter. I confirmed this in an Apple forum, too. (I was lucky, the in-wall apple chargers made later are not multi voltage like the earlier ones).

However I do need a US-to-Asia type plug adapter so I can plug it into a wall outlet there due to different pin-style, like this one:

US/Asia adapter

online, it'll be about $8.00 with shipping.

Where can I find (which stores) such an adapter othet than on internet?
would the regular electrical parts section in Wally/Lowes/Kmart carry such a thing?

Thanks a lot!

 

[brianl703]

This might help you find out what type of adapter you'll need:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_mains_power_plugs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_AC_power_plugs_and_sockets

 

[sprintman]

Air port shops have them all and cheap (I was in India a few mths back)

 

[Blake Sobiloff]

Try your local luggage store. They're usually good about carrying that sort of thing.

Of course, you'll usually be able to buy that kind of stuff at a kiosk or store in the international terminal of an airport, too.

 

[97tbird]

thanks, blake. I'll try that. air port shops will be prett $$$ i think.

 

[97tbird]

quote:

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Originally posted by sprintman:
Air port shops have them all and cheap (I was in India a few mths back)

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Sprintman,

did you find them at airport shops in your country or in India? (or do all airport shops have them?)

 

[Matt_S]

Does anyone know what cruise ships use? My wife and I are sailing on the Norwegian Jewel (NCL) in a couple weeks.

 

[Quattro Pete]

RadioShack.

I've seen them at Circuit City also, so it's possible that other electronics stores like BestBuy carry them too.

 

[97tbird]

thanks. I'll check RadioShack and other electr. stores first, then airport shops.

 

[k1xv]

May be a bit pricey, but this one seems to have everything.

http://www.brookstone.com/shop/prod..._code=497&search_type=subcategory&prodtemp=t1