Where can I buy plug adaptors - UK to Oz now that we have arrived? I haven't been able to dry or straighten my hair since I got here and I can't go for any interviews looking like I've just been dragged through a hedge backwards so any info greatly appreciated.

Debs

Hi Debs,
Hows it going ?? (other than not being able to straighten your hair!!)
when we were in Sydney there was a block which sold all sorts of bits and bobs which was just down the road from starbucks ... we bought an adapter there, do you not mean Oz to Uk ?? But we found a store right on the corner which sold all sorts of adapters .... really sorry I can't remember the name of it but Th starbucks was opposite Hyde Park then head towards the centre of the city and we found this street...... Hope that helps
Jane xx

i know you can get them from the airport,dunno how far away that is for you not sure about where else you can get them though

tracey

Chemists normally sell them.

hiya mate,hows you

Hi can't help you with your plug problem but good to hear from you - how's it going?

Kmart - about $10 I think. They do all sorts of adapting!!! Very good.
Karen

Is it not easier to cut the plugs of and put on an ozzie plug , or am I missing out something.

Post Office or Tandy.

Rather bizzarely you are not allowed to do this yourself, you are supposed to get a qualified electrician to do it for you, and pay them of course, however most people simply do it themselves, and to hell with the consequences

Don't start that flamin argument up again for heaven's sake That one rolled on for days and got very heated - unluck OP's straighteners You are allowed to change a plug. You are just not allowed to change the house wiring type stuff.

KMart, BigW, Woolies, Harvey Norman, Dick Smith all tend to do them. Still easier to do what other poster said and lop the end off - Buy yourself about 15 Aussie plugs from Bunnings and change the lot.

That clears that one up then, sorry if I have started something !!

No worries! Just one of those harmless queries that set off a major argument last time. Some people don't have enough to do

I brough over a 4 way uk adaptor in my shipping and put an aussie plug on that. This works well for computer/tv/hi-fi stuff, but for kitchen equipment and hair dryers you're def better off cutting the uk plug off and buying an aussie replacement for $3 from Dick Smiths. They're easy to fit, and much cheaper than buying adapters!!

Hope you're enjoying Oz so far!