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Travel Adaptor for USA / Europe / Great Britain $1 (was $9.99) @ Woolworths Carlton, VIC

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Travel Adaptor for USA / Europe / Great Britain $1 (was $9.99) @ Woolworths Carlton, VIC
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Woolworths has about 30 Korjo travel adaptors in the clearance bin @ Carlton VIC store.

Hopefully the title is clear enough to indicate there are different varieties but just in case - each adaptor is for a different country. They are NOT selling adaptors that each suit multiple countries. For example, the Europe one looks similar to this:

http://www.korjo.com/Product-Range/Adaptors---FROM-Aus/NZ-TO-world/Adaptor---Europe-(KAEU).aspx

They have different discount tickets and the packaging makes them hard to photograph, so I just took a photo of one ticket.

Edit: uploaded the correct photo

2nd edit: Renamed them from power adaptors to travel adaptors, based on feedback in comments

Travel Travel Adapter

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  • jv on 06/06/2013 - 00:03
    -1

    Power Adaptor for USA / Europe / Great Britain

    They're not power adapters, they just adapt the pins for the power socket.

    They do not alter the voltage or power…

    http://tinyurl.com/lq956k9

    • retiredfeline on 06/06/2013 - 00:09
      +2

      True, but this confusion already exists in common usage.

      Korjo just calls them adaptors. Perhaps the post should be edited to substitute "travel" for "power" since that's why people use them.

      • moooooooo on 06/06/2013 - 00:12
        +5

        Fixed

      • jv on 06/06/2013 - 00:12
        -2

        True, but this confusion already exists in common usage

        I've never called it a power adaptor, and from the picture, neither does the store…

        When I read the title, I thought it was a voltage adapter… $1 for one of those would truly be a bargain…

        • retiredfeline on 06/06/2013 - 00:16
          -2

          I've never called it a power adaptor

          No but other people do. Maybe they think: adaptor for power plug, ah call it a power adaptor, not understanding that this term is also used for those power packs that come with laptops.

        • caprimulgus on 06/06/2013 - 01:05

          well those people are wrong.

          it's a power PLUG adapter, not a power adapter…it adapts plugs, not power.

          anyone who calls it a power adapter is just plain wrong.

          edit: reply to greenpossum.

        • retiredfeline on 06/06/2013 - 07:09

          Sure. let's hope those people are reading.

        • lovepub on 06/06/2013 - 09:47

          no idea why u guys get negged for your comments…i see nothing wrong ….

        • caprimulgus on 06/06/2013 - 09:51
          +1

          greenpossum, i'm guessing you're being sarcastic…

          sure, language evolves. the evolution/corruption of language is inevitable (and i support the evolution of language). but that doesn't mean we should idly stand by without trying to preserve any meaning, and more importantly in this case, preserve some semblance of logic within language.

          sure, in some cases, language has corrupted to the point of no stopping it. ie. marinara sauce is NOT seafood pasta sauce. it is a tomato sauce. what we (in australia) call marinara sauce is a SEAFOOD marinara sauce. it doesn't refer to marine (animals), it refers to mariners. but that's too far gone…there's no fighting it (just pass me my spaghetti marinara).

          but this case is different. firstly, it is entirely in english, so there is no excuse of bastardising a foreign language. secondly, this is not just a misnomer…this is a misnomer that corrupts the entire logic of our language: a "something" adapter is something which adapts "something". that is the logic of english phrase construction. to call these "power" adapters is to completely corrupt the logic in the naming convention.

          jv is entirely correct: these are not power adapters.

          do i really care: NO. people can call them whatever they want. but if people want to be idiots and call them power adapters, they are free to do so, just like JV is free to tell them they are completely wrong.

          evolution of language is no excuse for stupidity.

          but whatever dude…it's a $1 adapter! good deal, whatever you want to call it!

        • caprimulgus on 06/06/2013 - 09:52

          fyi, i didn't neg anyone. it's all good!

        • retiredfeline on 06/06/2013 - 09:54
          +1

          Meh, there are always some people who like to neg. I actually agree with jv and caprimulgus, I was just pointing out this is a common mistake. But as mistakes go, it's not as egregious as "would of" instead of the correct "would have".

        • caprimulgus on 06/06/2013 - 09:55

          sorry, thought you were being sarcastic! my bad! :)

          BUT, i think "power adapters" IS just as bad as "would of"! ;)

    • cynix on 06/06/2013 - 11:39

      The thing that adapts the pins to different sockets is called an adapter.
      The thing that alters voltage is called a transformer.

      No confusion whatsoever.

      • retiredfeline on 06/06/2013 - 14:55
        +1

        Strictly speaking a transformer is one of those inductors with two or more coils. Modern PC power packs (and those PSUs in desktops as well) have a switching power supply inside where the transformer is still there but is much smaller and works at a higher frequency than mains. Calling those power packs as transformers is even rarer usage. Power adaptor or power pack are fine.

        It's understandable that the masses call both adaptors in common parlance, they adapt something, in one case physical pins, in the other the power supply.

  • Bargain4U on 06/06/2013 - 01:23
    +1

    No way, José!

  • mrgeckoz on 06/06/2013 - 02:08

    Oh, this deal is really close to me!

  • [Deactivated] on 06/06/2013 - 09:51
    +1

    Nice price if you want it in your hand quickly. But if you can wait, and want one that that suits multiple countries, I recently purchased one of these (and it actually arrived, LOL!)…

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/330627199288

    Just noticed the price has gone up 11 cents since I purchased. So all true ozbargainers will of course contact him and beat him down in price. ;-p

    • 2jzzzz on 06/06/2013 - 10:51

      But in the main description they call it a power adaptor, in the title it is a power plug adapter. How will we ever know?!?!

    • Atre on 06/06/2013 - 11:01

      is this good for multiple countries in europe? just wondering if anyone has tried it out. Don't want to buy 5 from woolies.

  • [Deactivated] on 06/06/2013 - 11:03

    Wow nice, $1 for a power adaptor!

    :P

  • melb-ourne on 06/06/2013 - 11:34

    Got one… 7-8 left.

  • Foma2 on 06/06/2013 - 13:43
    +1

    They are still $9.99 in Adelaide CBD.

  • petemelb on 06/06/2013 - 14:47

    Only have 4 Europe Travel Adaptors left @ $1, Sold out of the USA & UK Adaptor

  • drspy00 on 06/06/2013 - 14:53

    I don't know why people are worrying that it doesn't convert voltage, Can I ask why anyone would need this feature when travelling? I think Americans might need it but all the appliances and chargers ive had and traveled with work from 110-250v and never had a problem, though in some places things charge a bit slower.

    • retiredfeline on 06/06/2013 - 14:58

      It wasn't always the case in the past. Before universal SMPS there were power packs containing a transformer, rectifier, capacitor and voltage regulator where you had to be aware of the input voltage, and flip the voltage selector if it had one. So old fears die hard.

  • jade on 06/06/2013 - 15:19

    All sold out at Woolworths Carlton

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