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Straighteners in Europe?

Do they work?  Or is there a certain brand that does?  Thanks!!
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Re: Straighteners in Europe?

  • Yes, but you have to bring two types of plugs - an adapter plug (which will convert the Euro-style outlet into the American-type outlet) and a converter plug (which will convert the 220 volts to the 100-so volts needed for the hair straightener). If you look at the straightener it should say something like "120V" which is the standard voltage in the U.S. I bought both plugs in a kit at Target for like $20. 
  • dpdwdpdw member
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    Before you buy a converter (which can be pricey), check to see if your current straightener is dual wattage.  If it is, you only need the adaptor (which are cheap). 
  • I have a dual wattage cheap-o from Target that worked perfectly in Spain with an adaptor...much cheaper route.
  • With an adapter, mine broke.  I was so sad.

    You can probably pick up one in a drug store cheap.

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    With an adapter, mine broke.  I was so sad.

    You can probably pick up one in a drug store cheap.

    We just bought a European Babyliss straightener at Bloker for about E20 the first day we arrived. 

  • dpdwdpdw member
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    With an adapter, mine broke.  I was so sad.

    You can probably pick up one in a drug store cheap.

    We just bought a European Babyliss straightener at Bloker for about E20 the first day we arrived. 

    Ditto this -- if you plan to go to Europe a few times over the next few years you might be better off buying a straightener and/or blow dryer there.  On my first trip to Ireland (in 1996) I bought a blow dryer there because I fried my US one (I didn't know about converters back then!).  I used it for about a week or two every year (when we were in other parts of Europe I used an adaptor).  It finally died last year - but that was after having it for 15 years and then using it daily when we moved abroad.

  • PPs pretty much covered anything I had to say about adaptors.

     

    However, double check with where you are staying. On my recent trip to London, the hotel had American outlet adaptors built into the room. I brought my adaptors along anyway, since I had them from previous trips and used them on the euro plug ins (and then we could charge multiple electronics at the same time, which was nice). 

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