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I'm also still puzzled by the claim that "tourists" are buying socket
outlets in flea markets in the US to bring home with them. Socket outlets
are simply far too cheap here to make it worth the bother and expense of
purchasing with foreign currency and then having to pack in one's
weight-limited luggage.


I would agree with that but then, 'tourists' are a peculiar breed! If
they've never looked further than the local High Street or shed they
might expect to pay around £5 (or more)

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/electrica...hite-switches-
sockets/mk_white_range/MK-Double-Socket-White-13A-9289618

or http://tinyurl.com/7fkucwo

rather than a little over a pound:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Elec...cessories/Cont
ractors+Twin+Switched+Socket+5+Pack+Single+Pole/d190/sd2633/p33287

or http://tinyurl.com/65bp6m7

although the price in dollars - $1.85 each - looks much higher.

How cheap do they need to be to persuade 'tourists' to buy them ...?


"Look what I've brought you as a souvenir of my holiday in Florida, its a
cheaply made Chinese copy of a BS1363 outlet",


Of course it is quite likely that many that are sold in the UK also
originate in China ...!

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Terry