Please help. I lost my 3-prong plug adapter and my 2-prong adapter doesn't work here. Can someone tell me where to buy an adapter in Turin so I can charge my American devices here? I tried the big electronics chain, they don't have it, and my internet search didn't turn up any travel stores.
Posted by
Centennial, CO, US
2197 posts
Did you ask your hotel? They sometimes have adapters at the front desk that have been left behind by other travelers.
Posted by
Massachusetts
715 posts
If your hotel does not have one to borrow try a gadget, electronics store at the train station. They may have one..
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
16242 posts
Ask for a "ferramenta" (hardware store).
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Thanks, everyone. I'm not staying at a hotel, but thanks to your advice, went to one which recommended a nearby electronics store. They had adapters both for US electronics as well as for my 2-prong adapter, so I'm all set.
Posted by
Washington, DC
893 posts
In a pinch, and if your room/hotel has an LCD tv, you can charge your phone/devices using the USB port. Never tried it, but it comes up over and over again whenever I read a travel list these days. Or, if your hotelier is kind and trusting enough, you could probably use their computers. I guess in a major metropolitan area, fiding the solution is rather easy, but not so much in a more remote spot.
Glad you found something.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16895 posts
Buon viaggio.