How can I buy a charger with European plugs?

#1

I would love to find a small travel wall charger with European 2-pin plugs.

Any idea how to get one or recommend a brand to buy?

Next travel date everything will be USB-C, so maybe 2-port USB-C?

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#2

Not so Small but I have 2 of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MXXOQTE/
It is around £10.99 which is around $13 now I think it is actually a decent price because I went to Mobile phone stores and chargers were always more expensive than this. I have 2 of these although I lost one! But I do recommend it, it’s 4 port and I used an Anker USB C cable, worked great for me.

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#3

I guess the issue is more that you’re looking for functionally a uni-tasker. Not many units in the US have interchangable heads meaning you’d be functionally buying a 2 prong EU charger that can be used bascially no where other than in the EU. USBc chargers arent exactly cheap either so its a bit expensive to buy something you can only use if you travel once a year.

If you need a lot of power over USB C you might want to get the 60W version

If you noly need 18W per port (tablets/phones only) get the cheaper one

Then pair this with a cheap universal travel adapter. Sure its not ‘small’ but you now have a charger that’s more universally useful outside of your trip rather than having to buy more chargers for when you don’t travel, and having uni-tasker chargers for one part of the EU

I actually bought this and use it even when not travelling abroad. Its got 4 usb and 1 usbc so i can plug in my 3 phones and apple watch cords into it. Sure im not ‘travelling abroad’ sometimes but the space for 4 chargers basically ends up being the same space anyway.

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#4

Thank you for these ideas. I guess I have to order from either UK or ?

too bad Anker doesn’t make something like this with EU 2-pin plug:

many smaller unknown brand chargers that might not be bad Idea, strange how not on Amazon in US?

I have done at least 4 Europe trips this year, really don’t like using goofy adapters.

Getting hot, too bad not in US:

#5

NOte I wouldnt exactly trust anything coming out of aliexpress unless you love gambling with whatever comes in the envelope

Again I feel like getting a 2 port usbc charger with only the 2 prong EU is kinda silly imho. i mean if a universal travel adapter is ‘too big’, you can easily get a smaller ‘uni tasker’ US to EU pronged adapter instead

#6

This was announced at Anker on board event in NYC today, due for release in Q2 of 2020
International Chargers with USB C !

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#7

Generally though with these kinds of ‘interchangable’ plugs they’re more meant to simplify the plug end as something you can slap into the packaging depending on the region. They generally dont come with all 3 plugs in the box, more that depending on where you order it from, it comes with one of the 3 in the box instead.