ghd IV: Everything you need, period.
February 5th, 2010
If you read my previous post you’ll remember that I was a bit disappointed about the UK plug for my new ghd IV. Some of you left me lots of helpful tips in the comments, including one from Helene telling me I should be able to simply swap the UK plug for a European one.
I woke up today with the plan of doing just so, but before heading out I decided to take a closer look at the plug again, just to work out what kind I’d have to buy. That’s when I realized that the part where the plug is attached to the cable looked an awful lot like the ordinary European ones. “Maybe this won’t be so difficult,” I thought, “if the plugs are that similar I should definitely be able to change the thing myself.” (Can anyone see where this is heading, perhaps?)
I unscrewed the plug, too, wanting to do this properly so I would be perfectly certain I knew what kind of plug to buy. The pessimist in me must be incredibly stubborn, because it still insisted that I’d have to go through the whole operation of changing the plug myself. Then I opened the UK plug, and -
Yeah. That’s right – what you’re looking at is a perfectly ordinary European plug, oh-so-cleverly put into a UK version. This discovery lead to a strange combination of feelings: “Airam, you must be the most stupid girl in the country” and “clever ghd-people, I KNEW you weren’t stupid!“. To top it off, when I shared my joy with my sister Cookie on MSN, she said, somewhat unimpressed, “didn’t a girl tell you that in a comment yesterday?”. I checked, and brilliant Cindy from Hanginaround had actually suggested I check if the UK plug was simply a box that could be removed to reveal an ordinary European one. Clever girl. To sum it up, here’s what I’ve learnt since yesterday:
1. If a quality product seems impractical or stupid to you, it’s quite possible it’s you being impractical or stupid.
2. Always read comments twice (so you won’t miss anything if you’re having a stupid day).
And would you like to know the best part? The ghd IV is bloody marvellous. But more on that in a later post, for now let me just say:
ghd-people, the socks are off.
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