A quaint relic of a bygone era ?
Apr. 22nd, 2021 08:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ffuturesI went to Portobello Road and my first two car boot sales of the year last weekend. Didn't get much, but one of the items I bought was something I would have snapped up without hesitation a couple of years ago - tonight I listed it on eBay and I'm not even sure I'm going to get my money back. This is how I described it:
What is it?
One of these
A kit Apple sell with plugs for six different areas of the world. I think that this is the UK mix. Notably does not include Switzerland, which you'd think someone like a business traveller might want to go to occasionally - they used a weird 3-prong plug which is not included - probably other large areas missing. Possibly large chunks of the "third world", for example, I haven't checked which plugs are used in which countries.
So... what other hitherto-common products may seem dated or outmoded in years to come as a result of Covid etc? Any thoughts?
This is either a quaint relic of a bygone era of international travel or a useful accessory for the upcoming resumption of international trade - either way, they normally seem to sell at £20 or more including postage, I'm starting low and with no reserve.
What is it?
One of these
A kit Apple sell with plugs for six different areas of the world. I think that this is the UK mix. Notably does not include Switzerland, which you'd think someone like a business traveller might want to go to occasionally - they used a weird 3-prong plug which is not included - probably other large areas missing. Possibly large chunks of the "third world", for example, I haven't checked which plugs are used in which countries.
So... what other hitherto-common products may seem dated or outmoded in years to come as a result of Covid etc? Any thoughts?
