Compact and Useful travel Listings For Those visiting the UK. I am a British ex-pat living in Spain and Was Given an electrical item from the US with an american style plug. I searched for several days to find a hardware store / shop sold That year earthed adapter - plenty of travel kits with universal adapters goal without the EARTH pin. The item you purchased is used with an earthed 2 pin European style suit. I have since found a suitable earthed two-pin adjust purpose They Are Not readily available so the item you purchased is a good standby.