I've just arrived in Zurich and am finding this plug business more difficult than I thought! Probably in part due to my own ineptitude.

Just as a note to others out there who may be reading - the problem with using UK-Swiss adaptors is that they do not fit in the plug sockets on Swiss extension cables (because they have that plastic rim sticking out which prevents the adapter from going in) and, also, only one adapter can fit into any one socket (even if the socket has three places for plugs to go in), again because the adapter is broad and covers the other sockets. It is annoying if, for example, you have to have your Swiss phone plugged into one socket and then cannot use that area of the room for anything else.

Anyway, I am happy to change my plugs, but got a bit stuck on my molded plugs - I have them on my laptop, my printer, my waterbed (for which I need extension cables), etc.

I have seen the moulded and iron cables with wires sticking out for sale in Migros DIY, but wouldn't know what to do with one if I bought it. For instance, my laptop cable is moulded at both ends, so what do I do with that? Similarly, with my waterbed, it all looks a bit like a single, seamless system. What do I cut off and where? Could I replace these plugs with just normal (Swiss) plugs or do they have to be replaced with moulded plugs?

Thanks for any help.

kfc.