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On 13/08/2019 16:14, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Terry Casey wrote:
In article d643867d-785a-4a12-b6e9-f46151427836
@googlegroups.com, says...

On Monday, 12 August 2019 23:01:31 UTC+1, dennis@home wrote:
Those are quite expensive usually, if you actually want one.
double socket converter £4.30

Exactly. £4.30!

£1.44 for an ordinary socket
https://www.toolstation.com/axiom-sw...-socket/p24623


Plus the cost of the double back box, increasing the size of
the hole in the wall to take it and all the extra time taken,
etcetera ...


Instead, a 5 minute job that will make the extra £2.86 seem
well worth it.


Except that it's not going to match any other socket in the room.


Change them all.