Ritsuko and I went all the way to Osaka on this cold and wet day, all we brought back was this one photo! It cost us 540yen each one way, so the total cost was 2160yen and about 4 hours of our time. You see one of the things that was in the Fedex box was Ritsuko's iMac and since the built-in power supply was rated at 100-240V all I need is do was to replace the power cord from the Australia one to a Japanese one. But do you think the folks at the Apple Store in Osaka would sell me a Japanese power cord? No, No, No. I said what if someone broke their power cord couldn't they get a new one. No, they have to send the computer for repairs... Frustration... I ended up going down to an electrical store and buying a PC power cord which fits and works. It just doesn't have the extra safe locking disk and the colour doesn't match. Why I couldn't just use an adapter from Australian to Japanese power plugs is that all of the adapters are only for two pronged plugs, I've never seen one for a three pronged plug (like the iMacs one), because 3 pronged power sockets are rare in Japan, but common in Australia. BTW the way the cost of the PC power cord was only 640yen, I'm sure even if Apple had sold me the part it would have been like 3000yen... Apples still rock though... It wasn't a total loss because we had lunch at MOS Burger in Osaka, although there are closer MOS Burger stores than going all the way to Osaka... I've also found out that lots of places sell Apple gear in Japan and I don't need to go all the way to the Apple Store in Osaka.
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