Amy said:
Sorry, I don't have clue how to get them to work here, Does your straightener have a customer service number you can call? Maybe they can help.

missem said:
oh my gosh i know exactly how you feel, i moved to the US from fiji and none of my plug in beauty items work. i ended up replacing them all. If you are really attached to the straightener though you're going to need to new adapter/transformer and it's going to have to be one of the big ones that sap a lot of electricity. Try this site: http://www.world-import.com/plugs.htm or http://www.voltageconverters.com/plug_adapters.html hope this helps! Mel

Annoyed by America (not verified) said:
Yes, so the electricity in the US is 110 V vs the standard rest-of-the-world 220V. It seems that the Ah-mericans always have to do things differently (date, not using the metric system, size of paper, etc. etc.) So what you had was an adaptor, not a converter. It just makes it so that your appliance can take electricity from the mains because it has a different-shaped head. This would work for you anywhere else in the world but in the states (and maybe Canada and Mexico). You would need a converter, as missem says. Step-up converters convert from 110 V to 220 V. You need one of these. Step-down converters go the other way. The only thing is that they are expensive and while not big, are HEAVY. If you don't mind the cost (the weight might be moot if you have someone to carry your luggage for you as the US allows each bag to be I think up to 42 kg), then you would have to get a converter. Otherwise, just go to Target and get a new cheapo straightener for your stay. And if you get attached to said cheapo straightener, DO NOT go back home and plug it into the mains without a converter. See, your appliances simply did not work when you tried to plug them in in the US. I brought my JBL creature speakers back home to Singapore before I figured out this voltage business and let's say that something very bad happened...