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Shelf by shelf, where a mains plug turns up in the 100buy Spreadsheet catalogue

Two shelves out of the catalogue hold anything with a rating plate, and on those two the battery rule removes most entries. This page links every shelf and says what is left.

PageShelves
Shelves with platesElectronics, headphones
ScopeMains, no battery
Read19 October 2026

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Each image links to the corresponding catalog category. Start with these buying checks, then use the specialist notes below. Listing details and agent restrictions must be confirmed for your own order.

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Catalogue shelves that never need a socket

Most of the catalogue is clothing, footwear and accessories. None of it has a plate, and almost all of it reaches you exactly as it would anywhere else. These entries are here so the whole catalogue is in one place; each line says what, if anything, on that shelf comes near this site’s subject.

  • TrainersLaces, insoles and a size label. Some trainers light up, and those carry a battery. Open the shelf
  • Coats and jacketsZips and poppers. Heated jackets exist, and they run on battery packs. Open the shelf
  • HoodiesA care label inside the side seam and nothing to wire up. Open the shelf
  • T-shirtsCotton, print and a neck label. Open the shelf
  • Jumpers and knitsWool and acrylic knits with wash symbols. Open the shelf
  • DenimWaist and leg sizes, a care label, no current. Open the shelf
  • JoggersCuffed or open hems, drawcords, nothing electrical. Open the shelf
  • Women's clothing (search)A search page across dresses, skirts and tops. Open the shelf
  • Sports shirtsShirts for sport. Fabric only. Open the shelf
  • Bags and totesHandbags, totes and rucksacks; a USB port on a rucksack is just a cable. Open the shelf
  • Caps and hatsCaps and hats. Fans or lights on a cap mean a battery. Open the shelf
  • BeltsBuckles and leather. Open the shelf
  • Eyewear and framesFrames and lenses. Nothing to plug in. Open the shelf
  • FragranceBottles, not appliances. Open the shelf
  • JewelleryMetal and stones. Open the shelf
  • WatchesQuartz movements run on a button battery and smart watches on a rechargeable one, so both sit outside this site. Open the shelf
  • Scarves and wrapsWoven and knitted. Fibre and a care label. Open the shelf
  • SocksPairs and packs. Open the shelf
  • Sandals and slidersSizes on the footbed. Open the shelf

Three shelves have a small electrical corner: trainers and caps with lights, jackets with heating pads, and watches. In each case the power comes from a battery, which is the rule that keeps them off this site.

Electronics and headphones, the shelves with plates

Two shelves carry the goods this site is about. Electronics mixes chargers, cables, lamps, small appliances and gadgets. Headphones is mostly wireless earbuds and headsets, which charge from a built-in battery and so fall outside our scope.

On both shelves the useful sorting question is where the power comes from. A wired desk speaker that plugs into a socket is in scope. A wired headset that draws power from a computer is in scope, although there is no plate to read; the plug question moves to the computer. A charging case, a cordless anything or a battery pack sold on its own is out, because 100buy will not post it.

For entries that pass that test, the entry photo rarely shows the plate. Expect to open the listing and look through the later images, which is where shops on mainland marketplaces usually put specification shots, a close-up of the plug and sometimes the box label.

A drawn catalogue entry for a travel kettle with the voltage in the title, two version names and a box label photo, each labelled
A drawn entry, not a real listing. The three things worth reading before you click through.

Reading a mains entry before you open the listing

An entry tells you more than the price. The title often carries the voltage as a bare number, such as 220V, because that is how shops on mainland marketplaces describe the version they sell. A title or photo may also mention a plug option, or show more than one version of the same appliance.

When an entry offers versions, read the version names before anything else and work out which one carries a plate that suits your supply. Versions with a different plug but the same voltage only move the pins. A version described for a different voltage is a different appliance inside, and the one to pick if your supply is not the mainland’s.

A photo of the box helps too. Cartons for small appliances often print the model, the input voltage and the power on one side, and a clear shot of that panel is often easier to read than a plate moulded into dark plastic.

Why the battery rule removes most of the electrical shelves

100buy keeps a notice of things to know before shopping, and its list of products not accepted for mailing names three kinds of battery: batteries built into an item, batteries supplied with an item, and batteries sent on their own. Read on 19 October 2026, that rule is the reason this site covers mains items only.

In practice it reaches further than the obvious cases. A desk lamp with a rechargeable base, a hair trimmer that can run cordless, a bedside clock with a backup cell or a remote control that ships with coin cells in the box all carry a battery somewhere. If a listing says rechargeable, cordless or wireless, or shows a charging dock, expect the battery rule to apply and ask before ordering.

The full warehouse picture, including what the inspection looks at, is on What the warehouse sees.