European Power Cords

Hello All,
I'll be moving with my MacPro and Cinema Display to Munich, Germany on November 30. I need to get European Power Cords for my machine.
Any ideas as to where I can buy Apple-branded power cords for European style outlets? There's currently no Apple store in Germany.
Thanks,
Rob

Hi Rob and welcome to Germany,
Gravis is a well known Apple 'store' in Germany.
They have a shop in Munich, see here: http://www.gravis.de/stores/muenchen/ and should have the appropriate power-chord avaiable.
Have a nice time in Deutschland.
Stefan

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