Oh, you're right, it WAS a special deal at the time. Well, they are still availble at the Uk store, so...
Also, I got a different AC adaptor. This is not the big one that we talked about here, i think, it is not too big. But it has a german plug (which is fine) and a transformer that is in the middle of the power cord, rather than at the end, one integrated with the plug. That's fine too, even thogh I still don't know if it fits in the empeg bag I have.