@Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoHarbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orangecivilloquy.comimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1261arrow-down124
arrow-up1237arrow-down1imageHarbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orangecivilloquy.com@Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-square@esc27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink11•10 months agoMight be a nudge to get people to default to orange and only buy green if they really want it to make their stock needs more predictable.
minus-squareRedEye FlightControllinkfedilinkEnglish15•10 months agoIt actually might be related to the cost of the color of the jacketing itself. The different dyes used in plastic production have varying costs, in lots of cases.
minus-square@Takumidesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•10 months agoIt’s likely lower volume too, so the cost in switching brings a higher opportunity/downtime cost on smaller runs.
minus-squareRedEye FlightControllinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoGood points! One might need an additional catalyst or flex additive, as well.
Might be a nudge to get people to default to orange and only buy green if they really want it to make their stock needs more predictable.
It actually might be related to the cost of the color of the jacketing itself. The different dyes used in plastic production have varying costs, in lots of cases.
It’s likely lower volume too, so the cost in switching brings a higher opportunity/downtime cost on smaller runs.
Good points! One might need an additional catalyst or flex additive, as well.