Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange
FancyManacles, Garden cord has a slightly thicker shielding because it is designed to be outside for extended periods.
EmoDuck, Well, green energy tends to be a bit more pricy
Kyoyeou, 🤝
dipshit, camouflage fee
Hazdaz, Orange is probably the bulk of the cords sold, so green is made in lower quantities and thus higher per-unit cost.
Terevos, 
Car colors are often $1000 difference.
CADmonkey, Fun fact, this is part of the reason so many cars are silver, white, or black now. A lot of base models of cars are only available in those three colors, along with maybe red. To get a different color, you have to get an upgraded package… and there’s your $1k price jump.
Hazdaz, I’d be happy to spend $1k more for better colors, but many new cars don’t even come in any interesting colors regardless of the price.
CADmonkey, This is also true.
My wife and I have accidentally ended up with a purple car and a green truck, both stick out in a sea of silver bubbles.
TheGreenGolem, I just thought a couple of days ago that how awesome it would be if we have a LOT of colorful cars. Not just the same 4-5 always. Parking lots are fucking boring these days.
Hazdaz, purple car and a green truck
Tell me you drive Dodge without telling me you drive Dodge.
CADmonkey, Ford and Mitsubishi actually
youstolemyname, The ends are different also
MisterD, In Canada, they charge 50-100% for black extension cords
phx, I’ve heard it’s 80% for one with just a female end
ThorAlex, In Europe red are usuallly the cheap PVC ones while black has higher quality insulation and last much longer, well worth the price difference.
Jimmycakes, Green dye has been on shortage for a while
moosetwin, 
that’s a bit funny but I can’t think of why
thanevim, Something something, going green is expensive?
esc27, 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.
RedEyeFlightControl, 
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.
Takumidesh, It’s likely lower volume too, so the cost in switching brings a higher opportunity/downtime cost on smaller runs.
RedEyeFlightControl, Good points! One might need an additional catalyst or flex additive, as well.
JelloBrains, 
They aren't the same cord, the green one is a thinner wire size and is 14 gauge, and the orange one is thicker at 12 gauge.
EDIT: Nevermind, they are the same, I saw the 12 gauge wire, not the orange 14, that's on me.
LazaroFilm, 
I use stingers used on film sets instead. It’s more that $1 markup.
Starb3an, Theoretically it could be that the ingredient to make the coating green cost more, but most likely it’s just an attempt to get more money.
MxM111, 
It also could be that they want to clear the shelf space of the orange cords, and for some reason they have more of them than the green once.
But of course, the store is business and they exist to make money.
seathru, While it probably is the latter; I remember when I worked for sherwin williams, green was one of the most expensive colored pigments.
Semi-Hemi-Demigod, 
Green ones are only used for decorative reasons, so the suppliers may make fewer green cords thus driving up the price.
MrJameGumb, 
It’s a $1 toll for being the kind of dipshit who cares what color an extension cord is
MrJameGumb, I did not realize this would be such a divisive statement lol
AncientFutureNow, You called people dipshits simply for them having a purpose for a non-orange product.
AncientFutureNow, Green extension cords on stage are acceptable…it’s close to black.
Bright orange is not.
MrJameGumb, They are also a safety hazard. You need to put some gaffer tape over the cord so no one trips over it, and then it will be black anyway
AncientFutureNow, You put gaff tape up the side of tripods?
Max17, 
Shame on you I’m colorblind
MxM111, So, light gray is cheaper than dark gray.
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