Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange

LazaroFilm, 1 year ago

I use stingers used on film sets instead. It’s more that $1 markup.

Max17, 1 year ago

Shame on you I’m colorblind

MxM111, 1 year ago

So, light gray is cheaper than dark gray.

CodyCannoli, 1 year ago

My guess is people who care about whether the cables blend in with their lawn are willing to pay more for them.

JDubbleu, 1 year ago

It’s also possible they sell fewer green ones, meaning they produce fewer and don’t get as much of a benefit from economies of scale.

ericisshort, 1 year ago

You’re right. This is just evidence of a modern well-run supply chain.

Amazon does this better than anyone, and you’ll commonly find products available in different colors with each having a slightly different price. These prices change dynamically based on trends like historic and forecasted demand, current on hand quantities, and many other factors.

Edit to add: Some more advanced brick and mortar stores (see B&H Photo in NYC) use electronic price displays in the shelving to allow them to change prices more dynamically without incurring the labor costs of restickering and retagging product.

bjoern_tantau, 1 year ago

Well, green stuff usually is more expensive.

slazer2au, 1 year ago

If the die costs $0.03 per km of cable they have to mark it up at the factory, which means the disty needs to mark it up, so the retailer has to mark it up.

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