Lifecoach5000,

Well the green one is only for the garden according to the label. Don’t even think about plugging it in indoors.

Tetsuo,

I plugged it indoors.

I now have a garden in my bathroom.

MrJameGumb,
@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world avatar

I think you have to go to same prison as the people who cut the tags off their mattresses now

BloodSlut,

That doesnt sound too bad tbh

railsdev,

Using an extension cord of any kind in the bathroom sounds like a disaster waiting to happen

CmdrShepard,

How else am I supposed to cook my pizza rolls while I’m taking a bath?

Micromot,
@Micromot@lemmycook.de avatar

You need to be able to toast your bread in the bathtub somehow, what am I supposed to do if I don’t have an outlet near my bathtub???

railsdev,

I forgot we’re all busy these days so the need to multitask — especially in the bathroom — is prevalent.

Davel23,

Oh man, I thought about it. What happens now?

chaogomu,

Garden use might mean a different plastic that resists UV light better than the orange one.

tim-clark,
@tim-clark@kbin.social avatar

My greens ones haven't faded. The orange ones are almost white after a year outside.

Potatos_are_not_friends,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5e735bf3-d090-46af-b427-496169f7c83c.jpeg

CodyCannoli,

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

JDubbleu,

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,

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.

Rocketpoweredgorilla,
@Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca avatar

I guess they have their use, but I dislike green extension cords. my daughter has a few of them, and she tends to leave them laying in the grass when I go over to mow her yard.

She now has a few shorter ones.

ZoopZeZoop,

Not good for visibility, but great for blending. We use them for Christmas and Halloween so that you don’t see a ton of cords about. I have to move them or weed eat around them if it rains much during those months.

Rocketpoweredgorilla,
@Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca avatar

Ah that makes sense. I live in Canada, our ground is white and covered with snowdrifts that time of year.

BornVolcano,

Yeah, you could put a rainbow neon cord down there, you’re not seeing any of it in -20

Rocketpoweredgorilla,
@Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca avatar

Hell, I’ve lost my car a few times under the snow. You know you’re a true Canadian when you have shovel dents on your hood.

bjoern_tantau,
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

Well, green stuff usually is more expensive.

slazer2au,

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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