Mildly Interesting

16464 readers

105 users here now

This is for strictly mildly interesting material. If it's too interesting, it doesn't belong. If it's not interesting, it doesn't belong.

This is obviously an objective criteria, so the mods are always right. Or maybe mildly right? Ahh.. what do we know?

Just post some stuff and don't spam.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

241

Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange (civilloquy.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/mildlyinteresting

58 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] CodyCannoli 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months 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 and frequently without having to incur the labor costs of restickering and retagging product.