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.
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.
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.
Green ones are only used for decorative reasons, so the suppliers may make fewer green cords thus driving up the price.
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.
While it probably is the latter; I remember when I worked for sherwin williams, green was one of the most expensive colored pigments.
In Canada, they charge 50-100% for black extension cords
In Europe red are usuallly the cheap PVC ones while black has higher quality insulation and last much longer, well worth the price difference.
Car colors are often $1000 difference.
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.
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.
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.
purple car and a green truck
Tell me you drive Dodge without telling me you drive Dodge.
Ford and Mitsubishi actually
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.
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Only the bottom shelf has 12ga
The cords on the middle shelf are both 14ga
Orange is probably the bulk of the cords sold, so green is made in lower quantities and thus higher per-unit cost.
camouflage fee
Well, green energy tends to be a bit more pricy
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Garden cord has a slightly thicker shielding because it is designed to be outside for extended periods.
