Comment on What is the purpose of this plastic piece?
Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days agoI’ve been buying electrical and electronic things for years (okay decades), and the toys and computers I got as a kid never had these. The cords are always nicely cooked in their own cavity of the box too, so already protected well enough.
All in all it just seems like a solution to a non-existent problem.
It looks very easy to produce, what if it’s for the illusion of higher quality? In which case the small overhead increase is worth it for better sales (or allows for a higher price on the item).
Same idea as the unnecessary packaging on fruits at the store
lemmyng@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
It could be to protect the cord from being damaged by the prongs - the plastic cover would be softer and less sharp.