Why does format matter to a buyer more than color?
Short answer
Because format decides the mould, the material and the rigging, and color decides a changeover.
In detail
A buyer who specifies a colorway and leaves the format to the factory has given away the part of the decision that costs money.
Where this answer comes from
Part of the product record Soft plastic formats: what the 2026 launches actually are (Soft plastic formats). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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Sampled listings from the same product family (Soft plastic formats). Reference price per unit with the MOQ stated; a quotation against your specification governs a transaction.
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