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Candles and toothpaste
9th January 2008
A fellow member of the Tutor2u discussion forum emailed in to ask whether candles and toothpaste could be regarded as non-durable goods? In reply I thought that they both decent examples. Although neither item is likely to be used up in its entirety at one sitting (save for the occasional toothpaste war!) they are products that are used up directly in the act of consumption, even though they are replaced only occasionally. Thoughts? Other examples of products where the durable / non-durable distinction is blurred?
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.