Many people cannot imagine their life without things like a refrigerator,
car, phone, TV and more. All these items create comfort around us, make life easier and allow you to relax. These are goods that have been in use for more than one year. Few people know the full list of durable goods. And it looks like this.
Durable goods and items:
- cars and trucks;
- motorcycles;
- trailers;
- technical devices for the disabled;
- pleasure boats and other boats;
- furniture (upholstered, cabinet);
- Appliances;
- photo and video equipment;
- Computers and tablets
- mobile phones;
- landline telephones;
- civilian weapons;
- Kids toys;
- tableware;
- building materials, etc.
For example, can you imagine a kitchen without an ordinary refrigerator? Each apartment has at least one such device, because maintaining the freshness of products is important for everyone. Depending on the size of the family and their needs, the refrigerator can be from 1 to 2.5 meters in height. The width can be different, so choose this technique based on the layout of the kitchen. The color version of the refrigerator can also be different, the most popular colors: classic white, steel, black.
Car as a product intended for long-term use
The list of durable goods includes a car that has long ceased to be a luxury and is currently a means of transportation.
The car belongs to complex technical devices and serves us much more than one year (in order to classify any item
as durable
goods , it must be designed for a service life of more than 1 year).
When buying an expensive item, you need to know that there are types of durable goods , during the repair of which the seller is not required to provide the consumer with a similar item. In this case, durable goods include:
- cars;
- motorcycles;
- trailers;
- furniture (cabinet, soft);
- household appliances used for medical purposes or intended for personal use (electric shaver, hair dryer, hair tongs, heating pads, electric blanket, electric bandage);
- Microwave oven;
- toaster;
- electric stove;
- electric kettle;
- electric boiler;
- civilian weapons.
Possible health hazards
There is a detailed list of durable goods that can cause damage to human health and life after the end of their life. These include children's products, such as strollers, walkers, bicycles, technically sophisticated toys designed for games under the supervision of adults. In addition, these are video games, a stationary computer that has failed and needs to be replaced or repaired, any plumbing items, water supply, heating elements, tools.
Despite the fact that we are surrounded by familiar objects, and the list of durable goods is quite large, you should be extremely careful about the choice of devices in this category, realizing that not all of them are subject to replacement, return and repair.