Examples of Consumable and Non-Consumable Goods

The consumable goods they are those that, due to their nature, become extinct or perish after their first use, or that lose all possible individuality when a subject ceases to possess them. This is the case of foods and others substances that when used are physically consumed, that is, they disappear or are transformed from other materials with less value.

On the contrary, non-consumable goods They are those that can be used repeatedly without suffering in the process other wear and tear than their own and natural wear and tear and the passage of time. This is the case of machinery and other objects that do not lose utility after the first use, despite the fact that over time they undergo a normal process of loss of value (depreciation).

The distinction between consumable goods and non-consumable goods (not to be confused with expendable goods and not fungible) is important in distinguishing between goods according to how ephemeral their presence is or how long their useful life. Consumable goods generally have less value since they have a single use, while non-consumable goods. Consumables typically have more value, given their longer lifespan and susceptibility to multiple Applications.

An example of both cases can be seen if we compare the loan of an amount of money, with the rental of a car. A person who goes to the bank and asks for a loan will receive a certain amount of money that he must then repay, but when he does, he does not. will do with the exact same money (so to speak, with the same bills and coins) but with other money that naturally has the same value. On the other hand, a car that is rented must later be returned to its corresponding owner, that is, the same car, not another of the same value.

Examples of consumable goods

Examples of consumable goods are:

1. food and drinks, which once consumed become part of our body.
2. the medicines, injections, serums and other health products that run out when supplied to the patient.
3. The money, which after leaving our hands loses its identity and singularity, adding to the monetary mass in circulation.
4. the fertilizer for plants and pet food.
5. The fuels, such as gasoline, coal or natural gas, which once consumed permanently change their constitution and nature.
6. raw material, which once processed and transformed into other goods cannot be recovered or used again. For example, steel, once alloyed with iron and carbon, cannot be returned to its original components.
7. alcohol and other solvents, which once used evaporate or dissolve in the air.
8. paint and pigments, which once used becomes part of the painted object or surface.

Examples of non-consumable goods

Examples of non-consumable goods are the following:

1. real estate, of all kinds: houses, buildings, multipurpose rooms, commercial premises, warehouses and warehouses, among others, since they can be used for different purposes or can be occupied by people different.
2. clothing and apparel, which can be used on multiple occasions, by the same or other people.
3. technological gadgets, such as computers, cell phones, typewriters, video game consoles, televisions, among others.
4. appliances, such as refrigerators, stoves, ovens, irons, microwaves, among others.
5. the furniture, such as tables, chairs, sofas, beds, desks, rocking chairs, ottomans, among others.
6. Production tools and machines, such as screwdrivers, hammers, hydraulic hammers, picks and shovels, fraying machines, harvesters, mowers, among others.
7. the vehicles of all kinds, such as airplanes, cars, motorcycles, boats, boats, skateboards, bicycles, among others.
8. The books and magazines, which can be read over and over again by different people.

References:

• “Consumable good” in legal encyclopedia.
• “Consumable and non-consumable goods, divisible and indivisible goods” (video) in Legal Capsules.
• “Classification of goods” in the Ecotec Technological University (Ecuador).
• “Other classifications of goods” by Fernando Arias García in the University Santo Tomas (Colombia).

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