non-essential goods
Things you want
Non-essential goods are products not required for basic survival or daily functioning—things you want rather than need.
The term appears most often in economic contexts, distinguishing luxuries and discretionary purchases from necessities like food, medicine, and shelter: During the lockdown, stores selling non-essential goods were ordered to close.
What counts as non-essential shifts with context and perspective.
- art printsReplicated artwork on paper
- perfumesScented liquids worn
- video gamesInteractive electronic entertainment
- camping gearSupplies for wilderness overnights
- rare coinsUncommon historical currency
Christmas ornaments · collector items · fine jewelry · vintage toys · board games · stamps · yachts · designer handbags · historical artifacts · private jets · movie memorabilia · vintage clothing · fast fashion · comic books · musical instruments · sports equipment · fishing rods · throw pillows
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Required items for living
necessities · essentials · staples · necessaries · food
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