Convenience
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'''Convenience''' is anything that is intended to save a [[time]], [[energy]] or [[frustration]]. A [[convenience store]] at a [[petrol station]], for example, sells items that have nothing to do with [[gasoline]]/[[petrol]], but it saves the consumer from having to go to a [[grocery store]].
"Convenience" is a very relative term and its meaning tends to change over time. What was once a convenience (eg. an [[automobile]]) is today regarded as a normal part of life. Likewise today's luxuries may be perceived in the same way in the future.
Some have criticised [[Western culture]], particularly [[American culture]], for its reliance on such conveniences. The [[Dead Kennedys]] released an [[album]] called ''[[Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death]]'', a [[pun]] on [[Patrick Henry]]'s famous quote and [[Speech (public address)|speech]] "[[Give me liberty or give me death]]". The [[Amish]] (such as the [[Pennsylvania Dutch]]) shun ''all'' modern conveniences, including [[electricity]].
Supposed "conveniences" also sometimes turn out to be a [[nuisance]], including [[personal computer]]s (can be difficult to use, though this is improving gradually) and [[mobile phone]]s (with annoying rings and conversations in what would or should be a quiet place). Conveniences also cost [[money]] to fix when they break down, and may cause much greater costs if something else that depends on them cannot take place. On the other hand, conveniences such as [[direct deposit]] can save everyone money, though this may or may not be passed along to the consumer.
==See also==
*[[Consumerism]]
[[Category:Consumer behaviour]]
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