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==Definitions==
*1: a [[quality]] or situation that makes something easy or useful for someone by reducing the amount of [[work]] or time required to do something
*2: a [[time]] that is appropriate for doing something or that is suitable for someone
*3: something (such as a device) that makes you more [[comfortable]] or allows you to do things more easily
==Description==
'''Convenient''' [[procedures]], products and services are those intended to increase ease in accessibility, save [[resources]] (such as [[time]], [[effort]] and [[energy]]) and decrease [[frustration]]. Convenience is a [[relative]] concept, and depends on [[context]]. For example, automobiles were once considered a convenience, yet today are regarded as a [[normal]] part of life.

Service conveniences are those that save shoppers time or effort, and includes variables such as credit availability and extended store hours. Service convenience pertains to the [[facilitation]] of selling both goods and services, and combinations of the two.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convenience_store Convenience stores] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filling_station filling stations] sell items that have nothing to do with gasoline/petrol, but purchasing at that location can save the consumer [[time]] compared to another trip to a grocery store. Conveniences such as [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/direct_deposit direct deposit] can save companies and consumers [[money]], though this may or may not be passed along to the consumer.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convenience]

[[Category: General Reference]]

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