Sixteen Kinds of Potatoes. Yesterday I started us on a potato journey with a post about how to select the right kind of potato. Today I'm going to show you the loot I picked up from the farmers' market last week: sixteen varieties of potatoes. Some are common varieties and available from farmers in many potato-growing regions. Others are rare varieties. Take it as a loose guide, and a colorful tour of the spuds of the NYC area.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages the purchase of goods and services in ever-greater amounts. Criticisms of consumption are already present in the works of Thorstein Veblen.
DEFINITION of 'Consumer Goods'. Products that are purchased for consumption by the average consumer. Alternatively called final goods, consumer goods are the end result of production and manufacturing and are what a consumer will see on the store shelf. Clothing, food, automobiles and jewelry are all examples of consumer goods.