June lives in the southern part of Alabama where winters are normally fairly mild. Last January, during an unusually cold spell,
the water pipes in her house froze and burst. She had to look in the Yellow Pages to find a plumber who was able to come out and repair the pipes the same day. Prior to the frozen pipes, the plumber's services represented a(n):
Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that prior to this the plumbers services represented an Unsought Good. This term refers to goods/services that an individual does not usually think of buying and instead is purchased out of fear of an unfortunate consequence from not making the purchase. Which would be the case in this scenario if June would have purchased the Plumbers services in fear of the pipe potentially busting. Once the pipes burst the Unsought Good became a necessity.
