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The difference between a product and service...

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  • 01-10-2014 8:14pm
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    Daliapour
    Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭


    Apart from the obvious, anyone know the difference between these?


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    Beano
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    depends what you think is obvious. If you can hold it in your hand its a product. otherwise a service. Is there any context to this question?


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    athtrasna
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    VAT rate?


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    slimjimmc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    @Daliapour
    Your post is too vague, please explain what you're looking for in greater detail.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    I'm waiting to see exactly what the OP wants, but vat rates do not in themselves distinguish products from services.


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    Daliapour
    Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭Daliapour


    I was just curious as the whether irish water are selling a product, providing a service or both


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    coylemj
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    Daliapour wrote: »
    I was just curious as the whether irish water are selling a product, providing a service or both

    Both.

    The product is the fresh, clean water (in most parts of the country anyway) coming in to your house. Although the provision of fresh water could be considered a service, the fact that it's metered effectively makes it a product like gas or electricity. Up to yesterday, it was a free service provided by your local council.

    The service is the sewage system which takes away waste.


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