For a certain good, if there is a one-time fixed cost for a consumer to switch to a different firm, then this good is? For a certain good, if there is a one-time fixed cost for a consumer to switch to a different firm in a later time, then we say this good is ____ (or has property ___). Examples include


Consumer: House renter
Firm: Landlord
Good: Stays in a house
One-time Cost: Moving cost





Consumer: Mobile phone user
Firm: Wireless carrier
Good: Uses of phone over a carrier network
One-time Cost: New account activation fee
The good has a switching cost / is subject to a switching cost. Rarely used: it is a Diamond good. (Referring to the Diamond 1971 paper.)