Virtual Bellhop is a company that ships awkward sporting goods to vacation destinations so that its customers do not have to worry about lugging them through airports or having them damaged in transit.During the summer months and December,the company is extremely busy packaging and shipping sporting gear.
-Refer to Virtual Bellhop.During months that are not popular vacation months,the company may have only one customer a day.This is because Virtual Bellhop is a service business and has to deal with the problems associated with which service characteristic?

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The characteristic in question is perishability, as Virtual Bellhop's business is heavily dependent on seasonal demand and when there is low demand, they may have very few customers. Perishability refers to the fact that services cannot be stored, and when not utilized, they are lost forever.

Virtual Bellhop Is a Company That Ships Awkward Sporting Goods