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Objective/Context: This article focuses on the evolution of the consumption of durable goods (electric refrigerators and gas stoves)—appliances for household use that save time—and entertainment goods to occupy spare time (cars and radios) in Argentina during the 1920-1970 period. It studies the social actors of this process, considering the interaction between them and the consumption of goods. Next, it analyzes the reasons for the success of entertainment goods and their subsequent slowdown between the 1920s and 1940s, as well as the technical reasons for the mass use of household appliances due to a reduction in electricity and gas prices. Methodology: The analysis of quantitative information on the production, supply, and demand of durable goods using diverse sources (visual, demographic, as well as successions and press reports) offers insight on the expectations, tastes, and transformations of the Argentine middle classes, as well as different types of relationships their members established with vehicles and electrical and gas appliances during the study period. Originality: This article suggests that the expansion of middle classes allowed an increase in demand that led to the transformation of the industry, and local productive activity, in turn, contributed to consolidating the idea that well-being was directly associated with the possession of durable goods that made life at home more comfortable. The relations established between consumption and the rise of the middle classes consolidated and transformed the industry and became decisive factors in the culture of consumption. Conclusions: The analysis of the evolution of durable goods consumption shows how different strategies were developed in the supply and demand of such items and evidences an interaction between the social actors of the period and the consumption of the studied goods. As a conclusion, it can be stated that such interaction allowed a change in the lifestyle of Argentines during the period analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]