Costco aka Price Club to sell Caskets

dillinger · 08-17-2004, 10:48 AM

Wow, maybe you won't get screwed anymore when you die. Costco to sell caskets, funeral homes look out....

Link to story below

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2004-08-17-costco-caskets_x.htm

RickM · RickM's Garage

Do you have to assemble them like RCM's Costco shed?

VenezianBlau 87 · 08-17-2004, 11:04 AM

Is it guaranteed for (after) life?

dillinger · 08-17-2004, 11:06 AM

funny... I was going to post this in your Costco shed thred, but decided against hijacking yours. Besides, I think it deserves its own.

Maybe they will park a casket in the store so people can throw business cards in. Win a free deluxe casket.....

304065 · 08-17-2004, 11:11 AM

It's so funny it deserves TWO threads.

Limit 1 Per Customer

dillinger · 08-17-2004, 11:40 AM

I looked for a reference to the costco casket story and didn't see one...no wonder, the other thread is "Limit 1 Per Customer "

Oh well.... Life goes on.

Quote:

Originally posted by john_cramer
It's so funny it deserves TWO threads.

Limit 1 Per Customer

Moses · 08-17-2004, 08:58 PM

They just want to make sure your life's final purchase is at Costco.

azasadny · azasadny's Garage

Why not?

84porsche · 84porsche's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by SoCal911SC
All they need now is a Baby Delivery Service (maybe set it up next to the tire installation center) and they'd have "Cradle to Grave" coverage!

You are forgetting MARRIAGE. They will need a priest or court somewhere in the store. I am thinking next to the film, it would be good for marketing of Kodak.

RickM · RickM's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by 84porsche
You are forgetting MARRIAGE. They will need a priest or court somewhere in the store. I am thinking next to the film, it would be good for marketing of Kodak.

As far from the Firearms counter as possible. That's where the divorce aisle will be.

84porsche · 84porsche's Garage

Well if divorce is next to the firearms then they should put the caskets within the same vicinity, just in case.

84porsche · 84porsche's Garage

I know you guys remember this. I was searching for cordless phones and I came across these on their website. Being curious I was reading the fine print and came across -

"Costco.com will only accept a return of a casket due to freight or cosmetic damage from shipping. Please call 1-800-955-2292 for a return authorization. Caskets cannot be returned to Costco warehouses."

Could you imagine if people starting bringing things like this back to the stores? I could see an excuse for return being "It didn't fit" or "He didn't like the color."