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Shoppers are stunned as Costco puts cheap COFFINS and urns on its shelves next to braai stands.<\/p>\n
Winding down time for most people means a book and or catching up on their favourite series, mine is pretty much that coupled with some shopping. <\/p>\n
If I\u2019m not shopping, I\u2019m probably window shopping.<\/p>\n
One of the perks of shopping is the chance to observe how unguarded people are. A coffin and an urn in a grocery store are the last things you\u2019d expect to see.<\/p>\n
Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American retailer that sells large quantities of merchandise at deeply discounted prices to club members who pay an annual membership fee. <\/p>\n
It ranks as one of the world\u2019s largest retailers.<\/p>\n
One shopper shared a picture to social media after spotting the display at the North Lakes store near Brisbane in Australia.<\/p>\n
There have been some mixed views about the display, some finding it funny while others say it\u2019s distasteful.<\/p>\n
The retailer has been selling the product range in Australia since 2015.<\/p>\n
\n@adrianwidjy \u201cCostco sellss everything\u201d Really? #placesinsydney #costco #costcofinds #coffin #casket #costcohaul #costcotiktok #costcobuys #australia #sydney #fyp \u266c original sound \u2013 Places in Sydney Foodie <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n One user commented and said: \u201cIf you buy your own coffin, a funeral parlour can refuse to take you because their mark-up is on the coffin. <\/p>\n
\u201cThen you are stuck with a body, a coffin and no embalmer etc.\u201d<\/p>\n
While, Ms Defy, Somewhere Over The Rainbow in Australia, wrote: \u201cIt\u2019s always been like that at my Costco. <\/p>\n
\u201cNo big deal. I\u2019m getting burnt when I die anyway, maybe hubs can get a double deal on a braai stand and a coffin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aussie Villa Fan, in Melbourne, Australia, says: \u201cWhy not\u2026 We all die and high time we pay a reasonable price rather than pay way overs for something we won\u2019t use again\u2026 \u201d<\/p>\n
While this is not a prank, but rather a strategic business decision for Costco, the #coffinprank in South Africa, which has over 53 000 views, in which funeral staff call people under the guise that they have won a coffin, has left Tik Tokers ecstatic.<\/p>\n
Read the latest issue of IOL Health digital magazine here.<\/p>\n