Wildest thing I’ve seen at Costco besides a 55-gallon drum of mayo. Reviews say they’re legit—solid construction, discreet packaging. One guy even joked about using it as a conversation piece until needed. Morbid humor aside, the value’s undeniable.
Costco caskets fascinate me because they strip away the taboo. Reviews highlight how transparent pricing disrupts the funeral industry’s opacity. The 'Monarch II' model gets love for its simple rose detailing, but some wish there were eco-friendly options like bamboo. A few buyers mentioned feeling judged by older relatives, though—turns out, generational views on deathcare vary wildly. Still, knowing Costco’s quality rep, I’d trust their caskets over a shady funeral home upsell any day.
My aunt actually pre-purchased one of these, and she won’t stop raving about it. 'Why pay for markup when you can get a walnut-finish casket with a memory foam interior?' she says. The velvet lining looks luxurious in photos, and the price point is wild—around $1,000 compared to $3K+ elsewhere. Downsides? You’ve gotta arrange shipping or pickup yourself, which isn’t ideal for last-minute needs. But for planners, it’s a game-changer.
I stumbled upon those caskets from Costco a while back, and honestly, they sparked quite the debate in my friend group! Some were shocked you could even buy them there, while others praised the practicality. The Kirkland Signature caskets, especially the '18-Gauge Steel Casket,' get solid reviews for being sturdy and surprisingly elegant—way more affordable than traditional funeral home options (like half the price!).
One reviewer mentioned how their family saved thousands without sacrificing dignity, though others noted the emotional weight of handling logistics during grief. Costco’s return policy apparently applies, which feels surreal but practical. If you’re planning ahead or value budget-conscious choices, it’s worth researching—just maybe not during a late-night shopping spree!
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On Halloween, I was secretly reunited with my long-lost mafia parents.
They offered to take me home, but because I couldn't bear to leave the three brothers in my foster family, I refused to go with my parents.
Getting back home, I changed into the white dress and bracelet given to me by my brothers as gifts. However, this triggered the jealousy and crying tantrums of their biological sister, Tiana.
To avoid putting my brothers in a difficult position, I agreed to take off the dress and bracelet.
Despite that, she wasn't satisfied.
To appease their biological sister that they had been separated from for years, my three brothers forcefully locked me inside a transparent decorative coffin, despite knowing that I suffered from severe claustrophobia.
Suffocating, I frantically banged on the coffin's glass, begging them for help.
Tiana stood on the side, smirking at me maliciously. "Sarah, aren't you a professional actress? Why is your acting so exaggerated and fake? You're just locked inside, not being strangled, so why are you gasping?"
My brothers knit their brows in annoyance.
"It's just a little prank. How can you not even last ten minutes? Can't you just tolerate it for a bit?"
"I checked it myself. The coffin has air vents and we're standing right here watching you the whole time! You won't be in any danger, and it's impossible for you to suffocate!"
"If you didn't want to make Tiana happy, you could have just said you aren't willing! There's no need to fake being miserable and pitiful just to get our attention and sympathy!"
But I wasn't faking.
The phobia triggered a severe stress response and it brought on an asthma attack, cutting off my airway.
Through the glass, I looked at them in sheer agony and despair.
I was really going to die...
Three days after I died, my fiancé got a call to ID the body.
He just scoffed. "She's dead, so what? Call me when she's in the ground."
The cops, out of options, hit up my backup contact—my childhood friend.
He actually laughed. "She's really gone? Not my problem. Burn her or whatever."
Then my body hit the internet—
And suddenly, both of them looked like ghosts.
On the seventh day after my dad's passing, I head over to the funeral home to wrap up the aftermath of the funeral as well as pack up my dad's personal effects.
That's when an employee stops me and demands that I cough up an additional 100 thousand dollars for the storage and preservation of my dad's corpse.
I'm stunned, to say the least.
Dad has already gotten cremated and buried a long time ago. His ashes are already deposited inside the graveyard, as we speak. So, how is his body getting stored and preserved throughout the week?
I use facts and logic to argue with the employee. But he has the gall to threaten me with an impatient scowl on his face.
"Stop yapping already! The system shows that your father's body is still inside the cold storage! It's been seven days, so you must pay 100 thousand dollars, no matter what! If you refuse to settle the payment, you can forget about taking your father's personal effects with you!
"When the time comes, you have to cough up the additional charges as well! If not, I shall see you at court!"
As I stare at the hostile employee, I can feel rage simmering in my blood. Still, I call every family member and relative I have to borrow 100 thousand dollars from them just so I can make the payment.
With the receipt in hand, I walk into the police station right away.
"Officer, my dad was cremated and buried seven days ago. But the funeral home decided to charge me 100 thousand dollars' worth of storage and preservation fees for no reason! I suspect that they didn't send my father off the proper way!"
When the police show up at the funeral home, the same employee who threatened me looks alarmed. He quickly gets his manager, Mr. Lawson, to deal with the situation.
Impatience is etched all over Mr. Lawson's face as he snaps at me, "Your father has already gone through the cremation process seven days ago. The procedure and all the receipts are intact. Don't you dare kick up a fuss irrationally now!"
I let out a cold chuckle in return before showing Mr. Lawson the receipt.
"I'm being irrational, you say? I've just paid for the storage fees of my father's corpse, and here's the receipt to prove the validity of the transaction! You must return my father to me today!"
I thought the funeral home insisted on charging me earlier. Now, they'd better fulfill their side of the bargain by returning my dad's corpse to me without a single hair out of place!
When my wife, Emilia Sinclair, tortures me for the 98th time just to appease Wyatt Mercer, my love for her officially dies. That's when I decide to be with her best friend, Celia Ashford, who has been pursuing me for quite some time.
After spending a wonderful night with Celia, she agrees to help me fake my death so that I can receive a brand new identity and marry her in an overseas country.
So, I ingest the drug that can fake my death, only to wake up in the casket in advance.
I can't move an inch no matter how hard I try. That's when I overhear Celia speaking with a subordinate outside the casket.
"Ms. Ashford, you first told Emilia to torture Elliot, then you pretended to become his salvation. Now that you've completely earned his trust, why are you still arranging for his burial after faking his death?"
"Only by doing this will the Mercers fully believe that Elliot is truly dead. That way, Wyatt can secure his position as the heir even more. No one will ever bring up the fact that he's a bastard child."
The subordinate hesitates for a moment before asking, "Isn't leaving Elliot in the casket for one week a little too long? After all, we're only digging him up on the seventh day after you hold your wedding with Wyatt."
"The drug can last for five days. I've already had someone place food, water, and an oxygen tank inside the casket. There's no way Elliot will die."
I was diagnosed with stomach cancer, so I went online to hire an undertaker in the hopes that he would collect my body.
That way, I could die and be buried.
I would like to finally be at peace, even if it meant that I could only achieve it after death.
I packed up my bags and left home in search of a place to die, only to receive a message from my undertaker.
[Sorry, something came up. I can’t come now.]
…Excuse me? I’m already half-dead, and you’re blowing me off?
When Peter, my father-in-law, suffered a heart attack and needed an urgent transplant, the hospital miraculously had a compatible heart.
Helen, my mother-in-law and I were overjoyed. We thought it was a blessing from above.
However, just as we were getting ready for surgery, Nate, my husband, disappeared with the compatible heart.
When we finally reached him by phone, it was Camile, his first love. “Nate is busy prepping for my dad’s heart surgery. Stop distracting him!”
Helen was trembling with fury. On her way to confront Nate, she got into a car accident and ended up in a critical condition.
I begged Nate to come back and operate on her, but he walked into another operating room.
In the end, my in-laws died. Their bodies were donated for organ transplant.
It was not until later that I found out that their organs had been donated to Camile’s family.
It's wild how a single book can spark so much curiosity! 'Caskets from Costco' is one of those titles that sticks in your mind—quirky, darkly humorous, and oddly specific. After digging around, I found out it was written by a relatively new voice in fiction, Kevin Sampsell. His writing has this raw, unfiltered vibe that makes everyday absurdities feel profound. I stumbled upon his work while browsing indie bookstores, and his style really stuck with me—like a mix of Miranda July and Donald Barthelme.
What’s fascinating is how Sampsell blends mundane settings (like, y’know, Costco) with existential themes. It’s not just about the premise; it’s about the way he turns something as bizarre as buying caskets in bulk into a metaphor for modern life. If you’re into offbeat lit, his other stuff—like 'A Common Pornography'—is worth checking out too. Dude’s got a knack for making the ordinary feel surreal.