A tisket a tasket Costco's got a casket! Costco Wholesale Corp., the discount store where you can buy tapes, tp, tires and more and more in Huge quantities, is test marketing funeral caskets in a couple of its Chicago burbs stores. Not to worry if you're a bit queezy about the death thing, don't freak...well not too much. Thus far there are no floor models only a kiosk where you can check out the new caskets.

What's pretty funny is some of the media headlines. Here are a few of the more amusing ones....
"Costco makes grave decision" - Globe Investor
"Shopping for all of life's needs, and more" - nwitimes.com
"Costco Wholesalers is testing a lay-away plan, an eternal one" - abc7.com
"ATTENTION, COSTCO SHOPPERS: Caskets Available in Aisle 9"
- Abbott & Hast Publications
A few skull heads photos - on the blog, All SJAUG, All the Time

The best quote of the month goes to...Bonnie Busch, vice president in Costco's Midwest division. "I hope they don't have any deaths in the family, but if they do I hope we can help people out." Maybe Ms. Busch knows something we don't or perhaps she's found Ponce de Leon's fountain of youth.