Shoppers stunned as Costco puts cheap CASKETS and urns on its shelves next to barbecues
- A shopper has shared an image of a display of caskets for sale at a Costco store.
- The retailer has been selling the product range in Australia since 2015
- The comments were mixed with some being funny and some saying it was in bad taste.
Costco has surprised shoppers by putting cheap caskets and urns up for sale in stores next to barbecues.
A shopper shared an image on social media after seeing the display at the North Lakes store near Brisbane.
“Appropriately, you can see this as a last minute impulse buy at the checkout,” the shopper captioned the image.
Founded in the US, the company is one of the world’s largest retailers, selling wholesale items at low prices to members who pay an annual fee.
The gloomy display at Queensland’s Costco store was seen by a shopper near the barbecues (pictured)
The image sparked a flurry of comments, some amusing and others saying it was in “bad taste.”
“Economy class, the legroom sucks,” responded one commenter.
‘I did a double take when I saw them for sale. Not exactly what I expected,” added another.
‘Do you deliver or do you have to leave with him tied to the roof of your car?’ wrote a third.
Caskets purchased from funeral homes vary in price, but often cost several thousand dollars.
Costco’s caskets retail from $899.99, while an urn will set customers back $159.99 and their caskets range from $3099.99 to $1549.99.
The retailer has been selling the items since 2015 in Australia and for years in its US stores.
The display has been previously seen at Melbourne’s Ringwood store.
Costco founded in the United States offers cheap products to members who pay an annual fee
Costco’s first Australian store opened in Melbourne’s Docklands precinct in 2009.
There are four stores in Victoria, four in NSW, two in Queensland and a warehouse in Adelaide, Perth and Canberra.
Costco will open its 14th warehouse in Australia at Casuarina in Perth in November.
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