One little bit of house-keeping before I get into today's (this month's?) rant. If you have this site bookmarked, no doubt you've noticed that the address used to come up as http://home.earthlink.net/car2nist. I have recently made changes to that and this blog will be hosted (at least temporarily) by Blogger. You will be able to get to this blog most easily by just typing http://www.robchambers.com.
Thanks for reading that rather boring junk. Now, for the *ahem* meat and potatoes of this post, as it were.
I'm sure that we all get coupons in the mail on a regular basis. You know, envelopes marked "Valu-Save" or something of that nature. Usually, these things are packed with about 20 coupons for dry cleaners, dentists in the area, and oil change places. Maybe it's called the PennySaver where you are or Super-Saver or whatever.
Anyway, Olivia (the wife, not the niece) likes to go through that envelope each week, looking for deals that can keep our family solvent, because God knows I suck at that.
One stuck out among all the others.
- CREMATION
What a beautiful alternative
DIRECT CREMATION $830.00
INCLUDES EVERYTHING
Pictured on the flyer are several urn selections which, although nice enough, I would not qualify as the beautiful alternative. Also, included with the contact info is a request that when you call, ask for Doug.
Yikes.
First of all, what funeral home director in their right mind is gullible enough to think that "yeah, if I advertise in the coupon book, people will flock to my doors" ? Also, I certainly hope that for $830 that it does indeed include everything and they don't just walk up to you with a really big zip-lock bag with what remains of Uncle Earl.
"Sorry about yer grandpa, Mister. If'n you'd had the flyer we put in the MoneySaver last week, you could had it all included."
I guess this ranks right up there with buying discount coffins at Costco.
(sigh)
In other news, the Great Chambers Family Migration continues to build up speed. We're getting really close to the wire, as we have notified all of our utilities to cancel our service in mid-June and we finished our garage sale last weekend. Oh, what a little slice of heaven that wasn't! Let me paint the picture for you: 95 degree heat, midrange to high humidity, a 2-day long allergy attack on my part, and MOSQUITOES. My legs are as spotted as a leopard's with all the bites I've sustained. I either will have contracted West Nile Virus or, since I'm still healthy, instead have developed an immunity to it now.
Yeesh. Wish us all luck, folks, as June is fast approaching and we will be in transit from Texas to California. If you see a UHaul on the road in the next few weeks and you see a rather frazzled guy in a Dodgers cap driving it, wave hello - I just must realize you're waving at me.
Take care,
~Rob
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