After learning his dad had an incurable disease as well as just a few months to live, Ed Howard tried to prepare in advance for a funeral service, investing hours calling about to contrast prices. Yet although he's a customer lawyer, he still obtained floundered. He really did not understand up until much later that Costco markets moderately valued coffins. He was additionally shocked by the pricing of headstone inscription, especially that it would certainly set you back by the letter. "I really did not also understand to ask about that," claims Howard, senior advise for the Facility for Public Interest Regulation, in San Diego.