After learning his daddy had an incurable illness and also just a few months to live, Ed Howard attempted to intend in advance for a funeral service, spending hrs calling about to contrast prices. However although he's a consumer attorney, he still obtained tripped up. He didn't understand until much later on that Costco sells moderately valued caskets. He was likewise amazed by the rates of headstone engraving, particularly that it would cost by the letter. "I didn't even understand to ask about that," states Howard, elderly counsel for the Facility for Public Interest Regulation, in San Diego.