After learning his daddy had an incurable ailment and also just a couple of months to live, Ed Howard tried to plan ahead for a funeral service, investing hrs calling about to compare expenses. But although he's a consumer attorney, he still obtained floundered. He really did not recognize until much later that Costco sells moderately priced caskets. He was likewise shocked by the rates of headstone inscription, especially that it would cost by the letter. "I didn't even recognize to inquire about that," says Howard, senior advice for the Facility for Public Interest Legislation, in San Diego.