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Dial the Departed With $381K Phone-Equipped Golden Coffin

by Caleb Johnson on March 1, 2010 at 05:20 PM


Do you know a person who truly can't go anywhere without his or her cell phone? If you do, we might have just found the perfect way to send them into the afterlife. According to an AFP report on France 24/7, a golden coffin equipped with an equally golden cell phone hit the market last week at a luxury fair in Verona, Italy. It brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, "Till death do us part." For the sum of $381,000, you can send your loved ones out in style. Lined with blue cloth, the coffin's gaudy outer shell is pure gold, and, to match, the touchscreeen phone is bordered with a thick gold frame.

No word on whether this coffin was inspired by the ancient Egyptians' elaborate burials or not, but it's no less creepy; gory mummies and gross materialism are both pretty dang terrifying. [From: AFP on France 24/7, via: Nerd Approved]

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