Campaign Asks Us to Envision Our Own End

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Have you ever pictured your own funeral? Not a pretty thought, right? Well that’s what Holland funeral company Monuta, with help from THEY, is asking people to do. (Spots here and here) And, of course, the two funerals envision in the two commercial are, well, somewhat elaborate. Why? Because simple funeral don’t make funeral companies a lot of money.

Oh you think we are being crass? Well yes we are. Sorry. We just feel that way right now. And, besides, what’s wrong with a cardboard box. It’s just a body. The soul is already gone, right?

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