This is gool, but I'd much rather fill my mother's 30lb cat with those microbead things. Now that would be a cool pillow. posted by chickygrrl at 3:45 PM on March 19, 2005
What would be really cool is if Stephen King writes a sequel to Pet Cemetery, where the pillows come back to life and kill everyone in a small, rural Maine town, except for one little girl who uses her special "shinning" abilities to fight back the murderous horde of upholstered zombies. posted by AlexReynolds at 3:56 PM on March 19, 2005
I think she's way underpriced. I mean, people are willing to FedEx her the dog and then she only charges them another $75. Or $130 for a cow! She's making more money for the courier than for herself posted by winston at 3:57 PM on March 19, 2005
Or $130 for a cow!
Lotta beef in a freshly-frozen cow... posted by 327.ca at 4:00 PM on March 19, 2005
How much does FedEx charge to ship a frozen cow? I'll bet it's at least $100. posted by casu marzu at 4:02 PM on March 19, 2005
This is just plain wrong... reminds me of that Family Guy episode where Brian finds that his mom was turned into a table... posted by clevershark at 4:15 PM on March 19, 2005
d'ya think they have special extra large FedEx boxes for cows, or do they just use a giant padded envelope...? posted by forallmankind at 4:15 PM on March 19, 2005
327.ca, your every wish is provided by the Internets: Stuffed Donuts (and I don't mean creme filled). posted by wendell at 4:17 PM on March 19, 2005
d'ya think they have special extra large FedEx boxes for cows, or do they just use a giant padded envelope...?
More importantly, are the boxes free? posted by casu marzu at 4:21 PM on March 19, 2005
So wrong. So, so wrong. You do not stuff your loved ones. I think I may have nightmares. Eeesh. posted by Medieval Maven at 4:25 PM on March 19, 2005
actually in retrospect, if the cow's going to be double-bagged anyway, you might be able to get away with just a few FedEx stickers.... posted by forallmankind at 4:27 PM on March 19, 2005
These soft, huggable pillows are a great way to enjoy your cherished pet and is an inexpensive alternitave to taxidermy.
Is that how one types with a drawl? posted by tpl1212 at 4:34 PM on March 19, 2005
FedEx has special envelopes for stool samples so, who knows, they might have something for carcasses too.
Hm. This conversation isn't getting any less gross, is it? posted by winston at 5:05 PM on March 19, 2005
[this is very, very bad] posted by yhbc at 5:18 PM on March 19, 2005
Did you know that in some cultures they put their dead in intentionally non-permeable containers -- so that the dead are never reunited with the earth -- and then ironically bury them in the earth?
Cool.
I wonder if they do pets, as well as humans? posted by Espoo2 at 6:02 PM on March 19, 2005
Now I come to think of it though - but maybe it's just me - I don't actually know anyone who owns a pet cow. posted by forallmankind at 8:13 PM on March 19, 2005
I'd be more impressed if they could turn my dog into this. posted by Bighappyfunhouse at 9:27 PM on March 19, 2005
Taxidermy pet pillows? That is sick.
Do they have a sister site that can do a trophy mount of your pets head on the wall? Maybe turn small legs into a pen or pencil holder? The cat-tail dust broom?
Mold the eyes into glass for earrings? Fido's good luck left ear charm on a key ring?
Egh. It has to all be out there somewhere. posted by buzzman at 9:53 PM on March 19, 2005
I got into taxidermy by accident.
Isn't that what Norman Bates said? posted by sour cream at 2:48 AM on March 20, 2005
Playing around on the Fedex site, I found that a 400 lb cow (that seems light for a cow) is too large for Fedex ground. Fedex Express will accept it, but the freight charges will be about $4000.00.
I guess you could go Postal Service, but they won't accept a parcel over 70 lbs. You'd better just skin your cow yourself and ship the skin. To prepare the skin for shipping, refer to the Domestic Mail Manual. The new version, DMM 300 comes out tomorrow and replaces DMM 58. Believe me, DMM 300 is much easier to use. posted by faceonmars at 9:54 AM on March 20, 2005
oh. my. god.
I almost let out a scream when I first opened the site. posted by Ailla at 2:56 PM on March 22, 2005
Anyone read the instructions on what to do should your pet expire?
"Please freeze your pet immediately upon passing to
insure there will be no hair slippage. Double bag to
insure no freezerburn. Ship packages ONLY on Monday's
do prevent carrier mishaps. All frozen animals must
be shipped next day air to insure against spoilage.
Incase of large animals please call for shipping
instructions. "
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I'm thinking "fried pet pillows" or something...
posted by 327.ca at 2:39 PM on March 19, 2005