Get your bank cards ‘cos that inflatable pink coffin is now available to buy

Last week we brought you the incredible news that someone had designed an inflatable pink coffin pool float.

Canadian designer Andrew Greenbaum and his pal Ian Felton had the idea of the float about three years ago, but they finally bit the bullet and made a sample recently.

The float has a coffin base and detachable lid, and fits a corpse -sorry – live human body comfortably.

Pics of the pink coffin float went viral, with everyone feeling it as a big summer mood, and support for the unusual float ended up being so high that Greenbaum announced he would consider crowdfunding.

Consider he did, for the coffin’s Kickstarter has just launched.

Yay!

The floats have been put on Kickstarter, trading as Pom Pom Floats, and the great news is that they ship to anywhere in the world.

That’s right, even to our tiny, barren Brexit island in the middle of the ocean. Even to us.

Each pink coffin costs $120 (£91) with shipping to the UK coming in at $50 (£38) – don’t forget you’ll have customs taxes and charges on top of that.

They’re also doing a limited edition gold coffin for $399 (£302) and a clear one too for $399 (£302), plus shipping.

Now, obviously that’s a lot of money to spend on something that your clumsy self will probably puncture, so it just depends how frivolous you’re feeling.

All we’re saying is if you’ve got a spare £350 to spend on a pool float, might you consider a one-off cash donation to a poor journalist? It’s all I’m saying.

Pledge for a float over on Kickstarter.

It’s got a $60,000 (£45,457) goal that needs to be ht by 10 August so get pledging.

Your coffin will be delivered in October. Just in time for…winter.

Now, this was all fun and games when the coffin was just a pipe dream, but we should probably point out that it’s Not A Very Good Idea™ to get too comfortable in this in open water, as chances are, you will end up getting upgraded (downgraded?) to a real coffin.

And those are expensive.

This is best off in a pool environment, or used close to the shore, as currents and winds can easily take your sorry arse out to sea.

Our lifeguards risk their lives on the regular to save our soggy souls, and why should they risk death just ‘cos we wanted a good pic for the ‘gram?

Thanks RNLI, love ya.

*emoji kiss*

If you’re on an inflatable vibe and can’t wait for an October coffin delivery, why not order this giant flamingo pool float that fits six people?

Or how about going peak Millennial and squeezing your butt into an avocado pool float?

Designer fiend? You’ll be needing this Missoni butterfly inflatable.

So frickin’ extra.

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