Welcome to Skeletons In The Closet! Why not have a gift shop at the Coroner's Office in Los Angeles, California? It's a place to pick up a nice coffee mug or maybe a toe tag (just incase) while checking on your loved ones. It's also a tourist destination for bus loads of Asian and European travelers. They do have a website if you can't make it to downtown Los Angeles. It was created about 20 years ago by a secretary who noticed the popularity of mugs and T-shirts with the coroner's office logo. She began selling these items from her desk and eventually moved her items to a closet (hence, the name). Today you will find a small shop at the entrance of the building with a sign asking shoppers to "Please be considerate of our families here on business". In the store you might find a towel designed with a chalk traced outline of a body or an cooking apron that says "L.A. County Coroner Has (heart)" and pockets labeled "spare ribs" and "spare hands". If you have a few thousand dollars to spare, you can buy a coffin shaped couch that promises eternal comfort. Apparently now you can buy water bottled labeled "body fluids". It's a profitable business.
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