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Rapmoney:
More pics. I hope Ghana doings will not encroach into Nigeria's burial customs?

Rapmoney:
More pics. I hope Ghana doings will not encroach into Nigeria's burial customs?

Rapmoney:
A woman, Late Madam Efuwari Ego, popularly known as Ego Na Money, was laid to rest in a Coca Cola bottle-shaped casket in Emeya Community of Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. The funeral took place on Saturday 22 November, 2025.

WarriParrot

Rapmoney:
More pics. I hope Ghana doings will not encroach into Nigeria's burial customs?

Rapmoney:
A woman, Late Madam Efuwari Ego, popularly known as Ego Na Money, was laid to rest in a Coca Cola bottle-shaped casket in Emeya Community of Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. The funeral took place on Saturday 22 November, 2025.

WarriParrot

pneumatikos:
Is Coca-cola aware that this family is using their trademark name in this kind of event? If dem come for them now with legal action dem go start to cry.

While Coca-Cola is known for rigorously protecting its trademarks, there are no reports of the company taking legal action against individuals or families for using its logo or a bottle shape to decorate a coffin for a funeral.

The use of brand-themed coffins, including those shaped like Coca-Cola bottles, is a cultural phenomenon in places like Ghana and Nigeria, where families use the designs as a personal and symbolic tribute to the deceased person's life and interests. These are typically one-off, personal uses rather than commercial endeavors aimed at profiting from the logo, which likely influences the company's approach.

Companies like Coca-Cola must enforce their trademarks against commercial infringement to prevent the brand name from becoming generic and losing legal protection. However, applying this policy to individual, non-commercial funeral rites would likely be seen as culturally insensitive and generate significant negative public relations.

In fact, one Ghanaian coffin maker's work, which included branded coffins, was even featured in a TV commercial for a Coca-Cola-owned sports drink, suggesting an acknowledgment, if not endorsement, of the cultural practice.