iheartmaytag
Well-known member
Can't wait for the BoGO sale. Then we can bury Granny and Pa.
Now you can buy a casket at Wal-Mart
- Thread starter iheartmaytag
- Start date
Help Support :
xraytech
Well-known member
nothing like purchasing a mail-order funeral.
I would prefer giving my business to the local funeral parlor and getting a better quality casket
I would prefer giving my business to the local funeral parlor and getting a better quality casket
iheartmaytag
Well-known member
You have to read some of the comments on the story (Link above)
Some are priceless, others rather crude. I love this one "walmart could have there own mausoleum you could visit you loved ones while you shopping that would be cool."
rll70sman
Well-known member
Yeah, good point, Sam. Wal-Mart just won't stop at anything, will it? I now have several people on a full-time boycott of that store after watching that Frontline program about the affects Wal-Mart has had on the United States. I think I now have stronger hatred toward that company than I do of Kmart. They're both absolutely pitiful!
spookiness
Well-known member
costco has had caskets for awhile
My favorite is the Lady of Guadelupe, which also happens to be the most inexpensive.
I'm for cremation personally. Embalming is gross, interment is a waste of land, and the whole process is a waste of money.
My favorite is the Lady of Guadelupe, which also happens to be the most inexpensive.
I'm for cremation personally. Embalming is gross, interment is a waste of land, and the whole process is a waste of money.
iheartmaytag
Well-known member
I want the mausolium
But I want a window where I can look out. Maybe decorate at Christmas.
But I want a window where I can look out. Maybe decorate at Christmas.
in general, just burn me up and scatter my ashes.
I couldn't imagine leaving my loved ones the cost of thousands of dollars for a funeral and such.
Burn my corpse and scatter the ashes. Then have a big party. It'd be nice if folks were broken up enough to shed a tear or two, but also have a rip roaring time.
Hunter
I couldn't imagine leaving my loved ones the cost of thousands of dollars for a funeral and such.
Burn my corpse and scatter the ashes. Then have a big party. It'd be nice if folks were broken up enough to shed a tear or two, but also have a rip roaring time.
Hunter
pumper
Well-known member
Online Caskets
Why pay a funeral home through the nose when you can get the same thing at less than half price? Check out this link: You can pick it up at the airport and store it in your basement or garage until needed.
Why pay a funeral home through the nose when you can get the same thing at less than half price? Check out this link: You can pick it up at the airport and store it in your basement or garage until needed.
michaelman2
Well-known member
Hunter I agree with your post...completely! I just cannot fathom some of the expenses associated with funerals. I guess to each his own....now if I could purchase one of these beauties and wish someone in it....we might be able to talk..heh.!
The last time I tried to shop at Wal-Mart (not that I shop there unless I absolutely cannot find what I need elsewhere!) the lines were so long that had I actually stayed and bought whatever item it was I wanted, I might well have been ready for a casket by the time I got to cash register.
I like the idea of staying local...although that's becoming hard. So many funeral homes are now part of a large chain.
I like the idea of staying local...although that's becoming hard. So many funeral homes are now part of a large chain.
Hey Pumper----you won't pay a funeral home through the nose because there isn't the profit margin you think there is----especially on the higher quality merchandise.
Also, plain direct burial is and always has been available at a minimum cost. There is nothing wrong with just a plain pine box, especially if the remains will not be viewed. Oh, and wicker caskets are coming back into vogue after a 100 year hiatus. Delete the embalming and just gather at the graveside for the service. Keep everything simple and basic and your local funeral home should be able to provide you with a fair price. Of course, it doesn't hurt to shop around and don't be afraid to ask one funeral home to match the prices of another.
Cremation is not for everybody. I reccommend people do what they want however, keep in mind what is best for the survivors. Not everyone's children, siblings or spouses cares to have a direct cremation with no meaningful service of rememberance whatsoever.
I've often heard people flippantly say "oh, just burn me, and flush the remains down the toilet". Well, just because you hold yourself in such low-esteem, doesn't mean the people who love you do. So put some thought into it and consider the survivors!
As J2400 mentioned, there are a few large chains that own combinations of Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Crematories, Casket manufacturers, vault manufacturers, Chemical Manufacturers, etc. A monopoly situation.
IMO the big corporations generally will be higher priced and less service oriented than the independantly owned firms.
Don't be shy. Ask the firm if they are an "Independant" or "Corporate" owned firm.
Smaller towns can be a real problem because there may only be one or two firms and BOTH of them may be corporate owned. In the big cities, sometimes the corporates own nearly everyone and only one independant remains.
Also FYI. Look for the cost of Direct-Cremation to continue to escalate. In some areas the cost of direct-cremation is now almost the same price as a direct-burial.
Ah, but the REAL big expense is the Cemetery. Per square-foot, it can be some of the highest priced real estate to be found. AND, don't be fooled, land to bury people is NOT even close to running out. Check the Sunday newspaper want-ads for some good prices on burial space. People sell their spaces all the time. Just remember, NEVER buy a space sight unseen! It could be down in a low part of the cemetery, and prone to flood, etc. Buy a space in a nice part of the cemetery. Cemeteries can also require a vault, especially if in a big city. Small country and church cemeteries are much more likely to allow burial without a vault, and the new "green" cemeteries certainly do.
The most important thing, for any responsible person to do is to have some game plan in place. Something is better than nothing. And sooner or later we all are 'gonna go, and we can't expect the goods and services to be free, either.
So get some cheap life insurance, or a burial policy going, or a pre-paid funeral trust, or whatever. Have a "Purple folder" or whatever and make sure your friends and family know of it existence and whereabouts-------'cause 'ya never know.
Also, plain direct burial is and always has been available at a minimum cost. There is nothing wrong with just a plain pine box, especially if the remains will not be viewed. Oh, and wicker caskets are coming back into vogue after a 100 year hiatus. Delete the embalming and just gather at the graveside for the service. Keep everything simple and basic and your local funeral home should be able to provide you with a fair price. Of course, it doesn't hurt to shop around and don't be afraid to ask one funeral home to match the prices of another.
Cremation is not for everybody. I reccommend people do what they want however, keep in mind what is best for the survivors. Not everyone's children, siblings or spouses cares to have a direct cremation with no meaningful service of rememberance whatsoever.
I've often heard people flippantly say "oh, just burn me, and flush the remains down the toilet". Well, just because you hold yourself in such low-esteem, doesn't mean the people who love you do. So put some thought into it and consider the survivors!
As J2400 mentioned, there are a few large chains that own combinations of Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Crematories, Casket manufacturers, vault manufacturers, Chemical Manufacturers, etc. A monopoly situation.
IMO the big corporations generally will be higher priced and less service oriented than the independantly owned firms.
Don't be shy. Ask the firm if they are an "Independant" or "Corporate" owned firm.
Smaller towns can be a real problem because there may only be one or two firms and BOTH of them may be corporate owned. In the big cities, sometimes the corporates own nearly everyone and only one independant remains.
Also FYI. Look for the cost of Direct-Cremation to continue to escalate. In some areas the cost of direct-cremation is now almost the same price as a direct-burial.
Ah, but the REAL big expense is the Cemetery. Per square-foot, it can be some of the highest priced real estate to be found. AND, don't be fooled, land to bury people is NOT even close to running out. Check the Sunday newspaper want-ads for some good prices on burial space. People sell their spaces all the time. Just remember, NEVER buy a space sight unseen! It could be down in a low part of the cemetery, and prone to flood, etc. Buy a space in a nice part of the cemetery. Cemeteries can also require a vault, especially if in a big city. Small country and church cemeteries are much more likely to allow burial without a vault, and the new "green" cemeteries certainly do.
The most important thing, for any responsible person to do is to have some game plan in place. Something is better than nothing. And sooner or later we all are 'gonna go, and we can't expect the goods and services to be free, either.
So get some cheap life insurance, or a burial policy going, or a pre-paid funeral trust, or whatever. Have a "Purple folder" or whatever and make sure your friends and family know of it existence and whereabouts-------'cause 'ya never know.
> Ah, but the REAL big expense is the Cemetery. Per square-foot, it can be some of the highest priced real estate to be found. AND, don't be fooled, land to bury people is NOT even close to running out. Check the Sunday newspaper want-ads for some good prices on burial space. People sell their spaces all the time. Just remember, NEVER buy a space sight unseen! It could be down in a low part of the cemetery, and prone to flood, etc. Buy a space in a nice part of the cemetery. Cemeteries can also require a vault, especially if in a big city. Small country and church cemeteries are much more likely to allow burial without a vault, and the new "green" cemeteries certainly do. <
Also FYI, in most private cemetaries (e.g. owned by an organized church) you cannot buy any land. You can only buy a perpetual lease for a certain spot *in* (or *on*) the land. It's a minor but important difference.
Also FYI, in most private cemetaries (e.g. owned by an organized church) you cannot buy any land. You can only buy a perpetual lease for a certain spot *in* (or *on*) the land. It's a minor but important difference.
perhaps folks say 'burn me and flush the ashes"
Because, like me, they know that once they are dead (afterlife or not) they will have no need for the dead meat formerly known as them.
Funerals are for the survivors. They should do what they want.
But like weddings, funerals are rip off. When the wife and I got married, after living together for years, we invited 20 of our dearest friends and relatives to a historic home that we rented for a few hours, had a wedding done by a JP friend of ours, and then had a short reception. Total cost, <1000. My sister spent MANY thousands on a very fancy wedding. I can't even imagine what it cost. Now, many years later, we're still together and happy. She and her husband are together, but not happy.
It's the people, not the money. Weddings, funerals, everything.
Because, like me, they know that once they are dead (afterlife or not) they will have no need for the dead meat formerly known as them.
Funerals are for the survivors. They should do what they want.
But like weddings, funerals are rip off. When the wife and I got married, after living together for years, we invited 20 of our dearest friends and relatives to a historic home that we rented for a few hours, had a wedding done by a JP friend of ours, and then had a short reception. Total cost, <1000. My sister spent MANY thousands on a very fancy wedding. I can't even imagine what it cost. Now, many years later, we're still together and happy. She and her husband are together, but not happy.
It's the people, not the money. Weddings, funerals, everything.
danemodsandy
Well-known member
My Own Favourite...
...Comes from the famous "Chuckles the Clown" episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show:
"When I die, I want to be cremated - and have my ashes scattered all over Robert Redford!"
Thank you, Betty White.
...Comes from the famous "Chuckles the Clown" episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show:
"When I die, I want to be cremated - and have my ashes scattered all over Robert Redford!"
Thank you, Betty White.
Big Deal
Sears and other mail order catalogs offered caskets, mourning attire and everything else ages ago, including IIRC embalming fluid.
Sears and other mail order catalogs offered caskets, mourning attire and everything else ages ago, including IIRC embalming fluid.
My preferred form of treatment after my demise would be to be buried without any sort of casket - maybe just a plain white cotton shroud - in the earth in some wilderness area. That way the nutrients - or what's left of them - can be returned to Mother Earth. And there will be no wasted energy in cremation and no air pollution either.
I buried my favorite cat - an outbred Siamese cat - in my back yard, and then planted a rose and a fig tree nearby. The roses and figs are sort of a memorial to that little soul, and perhaps some of his atoms are present in some of the flowers and fruit.
I buried my favorite cat - an outbred Siamese cat - in my back yard, and then planted a rose and a fig tree nearby. The roses and figs are sort of a memorial to that little soul, and perhaps some of his atoms are present in some of the flowers and fruit.
Similar threads
