The casket alone can really make or break the price of a funeral. This is why I'm opting for cremation. This may be morbid, but my parents and I have already discussed this and they have insisted on a pine box and cremation, nothing fancier than that.
Oh, yeah... some of the really nice ones, with large brass fittings and natural silk liners, pillows and covers, excotic woods, can get VERY expensive. I did volunteer work for our local Hospice for a while, and one of the classes I took was a tour of the local mortuary. Highly educational in many way. Such as did you know most states do NOT say you have to be embalmed if you don't want to? You also don't need a special wooden box to be cremated in, there is a cardboard (I know, this sounds awful! But it's less wasteful in my mind) that they'll put the person in, and it disinigrates whrn the the fire is hot enough. You can also bring in your own container if you are just wanting the cremains back and you'll hadle them from there.
Also be careful about them telling you "Well, if you really loved your (insert relative here) I'm sure you'd prefer he/she got the very best, look at our line of (Imsert item from shoes to caskets to choice of spot for burial here)" Most people are extremely emotional and are not thinking right. I got a little lucky with Dave and Grandma, I knew what I needed before I needed it.
How do you get the casket home? Do you store it for an emergency?
Slap that puppy on top of a car, cushion with a comforter like Charles said, some rope, take it home! Just make sure it's really secure... I can see a cop freaking out from seeing an empty casket on the hiway.
Or you can put wheels on it and pull it home behind you.
^^^Lol...((((Speedy)))))), it is topics like this where our age starts to show.
Tell me about it. When I read the title, I was thinking, omg, this is something I know too much about! HA! You are REALLY old when you are ordering it for yourself!
Indeed! This is a great alternative to making your own casket from pine wood
If I had storage, I'd buy one. Imagine the amount of money I'd save my children, what with inflation and all that!!
Put a piece of glass on the top and make a table out of it. Or, piece of wood if you don't want people to know what it is!