Wal-Mart starts selling caskets, urns online

AP ^ | 10/28/09 | EMILY FREDRIX

[TigerLikesRooster]

Wal-Mart starts selling caskets, urns online

By EMILY FREDRIX, AP Retail Writer

Wed Oct 28, 4:03 pm ET

MILWAUKEE – The world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die.

Wal-Mart has started selling caskets on its Web site at prices that undercut many funeral homes, long the major seller of caskets.

The move follows a similar one by discount rival Costco, which also sells caskets on its site.

Wal-Mart, based in Bentonville, Ark., quietly put up about 15 caskets and dozens of urns on its Web site last week. Prices range from $999 for models like "Dad Remembered" and "Mom Remembered" steel caskets to the mid-level $1,699 "Executive Privilege." All are less than $2,000, except for the Sienna Bronze Casket, which sells for $3,199.

[TigerLikesRooster]

UPS delivery guys may hate to deliver caskets door to door.:-)

[Notasoccermom]

Satisfaction guranteed or your money back?

[Dr. Ursus]

Harry Reid-Why didn’t we think of that!

[synbad600]

Do they have a lay-away plan?

[gunnyg]

Wait a minute!

Do they come fully assembled?

[NautiNurse]

Good for WalMart. Competition for funeral supplies is long overdue.

[Pablo64]

So, is this taking the “Self Checkout” lane too far?? ;-)

[pointsal]

I am waiting for the dual-use model: gun locker/casket.

[synbad600]

Good question. It took me 8 hours to put my desk together.

(Where's Hank Hill when you need him?)

[governsleastgovernsbest]

How much does a Grecian earn?

[NautiNurse]

Walmart.com is allowing people to pay for the caskets over a period of 12 months for no interest.

[Willie Green]

I’d rather be buried in a cardboard box in my backyard next to my cat...

[thethirddegree]

More preparations for Obamacare?

[Mercat]

OK, this was the best post on this thread!

[synbad600]

For an extra $15 they’ll throw in a burial outfit.

[cripplecreek]

In many states its illegal to buy or sell a casket without the proper licensing of a funeral director.

Yep they got lobbyists too.

[Pablo64]

Thank you, and I’ve only just started my first cup of coffee for the day.

[gunnyg]

I’ve always wondered why someone hasn’t come up with a convertible bed/casket that can be used for years b4 you go, and then just folds up/out/in to send one on his way.

[synbad600]

Yeah, but how do I know when to start the first of the 12 months?

[SIDENET]

I bet that these caskets are made in China.

You know what that means:

LEAD PAINT.

That crap will kill ya.

[2111USMC]

LOL!

[Mercat]

Quequeg had one.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Intriguing. Where are the urns? Under “For The Home”?

[Adder]

Now why would I want an urn or casket with one of those smiley faces on it?

[chatham]

i CAN’T WAIT ‘TIL IKEA PRESENTS THEIR MODELS.

[Made In The USA]

Now if they would just come out with that $99 embalming kit...

[condi2008]

“Due to the personal nature of this product we do not accept returns.”

[gunnyg]

“Quequeg had one.”
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I was thinking more likw aarp maybe...

[cripplecreek]

We are not amused

[uncommonsense]

Guaranteed for life. Payments are covered by Medicare and most local death panels in lieu of restorative surgery. Volume discounts available. (Made in China from recycled lead batteries, produced with child labor, supporting rural dumpster communities.).

[BigSkyFreeper]

I see most of the caskets are 230 pounds in weight, all shipped via Fedex, and start in price at $895 and go up from there.

[SF_Redux]

OMG, just like obummer, wants to take you from cradle (baby formula / diapers) to grave

[clee1]

Sounds like a good idea to me. Mortuary services are WAY overpriced; the funeral directors know you’ll pay anything in your grief.

Funerary services, furniture, and eyeglasses are the three most marked-up goods and services in the USA.

Tell me why your average sofa is $1000 or plain glasses are $100 - I’ll tell you why: people will pay it.

[NautiNurse]

Buy it now, rent a storage unit. Order today, and it will be delivered between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2. There are a lot of models, including Pieta and Last Supper, Lovely In All Ways, Executive Privilege, and the Regal Wide Body models.

[gunnyg]

Marines:

Don’t forget....Sgt Grit also has caskets in their catalog...

grunt.com

[Wilum]

Hey! Maybe a good project for Norm on next season’s New Yankee Workshop.

And remember the most important thing is shop safety and, “these,” safety glasses.

[Walmartian]

Are they at the “Out Door Living” link?

[autumnraine]

Now I am happy about this!! The cheapest urn I could find was $400 online.

[TheRightGuy]

Buy it now, rent a storage unit. Order today, and it will be delivered between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2. There are a lot of models, including Pieta and Last Supper, Lovely In All Ways, Executive Privilege, and the Regal Wide Body models.

do they have a model where you can adjust the sleep number?

[Sacajaweau]

Garage sales are great for this stuff. There are a lot of Metal decorative tins with lids for 50 cents.

[C210N]

More preparations for Obamacare?

Warranty and accompanying paperwork includes voter registration form.

[NautiNurse]

ROFL!--WalMart Cremation urns come in different sizes.

Description for the Planet Earth All Natural Voyager Urn:

• Made of 100% Biodegradable materials
• User friendly, easy access to inner compartment
• All Natural Finish from sustainable materials
• Hand crafted
• Holds up to 60 cubic inches of cremated remains
• Note: One (1) pound weight PRIOR to cremation equals 1 cubic inch.
• Size: Large/Adult
• Dimensions: 8.0 inches wide x 6.5 inches high x 2.0 inches deep
• Ships within 24 hours of approved order acceptance
• Due to the personal nature of this product we do not accept returns.

[GnuHere]

Slogan: If you yearn for an urn...

[libs_kma]

Kind of off topic, but a few years ago when my step Dad passed, I took my Mom to the funeral home to make arrangements.

She said she wanted to pick out a modestly priced casket for herself while we were there, to avoid us overpaying for it while we were grieving when she passes.

But then she starts looking at really expensive caskets for my step Dad. I asked her if she remembered what we talked about on the drive over, and she snapped out of it and started looking at more modestly priced caskets for him too.

Not bargain basement stuff, but more middle of the road in price.

I agree with that. I told my wife if she overpays for a casket or anything if I die first I'm going to haunt her and make her wish she hadn't.

Because hey, if you're dead you have bigger problems than worrying about how much your loved ones paid for your casket right? ;)

[NautiNurse]

Be careful with the WalMart urn sizes. They appear to run small.

[GnuHere]

Is it just me, or does putting ashes in a biodegradable urn seem like the opposite of wearing both a belt and suspenders?

[thackney]

In woodworking magazines I’ve seen plans for coffee table / coffin combinations (removable top).

I like more room in my bed than I’ll need in a coffin.

[MikeWUSAF]

[Red in Blue PA]

Would hate to see chinese made caskets.....probably made of balsa wood.

[Seruzawa]

I expect to see the more corrupt members of the Utah legislature try to ban Walmart’s coffin sales. Undertakers have an amazing amount of influence and have gotten a lot of laws passed to protect themselves. For example you have to buy a coffin for anyone you are cremating. Also, now Death Certificates are no longer issued by doctors but only by undertakers.