posted on August 17, 2004 07:41:22 AM
coffin for 800 dollars ,wonder if they are made in China.
I remember long time ago ,i accompanied someone to buy a coffin in a small town,average price is 5k??
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posted on August 17, 2004 07:50:28 AM
Actually, it was the funeral homes keeping the price of coffins unnaturally high. Now there are "coffin stores" in existence where you can buy them much, much cheaper.
A lot of funeral homes blackmail people into spending more money than is necessary; making people feel that how much money they spend on a funeral is an indicator of how much they loved or valued the deceased.
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posted on August 17, 2004 07:56:29 AM
Dang Stop.. that is a bargain! Did you see them? What kind of wood is used?
I have a mausoleum Crypt bought and paid for, a deluxe inside penthouse! But I haven't decided if it is going to be cremation and an urn or a coffin.. will have to have a look at them.. only one problem.. I don't think we have Costco down here..
posted on August 17, 2004 08:40:20 AM
We had both Costco and the Price Club in CA....here we have Sam's Club. Maybe you have one of those near you?
And I agree with bunni on they get you big time when you're least ready to make those decisions. It is much better to plan ahead...or have it already pre-paid. But I wasn't aware that 'speciality' shops for coffins were beginning to open up. That's great to read.
posted on August 17, 2004 08:48:46 AM
We had a "coffin shop" move in down the street a few years back. I never went in, but always joked that someday I'd buy on for the living room to replace a coffee table. That'd be a conversation starter!!!
They closed up and moved out last year. I guess they weren't making it. If you leave out the morbidity of the thing, it's really a pretty good idea.
And Bunnicula is absolutely "dead on" (heh heh) about the funeral homes ripping people off.
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posted on August 17, 2004 09:03:16 AM
only 2 costco stores in Chicago offer coffins now,i bet more will be coming and you can go order online at costco.com.
i bet sam and others will follow,i dont know what wood or how fancy they are,but 800 is better than 5k.
Yes,the ones i have seen years ago was offered by the funeral home,they all have fancy names ,i should say the cheapest one was over 2k and that was in the 1970s.
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posted on August 17, 2004 02:33:19 PM
Stop, I think the ideal situation would be to buy one on credit at costo, sams, etc. about right before youre thinking you might croak!
posted on August 18, 2004 06:00:44 AM
'lay away plan' would be perfect.
Make sure you max out all your credit cards and charge cards before you step into the coffin.
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