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By
a 1996 federal law, all funeral homes must accept caskets
purchased from third-parties (also known as coffins),
grave
markers and urns
when performing funeral services for the deceased loved one.
Third-party
retailers will often charge much less for these items than the funeral
homes because they don't have to deal with the high overhead costs
of operating a funeral home establishment.
When
having to buy funeral burial
caskets, grave
makers or cremation
urns for a deceased loved one, it is probably in your best interest
to go to a third-party retailer to buy them, rather than purchasing
them through the local funeral home providing the services. Third-party
funeral caskets,
grave markers and cremation
urns are far more affordable and are of equal or better quality
than those bought through a local funeral home. The markup prices
on caskets
sold by funeral homes can skyrocket. Some reports even state that
funeral homes have marked up their casket
prices by as much as 500%. Many grieving people are caught off guard
by these high prices. At this difficult time or any other, consumers
shouldn't be taken advantage of or over-charged.
Caskets
(coffins) and grave
markers are both equally important parts of any funeral burial
service. The casket
will be on display during the visitation or wake of the deceased's,
additionally the grave
marker will forever memorialize the resting place of the deceased.
Caskets
and grave
markers can both be purchased at affordable prices. They both
come in different materials and styles, so you can choose the one
that is just right for you.
Some
people decide not to have a traditional funeral for their loved
in an expensive casket
and choose cremation as their way to say goodbye. Cremation has
become a popular alternative to funeral burial services in the last
ten years, and urns
have become just as, if not more, affordable than caskets
and grave
markers. Cremation
Urns come in many styles and shapes as well, just like caskets
and grave
markers.
Cremation
is also becoming a very popular funeral method for beloved pets.
Pet
urns are a specialized form of cremation
urn built just for your loving deceased pets. Pet
urns also come in a variety of different styles and shapes,
and can be customized by the purchaser. Remember you’ll have
the freedom to remember your deceased pet in the way you wish to
remember them.
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