A tisket,a tasket..Walmart's selling Caskets
76Please bring your final purchases to the front!
Well, they have done it folks! With all of their u-scan self checkout stations, I always wondered what happened to the former cashiers.I guess they"checked out" themselves. Turns out Walmart is offering a hot new product people are dying for. On line at Walmart, you can now order caskets. Seems they want your business right up to the very end!
These models are made in the US (not cheap made in China, Cathy Lee Gifford type coffins). They start at 999.00 plus shipping!The cheap steel models are called "remembering mom" and remembering dad. I love how they price it at the"99" price point! Solid marketing to the end! I was just wondering, when you took delivery of your purchase, will that little Walmart smiley face sticker still be attached? Nice touch, Sam!
The Walmart casket comes with a 50 year warranty. This is in accordance with their liberal return policy. With my luck, I will be stuck in customer service, behind someone with one of these beauties under his arm, claiming mom just didn't like it! I think he should pay a restocking charge!
Please notice their ad! It is selling an upscale model..hand stiched very nice! Now notice in the upper left, a line just made for The Jay Leno show .."Be the first to review this product"
What is wrong with America's biggest retailer getting in one final sale?? Nothing..I guess..just seems kind of creepy.. like a portable potter's field!.. I think I will just wander over to housewares and find an urn like vase and buy a lighter at the "checkout " counter!
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lol yeah..all heart! Thanks for reading!
This was great! LOL! Love your approach to the subject. Have you seen the peopleofwalmart.com website? LOL! Check it out.
Thanks Annette... If I made you smile ..it was worth writing! I just noticed I made a 4th grade spelling error..lol there instead of their..I better correct that!
Will they accept welfare and food stamps for the caskets? :) Keep Hubbing!
(That's a great question, jiberish.)
Actually I am not against this.
If you have ever been in the position of having to pick out and purchase a casket? I have been a few of times, you know that the choices are limited and you really do not have the luxury of comparison shopping -- you pretty much have the option of picking from what is offered at the prices listed.
I volunteer at a history museum, where one of the items on display is a "casket liner" which actually has a "lifetime guarantee". We often wonder if this promise expires immediately, or if anyone has checked on the failure of this item and made a claim for refund or replacement.
LOL. they want your business until the final breath. great line. It is just another reason for me not to go there. I don't condone monopolies, bully company's forcing themselves into neighborhoods, cheap products. I choose Target or Sam's Club. OK, it may be cheapr there too but they respect the people's wishes to not bulldoze your way in..
Hysterical !!! I guess when grandma's doc tells you she is " well done" you run to Walmart, buy her a casket, put it on top of your sUV and bring it home and hide in the basement until she dies? nothing sacred nowadays !!! they are not making money out of me, I'm getting my ass cremated :)
lol well said!
Not even $999.00 Mike, I just went and checked and the Mom and Dad Remembered and the White Haven models start at $895.00! What a bargain! I hate to say it, but I'd consider one of these...
well, my friend, Idon't want you to consider one for a long long time! lol..Just can't resist a bargain, huh! Thanks for reading!
Just also wondring, when the Doctors have that 'end of life' discussion stated in the new health plan, will they also give discount coupons for Walmart? And then do they still have lay-a-way? And just wondering if there is a H1n1 Crisis, will they be featured under the 'blue light special'? You can get flu shots right after you finish buying your casket or vice versa....what a deal! Take one home today, you can use it as a coffee table until someone needs it.
lol I onder if they are cheaper at Sam's club?
DO THEY HAVE LAYAWAY?????
lol Laid-A Way is available at the super centers! lol Thanks for reading!
Hey OCbill,
You mention you don't condone monopolies and pushy companies, but do you realize Sam's Club is Sam Walton....it's owned by Walmart. All the money flows back to Arkansas. Not trying to be a smartass, just thought you might not know that. Many don't.
Mike,
Great take on how the Walmartization of America is going to the final frontier! While I don't condone the high pressure, high markup and limited options offered through funeral homes, I also don't condone Walmart and their contribution to the dismemberment the middle class in this country.
And finally, in closing, I wonder if they'll be offering racing strips, Dale Earnhart insignia and flames on them there caskets? Although, I might not need the flames painted ON the casket.
Ya'll gotta personalize your ride, doncha know! Too bad the KISS KASKET isn't still available (discontinued in 2008....sorry KISS fans)!
So what do you do after you buy the coffin and your loved one dies? Go to the funeral home and tell them "no thanks, I already have bought a casket" and expect them to roll it in and take it from there? Can't imagine them doing that -- the coffin sale is their biggest moneymaker! I guess WalMart will be selling embalming fluid next! :o)
Wish I knew this two weeks ago. Just paid five grand for a plain pine casket.
I think there are things you can cut costs with. As far as the coffin goes, I personally think that whatever is easier for the family. I am okay with paying more to the funeral home, just because that fact that you can't win them all! We cannot buy everything in wholesale, otherwise, we will have more unhappy unemployed people.
well put indeed!
Does not matter whether you buy the casket at the funeral home or not - the funeral home still gets its money. If you purchase a casket elsewhere, you lose the "package discount" and wind up paying way more for the service to make up for the lost revenue on the casket.
I wish that I truly had time to go into my thoughts of Wal-Mart and their pirating...I mean pioneering efforts to annihilate…I mean compete with small-town businesses across the country. However, the irony of this particular brainstorm is less than original. Costco has been selling caskets and casket sprays for years. Even better, they have theirs in-store ~Classy huh~
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Costco, my favorite store. When my son worked there for several years, he told us they were told in training that the mark-up for all products they sell is only 6% and that they only make money on membership fees. I actually make money each year when they send me my refund coupon and I use that to pay for my membership card. Anyway..... look on their website, www.costco.com, and see that they also carry coffins at VERY reasonable prices. If you need a job, get online and apply at your local Costco. Like most retail stores, they hire before the holidays and keep the good workers when possible afterward. They are one great employer!
Forget all of this jubberish. Buying an expensive casket Is like buying and expenxive wedding dress. UNECESSARY...LMFAO. cHARISH THE MARRIAGE NOT THE DRESS, AND REMEMBER THE PERSON, NOT THE CASKET!!!!!!!!!!
I get a 10 percent member discount!
People are dying to get that cheap casket at Walmart ???
John, Duke, Tammy... Good points!
money back guarantee ?????
are you a real salesman?!?!?!?!???????!!
and FUNNY :-)
lol yeah, sort of.. managed Chrysler dealerships, til the economy dived! Trying writing now! Thanks for reading, Bob!
Linking mild irreverence with truth works every time.
lol how true!
Cremation is the thing now. The funeral homes are ripping everyone off. Your soul instantly departs from your body and your body turns to dust.
i agree!
I can see it now, your at an aquaintances funeral and the conversation goes like this. Wow the family must have paid a fortune for that casket. And you reply not me I am getting the Pieta Last Supper casket from Walmart. It is a lot less expensive and I am sure it is just as comfortable as the pricey one. Did I mention there is no interest on it if I pay it off in 12 months or less?
By the way the law says that a funeral home has to accept your casket no matter where it comes from and they can not charge you a fee for accepting it or not using one of theirs.
It is true that the big warehouse stores sell caskets, but it is still creepy. Buy your refrigerator, jeans, preperation H, a bag of chicken, a blanket and oh yeah I almost forgot to pick up my casket. Maybe I should get one for mom to she might need one and at this price who can go wrong.
I see no complaints that Costco sells caskets. They are just a wannabe Sam's Club, so why is it not a problem if they sell them?
Donna, your funeral scenario was hilarious and thanks for the info about the funeral homes having to accept your casket, always wondered about that.
So if we build our own pine box for 40 bucks I guess they'd have to take that, too? Interesting lol.
Who has thousands of dollars sitting around these days just to waste on a water-proof casket unless they bought a hefty life insurance on the person whose funeral they are paying for? And do you tell the funeral home..."uh, put grandma on ice, I'm waiting for the post office to track my Costco casket that got lost in the mail"
Donna Thank you for your comment! Very funny!
Donna and Jitterbugh: thank you for your comments. I cannot stop laughing.
Says"Be the first to review this product..Uh no thanks!
Manly Man says:
4 weeks ago
WalMart is a big customer for "dead peasant" life insurance on its employees. Maybe they'll sell the caskets to the widows at a discount.