Wal-Mart starts selling caskets, urns online

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.

[Cindy Stainker]

At least they're not offering them in store, that would feel kind of strange.

[Uh Clem]

At last, a product from China where Melamine contamination doesn't matter.

[Tom]

I wonder if the have a scratch and dent sale, or what the return policy is? LOL

I can see some humor in this...

[BonJayne]

Sam's Club has been doing this for quite some time. I wonder how funeral homes react and deal with this?

[yellow baby]

They all have a huge smiley face on top too how cool is that???

[Married in the Bay]

Is the marketing strategy:

Go towards the Blue light special?

[RXRFL63]

Peeps still able to afford to bury their loved ones? I thought cremation was the way to go ,take the money and run....

[JimmyJam]

Maybe Walmart knows something we don't? OBAMAs DEATH Panels may not be a Myth!.........
D:estroy ..........
F:reedom..........
L:iberty..........
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[Uh Clem]

Always lowest burials. Always.

But lower than 6 feet is fairly pointless, I suppose.

[Eastsider]

Are they dirt cheap?

[MeanandNasty]

BonJayne wrote:

Sam's Club has been doing this for quite some time. I wonder how funeral homes react and deal with this?

They buy from Wal mart and mark up the price!

[Married in the Bay]

Eastsider wrote:

Are they dirt cheap?

They are if you get in on the ground floor...

[Uh Clem]

Walmart caskets, can you dig it?

[Ryan K]

This is an extension of their retirment plan. When employees are done working, they can retire six feet under!

[The Big Bopper]

For many years, the cost of caskets (I thought) were way out of line and over priced. A little competition might be good. I'm waiting for Wal-Mart and Sams to actually have the "do it yourself" imbalming fluid and also have lots you can buy behind the store. Check out people could double as clergy and throw in a prayer or two as the guys who bring in the carts from the parking lot lowers the casket into the ground.

[Bone Saw]

One for my wife and one for my mother-in-law and all for under 100 bucks ,,,,,I'll take it!

[Vikings Fan]

Geez, is nothing Walmart will not sell? Now they will run funeral homes out of business. I guess sooner or later we will be going to a wake for dear grandpa next to the Walmart greeter, that grandpa used to be.

[Go Blue]

$49.97.........

[The Big Bopper]

Go Blue wrote:

$49.97.........

Halloween special - two for $49.97

[IrishMN]

Will this horrible company stop at nothing to gain another buck?

There should be a law against selling coffins and urns. Have some respect for the dead.