| The word casket means case, chest, jewel-box, or | | | | the square foot weight. The stainless steel on the |
| box, but nowadays we use this word mostly as a | | | | other hand is priced based on the thickness or gauge |
| box for burials where we put the deceased for his | | | | of the steel. |
| hers last journey. The burial caskets come in | | | | Choosing the right resting vessel is not an easy job |
| different sizes (small-size, standard-size, and | | | | at all if the deceased didn't made that choice for him |
| large-size) and colors. There are different types: solid | | | | her earlier. No matter what you are going to choose, |
| and pure wood, cloth-cushioned, metal, keepsake | | | | when you make your purchase you shouldn't forget |
| urns and boxes, etc. The pure wood types can be | | | | about the Funeral Rule. This rule is developed by the |
| made of cherry wood, walnut wood, ash wood, | | | | Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in order to give you |
| elm-tree, oak wood, cottonwood, mahogany wood, | | | | a free choice. Thanks to that trade regulation a |
| poplar wood or maple wood. In general people prefer | | | | customer is capable of choosing and paying only the |
| hard woods because of their quality and elegance. | | | | services and goods that he/she needs and want. No |
| The metal types can be made of copper, stainless | | | | matter when you want to make the arrangements - |
| steel, steel, and bronze. | | | | at need or pre-need. There are certain points of the |
| Usually the quality and composition are the factors | | | | Funeral Rule that an individual should be aware of: you |
| that determine the price. The prices vary a lot | | | | can choose the funeral services and goods you want |
| depending on the material they are made of. For | | | | and the provider should state this on the price list; if |
| example, pine wood is one of the cheapest of the | | | | the local law or state requires any particular item, the |
| solid wood. The wooden varieties are polished most | | | | provider should have that in writing with the |
| of the time and varnished in order to appear | | | | corresponding reference; the provider of the funeral |
| appealing and glossy for the customer. Most of the | | | | service shouldn't refuse to accept or charge you for |
| time when they are called 'hardwood' they are also | | | | a casket which was bought from another place. |
| hand-made. Based on all of that, the prices for | | | | There are many things to think about when buying a |
| wooden caskets can vary drastically. When we think | | | | casket. Usually when someone is doing this, it is a |
| about buying metal caskets, consider the bronze and | | | | very stressful and difficult time in their life. The basics |
| copper casket prices which are generally based on | | | | to thing about are: Price, Material, Provider. |