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10-30-09, 11:28 PM #1Pick yourself up a Coffin while you buy that 12 pack of toliet paper
Great Value brand Coffins, for when you want to say goodbye, at low low prices
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8333198.stm
The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, now plans to hold on to customers even after they die - by selling coffins.
Prices range from a "Mom" or "Dad Remembered" steel coffin for $895 (£540), to a bronze model at $2,899.
The retailer is allowing customers to plan ahead by paying for the caskets over 12 months for no interest. They can be dispatched within 48 hours.
Catering for cradle-to-grave needs, Wal-Mart already sells everything from baby wear to engagement rings.
A spokesman for the supermarket giant, Ravi Jariwala, said the new coffin range was "a limited beta test to understand customer response".
The retailer is offering caskets at prices that undercut many funeral homes, say correspondents.
But an industry spokesman said it was not unduly concerned about Wal-Mart's move, because he said the firm could not offer bereaved families the human touch.
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10-31-09, 06:06 AM #4
Re: Pick yourself up a Coffin while you buy that 12 pack of toliet paper
I think this is awesome. Now people who don't have a lot of money won't be forced into buying these ridiculously over-priced coffins. I know I wouldn't want my mom emptying her savings just so I have a box to dump my body.
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10-31-09, 10:22 AM #7
Re: Pick yourself up a Coffin while you buy that 12 pack of toliet paper
I wanted to start a business wherein a customer can come in a few times a week and build their own coffin.
Many styles to choose from; the staff will help you, tools provided!
Choose from:
Wild west cowboy style
NE yankee-doodle
Decorative hammered metal
Custom wood carve design
Plain & simple pine
the list goes on and on!
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10-31-09, 03:43 PM #9
Re: Pick yourself up a Coffin while you buy that 12 pack of toliet paper
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