Choosing a Casket or Urn Without Being Pressured
Start with the budget and the family’s actual priorities before comparing finishes, materials and upgrades.
Start with the budget and the family’s actual priorities before comparing finishes, materials and upgrades.
Ask for itemized prices first
In the United States, the FTC Funeral Rule gives consumers important price-list rights when arranging funeral goods and services. Use those rights before deciding on a package.
Casket decisions
Ask what is required by the cemetery, what is optional, whether outside caskets are accepted, and whether a lower-cost option changes anything that matters to the family.
Urn decisions
Ask what the crematory provides, where the ashes will ultimately go, whether the urn must fit a niche, and whether a temporary container is enough while the family decides later.
Do not confuse price with love
A more expensive container is not a measure of the importance of the person who died.