Walmart Selling Caskets Online

Speaking as a funeral director who owns two small firms (mormanfh.com), if your funeral home isn’t happy that you brought them a casket, you should probably find another firm. The most important thing is for a family to establish a relationship with a funeral home that will serve as a resource to them and not as a salesman to them. That way they can make good decisions.

I want to point out a few things to everyone. While it is illegal for a funeral home to charge a handling fee for a “third party” casket, many funeral homes do offer a discount on their service charge if you purchase a casket from them. A family needs to be aware of what the discount is, as it may be more than the money they save from buying a casket elsewhere. Also many funeral homes already have their casket prices lowered to match third party sellers or will match them.

In our area the average price for a funeral that includes casket, vault, visitation is 3000-4000 less that the 12,000 that you quoted Wayne. This will vary of course by location and type of services and merchandise selected.