| Nowadays, especially in North American, people no | | | | sure to choose carefully. There are a number of |
| longer use the word coffin and instead refer to | | | | different ways that you can be taken advantage |
| the container used to hold human remains as a | | | | of during a difficult and stressful time. |
| casket. The word casket traditionally denotes a | | | | Ways in which you can be taken advantage of |
| box used to hold something precious such as a | | | | include: |
| jewel casket. Some, especially in the United | | | | |
| Kingdom, make the distinction between a casket | | | | 1. Unnecessary mark-up of labor and materials. |
| and a coffin based on the shape of the | | | | 2. Guilt-tactics to get you to spend more money. |
| container. A casket refers to a four-sided | | | | 3. Failing to make all of your options clear to you. |
| rectangular vessel with a lid that is either one | | | | 4. Not supplying you with a thorough price list. |
| piece (sofa or couch style) or split so that only | | | | |
| the torso of the body may be exposed while a | | | | Casket rental is the easiest and most |
| coffin is a container that is shaped more like the | | | | cost-effective way to have a beautiful, high-end |
| human body with six tapered sides and a solid | | | | casket without paying inflated purchase prices. |
| one-piece lid. Whatever name you use, they are | | | | Some would consider this a more environmentally |
| decidedly one of the most expensive items in a | | | | friendly choice as well. A rented casket is primarily |
| traditional funeral. | | | | used for display of the body during the wake or |
| | | | | visitation before the body is transferred to a less |
| Caskets can be constructed of many materials | | | | expensive casket if required for burial. |
| including solid hardwoods, wooden veneers over | | | | |
| particle board, metal, plastic, fiberglass or even | | | | If your funeral director doesn't offer casket |
| fabric-covered cardboard. Caskets come in a | | | | rental, you might consider looking into another |
| come in a variety of styles ranging from the | | | | funeral director or try to find a casket rental |
| most simple to the extremely ornate. There are | | | | service. A reputable funeral home will not deny |
| even caskets designed by famous designers, | | | | you this choice. In instances of direct burial or |
| caskets created to look like mundane objects | | | | cremation, alternative or personalized funerals, a |
| (cars, planes, suitcases, etc), caskets with images | | | | casket may not be a necessary expense. |
| on them, caskets with glass tops, and caskets | | | | If the funeral you have planned requires a |
| with the emblems of rock bands or sports | | | | casket, you can reduce the cost by asking your |
| teams. They come in many different colors and | | | | funeral director about casket rental. Casket rental |
| can be lined with almost any imaginable fabric. | | | | is a cost-effective alternative if you want a nice |
| | | | | casket, but don't want to spend upwards of |
| Regardless of the style or material of your | | | | US$2000 (or even upwards of US$10,000 for |
| choosing, when purchasing or renting a casket be | | | | some models). |