poppet2 Â Â 13 #1 Posted October 7, 2015 Burials and cremations are quite expensive these days and the mark-up price for coffins is horrendous. I just wondered if people object to being buried in a cardboard coffin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Sheffvlad   10 #2 Posted October 7, 2015 Burials and cremations are quite expensive these days and the mark-up price for coffins is horrendous. I just wondered if people object to being buried in a cardboard coffin?  I would now, but not if I was dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
poppet2 Â Â 13 #3 Posted October 7, 2015 I would now, but not if I was dead. Â Wise guy.:hihi: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
GerryBooth   10 #4 Posted October 7, 2015 Yes, why not?  I think the funeral is highly over rated. Why not a simple body disposal service instead of all this wooden box business and expensive hearse car? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   268 #5 Posted October 7, 2015 Yes, why not?  I think the funeral is highly over rated. Why not a simple body disposal service instead of all this wooden box business and expensive hearse car?  Yea something easy, like incinerating the bodies????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
floydjones   10 #6 Posted October 7, 2015 Yes, why not?  I think the funeral is highly over rated. Why not a simple body disposal service instead of all this wooden box business and expensive hearse car?  I was thinking the same, the vet can dispose of a dead dog so why not offer the same service for humans, put as much as possible to good use and dispose of the rest in the most environmentally friendly way possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   206 #7 Posted October 7, 2015 I would. What's the point of the time and expense going into a fancy coffin that's going in the ground or gets burnt (do they cremate the coffin?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #8 Posted October 7, 2015 If memory serves, cardboard coffins are cheap, they're more expensive that wood ones. They'd have to be sturdy though, you'd hate to be at a funeral on a wet day and the deceased falls out the bottom.  That a few bits of plywood would do a serviceable job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Alcoblog   10 #9 Posted October 7, 2015 If memory serves, cardboard coffins are cheap, they're more expensive that wood ones. They'd have to be sturdy though, you'd hate to be at a funeral on a wet day and the deceased falls out the bottom.  That a few bits of plywood would do a serviceable job. Cardboard coffins can be pretty sturdy, although not as stiff as their occupants (in general). Personally, I'm being rocketed skyward if I get any say in the matter (which I won't of course). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
poppet2 Â Â 13 #10 Posted October 7, 2015 (do they cremate the coffin?) Â Good question, does anyone know the answer to this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
scousemouse   10 #11 Posted October 7, 2015 I was under the impression you and coffin went into the furnace? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   268 #12 Posted October 7, 2015 I was too, but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to find an unscrupulous undertaker will dump the body out and flog the coffin to the next person that comes along.  From what I remember the coffin is usually on a converyer type deal, with a set of small curtains covering the door (presumably to the oven) You do the service and stuff, and the curtains open and the coffin slides through a hole out of view.  No-one sticks around to see them light up the oven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...