Would you be upset if you were buried in a casket bought at Costco?

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I hope that this is not hijacking, as it is a bit on topic :redface:

Regarding those that have elected to be an organ donor....My Dad suddenly passed away unexpectantly. He had elected to be an organ donor. What came next was one of the worst experiences my Mom had ever had (according to my Uncle who was her. I had not arrived yet). She got a phone call from whatever agency is in charge of it. It was more of a callous interrogation, rather than a compassionate question/answer session.

I don't know the complete details, because Mom was so upset about it, I didn't ask. My Uncle said if that was the way they treated the survivor, he was removing his donor status.

Has anyone else experienced this?
 

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I've actually already prepaid for cremation and this service....


I believe a funeral should be a celebration of a persons wonderful life - so that's why I'll be in the back of the boat lighting cherry bombs with the floaty candles.

Might as well go out with a BANG :)

Sizzle sizzle....Plooop....bubble...bubble.... FLASH.....CA WUMPPPPPP
 

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I believe a funeral should be a celebration of a persons wonderful life - so that's why I'll be in the back of the boat lighting cherry bombs with the floaty candles.

Might as well go out with a BANG :)

Sizzle sizzle....Plooop....bubble...bubble.... FLASH.....CA WUMPPPPPP

You are more than welcome to join in the festivities. There is singing and dancing etc... Save the date it's the Memorial Day after I die at Ala Moana beach. Toro Nagashi – Lantern Floating Hawaii | The Hawaii Network - Your Island Connection for Hawaii Vacations, News, Events, Music and Culture.
 

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Most cemeteries around here require the casket to be inside of a sealed vault.
Kind of ruin's the "ashes to ashes, dust to dust".

There are fancy vaults too you can purchase. Again, pointless and aimed at grabbing as much cash as they can in the time of a loved ones death.

I would be angry if someone buried me in an expensive casket - what a waste of money.
They should rent the caskets and opt for the cardboard box feature.
If your in a vault - who will ever know or care.

NudeYorker has it right - plan ahead and you'll avoid having the fangs of greed come upon your loving family.
 

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You are more than welcome to join in the festivities.

Hopefully I'll be able to meet you BEFORE this happens...

When my father passed away, we were not sure what to do. Mom was thinking about getting a church, sis and I were thinking quick and simple and low cost.
Mom bent, and we had a 1 day service, out of pure exhaustion (We spent 2 weeks at the hospital almost round the clock).
This is what I would want, and probably what sis and I will do for my mom when she passes.
It was quick, family came in, said their peace, prayer, and burial that afternoon up north.
Dad wanted to be cremated as long as we knew him - until the end. He changed his mind. He said he wanted to be buried - so that's what we did.
We all bought plots next to each other at the same time - that way if life changes, we can always sell them - but mom and dad will always be together.
We didn't bury him in a high dollar casket. We chose a modest casket that we thought looked decent, and a basic vault (As they claimed it was required).

When the whole thing is over, the healing begins - and that's hard to do if you have the high cost of a funeral to try and pay for.
 
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Most cemeteries around here require the casket to be inside of a sealed vault.
Kind of ruin's the "ashes to ashes, dust to dust".

There are fancy vaults too you can purchase. Again, pointless and aimed at grabbing as much cash as they can in the time of a loved ones death.

I would be angry if someone buried me in an expensive casket - what a waste of money.
They should rent the caskets and opt for the cardboard box feature.
If your in a vault - who will ever know or care.

NudeYorker has it right - plan ahead and you'll avoid having the fangs of greed come upon your loving family.
I think I was able to very pragmatic about the whole thing, they tried to sell me the deluxe cremation with the fancy casket and pillow and blanket etc for thousands of dollars more. I simply said that I would not be cold or uncomfortable in the budget box. By prepaying for it, it's a done deal no matter how much more they raise the price in the future and one less thing for my loved ones and friends to worry about.
Hopefully I'll be able to meet you BEFORE this happens...
I hope so too; I'm pretty sure I'm more fun alive than I will be dead.
 

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if i woke up tomorrow buried in a coffin, i think where it was bought would be the least of my problems.

now after im dead? a coffin from costco? fuck that shit, im building a goddamn pyramid! with a waterfall, and vending machines, oh and spinning rims.

yeah, i know that pyramids dont have wheels, but im puttin rims on it.
 

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I hope that this is not hijacking, as it is a bit on topic :redface:

Regarding those that have elected to be an organ donor....My Dad suddenly passed away unexpectantly. He had elected to be an organ donor. What came next was one of the worst experiences my Mom had ever had (according to my Uncle who was her. I had not arrived yet). She got a phone call from whatever agency is in charge of it. It was more of a callous interrogation, rather than a compassionate question/answer session.

I don't know the complete details, because Mom was so upset about it, I didn't ask. My Uncle said if that was the way they treated the survivor, he was removing his donor status.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Yeh Ive heard that before. They have to get to the organs asap so that they're still viable for transplant. The familys still grieving and they can't let them grieve because they have to get the organs before theyre useless.

I haven't thought about the medical school option, thatd be fine with me if its not the same as the organ donation in that they swoop in like bodysnatchers and get you before your familys done greaving.
 

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Actually I am an organ donor also. I do not much care what becomes of the leftover bits, as long as they make it back into the food chain somewhere. As for grieving relatives, that is their own choice to be so upset.
 

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I hope that this is not hijacking, as it is a bit on topic :redface:

Regarding those that have elected to be an organ donor....My Dad suddenly passed away unexpectantly. He had elected to be an organ donor. What came next was one of the worst experiences my Mom had ever had (according to my Uncle who was her. I had not arrived yet). She got a phone call from whatever agency is in charge of it. It was more of a callous interrogation, rather than a compassionate question/answer session.

I don't know the complete details, because Mom was so upset about it, I didn't ask. My Uncle said if that was the way they treated the survivor, he was removing his donor status.

Has anyone else experienced this?
Sorry that you experienced a bad a experience.
My brother's wife was an organ donor and I was there when the doctor herself asked and had the talk at the hospital after my sister in law died in the ER (massive coronary after a car accident). The doctor was very kind.

*needless to say, the heart wasn't donated, just liver, kidneys, corneas and whatever else they could harvest.*
 

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I'm not an organ donor and I have no intentions of ever being one, I also don't give blood (yes, I'm a bad person, I have my reasons and no amount of telling me otherwise will change my mind!)

Out of all the people who may possibly outlive me, there isn't a single one who would dare consider burial an option for me. My father and I have had long discussions about how we'd want things to be, we've agreed that no matter what it takes, we will see each others wishes carried out, and we have back up plans in case we both die together... Unlikely, but you have to plan for these things!

Ideally, I would like to be fed to sharks. I like sharks a lot, and they always look hungry to me... it would be the nice thing to do. Failing that, I'll be cremated, and there are strict instructions to cause serious harm (if required!) to anyone who tries to bring religion into the proceedings.

I appreciate that funerals are meant to be for the living and all that crap, but it's also meant to be a celebration of my life, and as such, any form of religion invading my funeral would be an insult to my life, not a celebration.
 

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Organ donor myself, mind you I fully expect most of my organs will be totally destroyed by the time I kick it so just in case I've donated my body to science. While my ravaged organs might not do much for an ailing person in need of a transplant my incredibly bizarre nexus of conditions and peculiarities will doubtless provide a fascinating case study for some young med student.
 

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I've pre-arranged to have my body donated to Science. When I die my body will go to Harvard Medical School. If someone can be helped by using my corpse for study,it's a win-win. I certainly won't be needing it. When they finish with my corpse, they will cremate what remains and return the cremains to my family to do with as they wish.

Harvard Medical School Anatomical Gift Program
 

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I will build a catapult of Monty Pytonesque proportions and have myself propelled at some ridiculous speed into the ocean. In the meantime the attendees will be given a riddle and anyone who can answer it correctly before my body hits the water can have all my worldly possessions. It will not be about swallows.
 

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Yes, I want a dark black wooded coffin, with lots of architectural details, and I want the inside to be white leather, with black louis vuitton print. I also want to be entombed in a mosoleum, so that I have a little house where my dead body can live. But maybe I'ma little eccentric
 

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I don't care what happens to me after I'm gone. The least money wasted the better. I don't even want a viewing. I would rather the family go out to a nice dinner. My sister said my father is against cremation because he thinks that is for poor people. For some reason I also feel that cremation is a sacrilegious violent thing, but I'm not against it, nor would I care if that was chosen for me.

When my mother passed my sister got into an argument with my father and I because she wanted a more expensive casket for her (because it wasn't her money that was paying for it) . It had to be metal because she was to be laid to rest in a mausoleum and that was their requirement. The base where it was to be places was a dark wood color.

I found a midrange priced casket that was a burgundy color, but it almost mimicked a dark maple or cherry wood finish. My sister and brother in law were upset with the choice, but at the viewing they both agreed on how nice it looked.