Walmart.com Selling Diapers and Coffins
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Wal-Mart, Caskets, Online, Shopping, Death | Themes: The Internet, Software
From birth to death, Wal-Mart has your needs covered. Amen.
Is Wal-Mart planning to take over the world? Probably not, but apparently the retail giant wants to sell consumers anything, ranging from diapers for the newborn baby to a casket for those who pass. While the thought of Wal-Mart selling caskets--yes, those things you bury dead people in--is somewhat surprising, evidently selling caskets is a big business--$11 billion a year in fact--and Wal-Mart wants to cash in.
The Reuters report indicated that onsumers can land on Walmart.com and purchase the Lady de Guadalupe steel casket for $895, or a Sienna bronze casket for a whopping 2,899.00. The company began selling caskets online a few weeks ago, but is currently trying the service in beta mode.
Walmart.com spokesman Ravi Jariwala told Reuters that the caskets do not qualify for Walmart.com's free site-to-store shipping program. Instead, the caskets will require freight delivery straight to the shopper's door (aka preferred address). The Sienna bronze casket has an estimated shipping cost of $99, almost the price of two PC games. Not to shabby for something so large.
UPDATE: Cosco is selling caskets online, too.
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did you really compare posting for a casket to 2 games... really?
the dark jokes are for insane readers to do...
I wonder if Walmart would be willing to give me a discount if I allow them to place their advertisement on my casket
I will even let them paint their smiley face logo on the front for steep discount
That fact that this country spends 11 billion per year on coffins...just coffins, when people are starving is appalling.
"The Sienna bronze casket has an estimated shipping cost of $99, almost the price of two PC games."
i don't know what 2 games would require $99 shipping...
"Walmart.com, We have everything you need from the moment your born till LONG after your dead!"
Tis a sad day indeed.
@icepick...I hope your being sarcastic. He is saying that the shipping for that could buy you two video games, not ship them.
"The Sienna bronze casket has an estimated shipping cost of $99, almost the price of two PC games."i don't know what 2 games would require $99 shipping...
Reading comprehension fail.
but can it play crysis
@asdfjk2kjf:
Toms is slightly misquoting. "Death" is the $11 billion business, not just coffins. That includes funeral homes, funeral preparations, the special escort service many people buy. I've seen headstones go up to seven large ones before (I've buried three grandparents).
And don't forget: plots! The most expensive plot my family ever bought was $13,000, for a hillside that, a long time ago, several of my predecessors were buried in for free (back then it was just a hill, today, its a hill overlooking a scenic river and forest). And then there are those who want to be buried next to ancestors that already have people buried next to them. I know some friends who paid someone to move their deceased so that my friends could stick their dead next to some other old dead relatives.
Heck, even a "cheap" funeral goes for a few thousand dollars once you are done. Cremation isn't much better: those damn urns can cost thousands as well.
Thats why I've always told people: just nail together plywood and set me in there. Make sure to empty out my pockets for change, no one else is going to need it if its down there.
but can it play crysis
OMG
What is the problem with you people posting random NON tech things on a TECH site. I don't care that walmart sells coffins.
Thats fucking creepy.
Wal-Mart: Serving You from Cradle to Grave!
Also: We cash in when you cash out!
Burn me up and put me in a take out chinese container. Screw wasting money in death, how dumb do we as a people need to be? You're dead for christ sake! I blame it ALL on religion!
Bury me under a Walmart parking lot, give the paver a case a beer, save $10,000, best regards from hell.
but can it play crysis
SHUT THE FUCK UP
the coffin stuff walmart is doing is soo funny HAHAH LMAO get this:
THIS WEEKEND COFFIN SALE 20% off OR BURRY THE WHOLE FAMILY AND TAKE A EXTRA 30% OFF WITH FREE SHIPPING LMAO hahaha
hahahahaha. Am I the only person who noticed that the label on the picture says costco, not walmart? lol
i saw that to and i went to costcos website and yup the coffins are for sale hehe
What is the problem with you people posting random NON tech things on a TECH site. I don't care that walmart sells coffins.
Then don't click the link!?
Well BOG COOTN why dont you shut the heck up and stop ruining the thread..jerk
sorry i cant spell
Even porn? xD
haha not quite cause apparently their employees will show that for free
Well walmart is doing the coffin thing as a test right now....BUT if it goes company wide...im going to my closest walmart and see for myself the coffins. Just for my satisfaction that OH **** THEY ACTUALLY DID IT HAHA
Walmart would sell the hair off a man's back, and at a good price, if there was a market for it.
It's creepy, yes, but keep in mind they aren't selling these in stores, just on the website. It would definitely be a mistake to sell these in stores, as you'd offend a lot of people with the negative response these can elicit. Then again, they sell the X-Box 360, which is sure to die pretty quickly.
ATTENTION WALMART CUSTOMERS: This week we have some great specials for you. Our latest special this week only in aisle 9 we have some great drop dead deals for you and your grieving family.
Anything to make a buck!
I wonder if Walmart would be willing to give me a discount if I allow them to place their advertisement on my casketI will even let them paint their smiley face logo on the front for steep discount
You forget they are getting rid of the smiley logo.
You might want to add Wal-Mart is also selling urns as well. Personally I think this is a great idea, have you seen the cost for coffins at a funeral home, their like a 350% markup from what they paid for it.
The deregulation of the funeral (death) business was a great thing. Now you can buy your casket, flowers, invitations (can't remember what they are called) from outside sources and they have to let you use them. Only bad thing is they will probably charge you triple for the viewing room or whatever it's called.
Nothing worse than paying 10+ grand to shove a corpse in the ground.
Everything you need under one roof. Forget Seven-Eleven Home Basic. Forget Sears Home Premium. You now have Wal-Mart Ultimate.
Porn is a multi billion dollar industry. Start cashing in Walmart!