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.
Reading comprehension fail.
the dark jokes are for insane readers to do...
the dark jokes are for insane readers to do...
I will even let them paint their smiley face logo on the front for steep discount;)
i don't know what 2 games would require $99 shipping...
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.
Reading comprehension fail.
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.
OMG
Also: We cash in when you cash out!
THIS WEEKEND COFFIN SALE 20% off OR BURRY THE WHOLE FAMILY AND TAKE A EXTRA 30% OFF WITH FREE SHIPPING LMAO hahaha
Then don't click the link!?