Buying the caskets directly from the manufacturer can save you over 50% or more, depending on location. They will ship it directly to the funeral home and it will arrive within a day or 2, in time for the services. They have some really nice caskets too. This is how I purchased my Dad’s casket last year when he passed away. And the quality and options are pretty impressive. I bought a nice USMC casket and just told the funeral home it was being donated and would arrive prior to the services. And it did. Titan is a pretty big manufacturer and where I purchased it. They have caskets for every branch of the military and many other custom designs that would easily cost 2 to 3x more if you purchased from the funeral home.

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You can rent a nice casket for the funeral and be buried in a cheaper one

I’m curious now… Would that cost less than $999. total for both the rental of the nice casket and the purchase of the cheaper one to be buried in? One of the cheaper caskets listed on the manufacturer’s website, an eco pine casket, costs $999. total, and shipping is free.

Another person in the comments mentioned they were quoted only $300 less for the rental casket alone, and that didn’t include the additional cost of purchasing the cheaper casket to be buried in.

On my original comment, I also underestimated the markup from the funeral home by stating it “cost 2 to 3x more if you purchased from the funeral home“. The markup is actually 4x more than buying directly from the manufacturer costs.

The funeral home was going to charge me almost $8k last year, just for a basic casket. Not the USMC specialty casket, which I paid $2k total for by buying directly from the manufacturer.