Online casket shopping... and why I love Titan Caskets.

First, a quick review of the things you should know if you choose burial!

The Funeral Rule as set forth by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ensures that consumers have the right to provide a casket by their own means, without penalty. This means that:

• Buying a casket or coffin for sale online and arranging delivery to your selected Funeral Home for use in a Funeral Service is legal in all 50 States
• Funeral providers cannot refuse to use a casket or coffin you bought online, or put unreasonable or onerous restrictions on when it must be delivered or who must receive delivery
• You cannot be charged an additional fee if you supply the casket - federal law prohibits funeral directors from charging “casket-handling” or other fees for people who purchase their casket online
• Other kinds of misrepresentations, such as to the quality of caskets or coffins bought online, or the likelihood of damages in transit, are also illegal. Consumer protection laws in most states also prohibit such deceptive practices. State Licensing Boards in all 50 states have the right to (and do) discipline Funeral Directors for dishonesty and misrepresentation, and Federal law also prohibits dishonest, deceptive, and unfair acts and practices

As a director with over 15 years of experience in the funeral home, I have seen my fair share of shitty funeral directors aimed at the sale- the most recent being a slug named Joe in Seattle who would target families of culture shipping their dead overseas, telling them their "people" only bought "this" casket, and would gesture at the mid level priced top tier casket while looking down his smug face. In addition to witnessing commission driven sales in death care, the sleaziness of the casket sales reps and their flaunting of money at conventions made me sick over the years. When online casket sales became a thing, I was quick to compare arrivals from Costco to our in house brands, like Batesville or Matthews, never seeing the shoddy craftsmanship my employers always would elude to. Then one day, I saw a Titan Casket. I was thrilled to find out they were bucking the traditional system, much like myself, and they we're a huge company either. They were a rebel in the industry.

Titan Casket was founded with a singular mission: to offer designer caskets at revolutionary prices, while driving affordability and transparency in the funeral industry. Sweet. Already better than Costco.

But working in the traditional funeral business, we as employees were not allowed to mention outside vendors.  It was so hard, I often found myself making a show of whispering to the families in my arrangement conferences that they could look online if our in house stock wasn't fitting their needs, which it often didn't at the big corporate funeral home. Not only would families get good quality casket options, but they were priced SIGNIFICANTLY better and offered faster, free shipping than many of our casket reps could provide. Then, when working in a remote community I saw the selection AND quality of caskets available when compared to local casket reps of huge companies vs the Titan Casket selection, availability, and price. BOOM.

Add in the VARIETY available at Titan Casket cannot be beat. I encourage you to peruse their website on your own, where you can literally design your custom casket, color and all.  And with Halloween right around the corner, this could always be a killer alternative to the 7ft Home Depot Skeleton for your yard this holiday season if you want to impress ALL your neighbors.

Did I mention you can get them in Yellow? Or Purple? Or Baby Blue? Or Hunter Green? Check it all out  HERE.

Pictured below, local Funeral Home offering vs online retailer. Both models come in both colors.