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Originally posted by LessinSF
I can speak to this. It is so much cheaper than a funeral. If I remember, under 1K to get my dad burned. Like others have said, funerals can get to near 10K because funeral directors are the used car salesmen for the dead - they convince grieving family members that Whoever needs at least a Cadillac to the grave. But without a 100,000 mile 10 year guarantee. No, this baby is guaranteed to be non-nature tight: your loved one will still be eaten by worms and decay to mere bones in a matter of months/years despite you paying for satin sheets.
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It may have been higher because the funeral home in Fugee Home Town did not have its own crematorium but I think the plainest basic cremation was around $3K when I looked at the price list.
Here in MN, $10K is not that extravagent for a funeral. For the Fugee Dad's funeral we made choices near the bottom of the options and it was still at least $8K without a plot. If one wanted, one could easily spend many thousand more.
My grandpa managed to make cremation almost more expensive than regular burial. He wanted cremation but he thought a funeral should have a body so he arranged to be embalmed and all the cosmetic work to look plastic (I assume this as I refused to look at him in favor of remembering him as he was when he was healthy and vibrant) and have a funeral in Montana, then be cremated and have his ashes sent to Minnesota. Double the cost.
