Post by silverblackwolf on Jun 22, 2006 10:38:46 GMT -5
sabre52 said:
Mark: Before you go too far with the plastic gravestone idea, I'd think long and hard about the whole psycological mindset behind the purchase of grave markers. Remember, the purchase of burial- related items are for the appeasement and psychological soothing of the living. Having just buried my dad a bit ago, I have first hand knowledge of , at least the American version of ye olde coffin shop. ( which looked more like a new car showroom!) As you know, a great deal of guilt is part of the equation in the burial process and pressure is applied to make you purchase the friggin biggest, fanciest, most expensive coffin and burial marker that the funeral director can convince you that you can afford. (Kinda like engagement rings. If ya love the gal enough , you've got to go for the biggest rock you can afford). The sales pitch is: sure, they have inexpensive plywood coffins etc but bygod if y'all loved your relative don't you feel you owe them the best, the soild bronzed, twelve handled, glorious, embossed, silk- lined fancy pants model that's just like what Elvis was buried in etc. Now I can see maybe a market for low end molded gravestones and maybe enough would sell to even make you rich, never can tell. I can imagine however, that many would not wish to visit the grave of their loved one and see, not the magnificent carved, polished stone that lasts hundreds of years but the "cheapo Plastic" marker of unknown lifespan that acts as a constant reminder to them of how poor or frugal or "cheap" they were during the burial process....melI don't know why anyone would pay so much money for a fancy box your going to stick in the ground and cover with dirt, if it were me I would just get the cheapest coffin money can buy.