• Rusty@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Why are coffins so expensive? I’m going to start telling people to throw me into trash when I’m dead like Frank Reynolds.

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        1 year ago

        I have done some woodworking, and I’d have a difficult time providing a decent casket for $1149. These are obviously sourced from low labor cost areas.

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          1 year ago

          What if it’s just a human-shaped crate, just 6 rough, untreated planes of wood nailed together? That couldn’t be that expensive, right?

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              1 year ago

              I haven’t. But I can’t imagine a human shaped shipping crate to cost close to 1000 $.

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                1 year ago

                I meant something that looked nice. The hardware, surface conditioning, and paint job is not a trivial expense, after the lumber is bought, cut, and assembled.

                A cheap cheap version could be made out of furnace plenum duct metal. Or cardboard. Actually I’d prefer to be rolled up in a piece of old carpet torn out during remodeling.