What are some guidelines about purchasing a casket?

What are some guidelines about purchasing a casket?

Dan Redmond (Cemetery and Funeral Inspector, California Department of Consumer Affairs ) gives expert video advice on: Do I have to purchase a casket from a funeral home?; What are some guidelines about purchasing a casket?; Do "protective" caskets and sealers prevent a body from decaying? and more...

The guidelines for purchasing a casket are really dependent on what the individual and the families needs. There's several different styles of caskets out there now. Anything from wood to steel. They can actually be personalized, painted to match whatever sort of hobby they may have been into - gardening, for instance. They can paint flowers on the casket. They can really personalize and specialize a casket for you.