Well, as long as it doesn't have the smiley face on the lid, or they don't make the mortician dress you in a little blue Walmart vest, I suppose it wouldn't bother me. wait a minute, I'll be dead, I'll have no emotion, sentiment or feeling left, LOL.

Honestly, if it helps families in time of such emotional distress save a few dollars, I see nothing wrong with it. I sometimes would dare to question more the notion of burying someone in a casket that's worth $5000-$10,000.

The costs of funerals are incredibly high, if death catches up to you, and you haven't planned or paid for your funeral in advance, I would not hold it against any of my next of kin to find ways to cut costs.

As long as they unite to bid me farewell, remember me fondly, and forgive me for whatever wrong I may have done them, they can bury me in a refrigerator box that they found behind Walmart if they want.

I think it's a great idea! The mortuary business is known for it's predatory practices. A major discount retailer bringing open and competitive pricing to the industry is good for grieving families. It's simply absurd to spend exorbitant amounts of money on a box that you're going to promptly bury.

I think you would be hard pressed to find someone who would prefer their family spend money on a casket that could be spent on a down payment on a house, a new car, college education, etc.

Oh hell! I'd do it ...except I'm going to be cremated :)

I think it's an OK idea, it is a bit creepy but I guess you'd be getting a bargain and let's face it, no one is really going to see it for long :P

It does cater for people with a limited budget, or for those with a few elderly family members that might be requiring one soon....

OR, I like this idea - you could buy a nice Walmart casket and do it up! Make it into a piece of furniture. Do something creative with them...

At Casketfurniture.com you can have a whole range of furniture made up - the Vlada Casket Display Cabinet looks pretty nice, will set you back about US$1300 - imagine making your own with a special deal from Walmart :D
http://www.casketfurniture.com/prod/display_cabinet_vlada.html

OR what about using it for the base of your own custom designed casket - you could get a lot more if you were creative :)

http://img.skitch.com/20081031-q58dxieh699tw3ixm6hh2b4nas.jpg

http://6-ft-under.com/images/coffins%20004.JPG

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2006-03/shark-coffin.jpg

All jokes aside, I think its OK. We can't all spend a fortune of getting buried

You know, maybe right at first, I could see where you are with this... but the more I think about it, and then think back to when my stepfather died and how expensive everything was... for a grieving family who might not be able to afford the very best, but wants the very best, this might just make a 'nicer' funeral for them more affordable.

I would think it could be ordered online and shipped in, in enough time for the funeral. Caskets are ridiculously expensive for something that you'll see for a day or two and then bury and never see again.

Quite frankly, I'm all for displaying me in a fancy coffin and then dump into the ground without any box. Reuse 'em, I say. I mean, my body is nothing more than a shell of who I am, so I don't care. It's my loved ones who will want something nice. Me, I'm thinking it won't matter much.

Unfortunately, in Texas, once a dead body has been in a casket, it's illegal to re-sell them, so using a fancy one for display isn't going to work. I don't know why it's illegal. I mean, is the dead body going to sue? Maybe the dead person will catch a fatal disease from the previous dead person? I dunno.

But all in all, I think Wally World making them available isn't a bad thing. I'm not so sure I'd want to browse down the aisles while shopping and see caskets sitting there, though.

People can say what they want about Walmart but they provide pretty good deals for those of us that need them.

Caskets are no different. There are families that can't possibly afford anything decent when someone passes. A funeral can put someone in debt and that's the last thing we want to worry about is whether our families can still eat after we pass.

No one is going to know the difference. I doubt people will be standing at anyone's casket whispering "Gee, that looks like a Walmart casket", and the deceased is certainly not going to complain.

I only wish that Walmart would start selling other things I need, cheap electricity and utilities, discount Walmart vehicles and maybe budget breast implants. I'd be a happy happy girl...

One of the biggest, most cynical and morally dubious sales practices is the sale of coffins. There seems to be pressure on people to buy expensive mahogany gold plated coffins with velvet trim. and at the time when people are pressured into buying them by funeral directors they aren't in a position to question it. Ultimately if someone is going to be burried in the ground then it makes no difference how much the box costs.

In this case if Walmart can do anything to drive the prices down then I'm all for it.

I personally don't think I would be a Wal-Mart casket. I can appreciate that this may a good, inexpensive way to take care of the situation that is necessary. If I had to buy a Wal-Mart casket that would be one thing but I certainly wouldn't want to.
I prefer cremation over burial in a casket. That takes care of the situation right there but I think they do sell urns too so they've got you covered either way. As I mentioned this would be a good option for someone on a limited budget but I would prefer to use other venues for this type of very personal situation.