Why will people send flowers to a funeral home instead of contributing to the most expensive casket there is?

Do you feel it would be inappropriate to ask for money to help buy an expensive casket?


The flowers will die the Casket is forever!

Why will people send flowers to a funeral home instead of contributing to the most expensive casket there is?
People don't like to be questioned about how much they spend on something. Flowers have an anonymous price. Checks for any other item have a dollar value that exposes their gift value.
Reply:A lot of families will have donations in lieu of flowers....I would not find it inappropriate to ask for donations in lieu of...everyone knows that financial hardship usually follows the loss of the loved one. What are the people really going to do with all those flowers after it is over anyway? I think giving a card with cash is a great way to show your care and sympathy.
Reply:I disagree with the expensive casket. When I am dead, what do I care what I am buried in.





I think flowers are a waste of $ too.





If you want to commorate the life of the person who died, ask for donations to be made in their name to their favorite chairty or organization. Or if they died of a particular disease, have the donations made to the research organizations trying to cure the disease.





But if you are stuck on the expensive casket, I think it would be inappropriate to ask for money to help purchase it. But you could probably ask for contributions to offset the funeral costs if you really need it. Just becareful of the wording, and make good use of the money (ie not the most expense casket, not the biggest full color obit ad, etc).
Reply:I ask you this:"Will you only send me flowers when I'm lying in a grave?"...(Song I wrote)....Phantom of Deep Thought
Reply:No I help out when asked, that is the right thing to do. If someone is so lame not to have it all done so there loved ones don't have to go through all that, I will help. But do plan for your death its the most important purchase or urn you will ever buy.
Reply:People want to express thier individuality with flowers that can be personal. A casket will never be seen once the funeral is over.........personally I would rather people contributed to charity, now that really is providing a lasting legacy.
Reply:Being dead cost money. Ask for donatons but buy moderately priced stuff.