Are Retail casket stores the best answer for North Carolina Consumers to get affordable Wholesale casket prices?
Most people that I talk to about our venture into the Retail Casket market, and our plans to open a retail casket store here in Central North Carolina are intrigued to find out that there are options other than funeral homes available when purchasing a casket. Most are very surprised to find out that they can often save a considerable amount of money on a casket by buying from a North Carolina based retail casket store or an online casket store that offers wholesale casket pricing to the public.
Save a considerable amount of money on a casket
Before we discuss if the brick and mortar North Carolina retail casket store is the best casket purchase option, Let’s consider what options there are when trying to buy a casket, and which options will be most likely to offer wholesale pricing.
The funeral homes will generally have to charge more than three or four times the wholesale price
The first casket purchase option
The first casket purchase option, that many considered the only option, is to purchase a casket from a Funeral home. Because it is usually a very difficult and emotional time when families are making arrangements at a funeral home, they often do not consider that there might be options for their casket purchase such as a retail casket store, or an online casket retail store, where they might be able to get wholesale reduced pricing. What many families that find themselves in need of a casket do not realize is that Funeral Homes are required by the Federal Trade Commission to accept a casket that was purchased from an outside source such as a casket store and not charge the family any additional fees to do so. The funeral homes will generally have to charge more than three or four times the wholesale price that you would find at a retail casket store or an online retail casket store to cover the expense of the funeral home and its staff.
Often when a family is in a state of high sticker shock from casket pricing at the funeral home, they will start to wonder if the retail casket store or online casket store is an available option in North Carolina
The second option is the online casket store or retailer
The second option is the online casket store or retailer who often offers greatly reduced wholesale pricing. Often when a family is in a state of high sticker shock from casket pricing at the funeral home, they will start to wonder if the retail casket store or online casket store is an available option in North Carolina. At that time there is usually a family member who decides to pull out their mobile device, or jump on their laptop and do a Google search for North Carolina casket stores, or online retail casket stores in North Carolina, or wholesale casket store NC, or something like that. What comes up is usually a number of out of state online casket store retailers using the words North Carolina and local in their Ads, and a few brick and mortar retail casket store locations around North Carolina. The first thing to consider is that almost all the online casket store retailers that are listed are not in North Carolina. These large online retail casket stores use North Carolina in their web addresses and names and advertisements. The truth is that they are using the names of all the states that they advertise in across the country to suggest that they are a local online casket store in that state.
The free shipping that these casket stores offer is usually ground freight that is delivered in 5 to 9 days. Carolina Quality Caskets is LOCAL and same or NEXT Delivery is Typical
Are the NC online casket stores really local?
These large online casket stores are usually located out of state, often in Texas or California. These on Line retail casket stores boast free nationwide shipping. The free shipping that these casket stores offer is usually ground freight that is delivered in 5 to 9 days. If a family needs a casket the next day or within a few days, which is often the case, These online giant retail casket stores will accommodate them for an additional next day shipping charge of usually around three to six hundred dollars. So much for free delivery from these out of state giant online casket stores!
Beware of the next Day Shipping cost from some online casket stores, they will charge as much as $600.00 for next day delivery. Which almost doubles the price to get your casket in North Carolina.
These large online casket stores cannot offer any peace of mind
The other dilemma that faces families when trying to purchase a casket from one of these large out of state online casket stores is knowing what you are getting. To have a casket shipped from one of these casket stores a family must pay for it in advance by picking it out from a picture. They also agree that there are no guarantees that the casket is going to be of the quality that it was represented on the website of the large online retail casket store. These large online casket stores cannot offer any peace of mind that the family, not only got a decent price but also received a quality casket that will make all the arrangements very satisfying. A casket from these large online retail casket stores usually cost between twelve hundred and two thousand dollars. The family will need to pay the large out of state online casket store in advance, sight unseen and then hope that what they receive is a casket that is suitable to be used in the funeral.
Don’t buy it before you see it. We offer a mobile show-room and bring your top picks to you to view and see the quality of our caskets.
Included in this large retail online casket store option are a few large price clubs and retail shopping outlets that now offer caskets. Individuals often feel more comfortable dealing with a large retail store in their cities such as Costco or Walmart. The truth about it is that when dealing with these companies you are actually dealing with an out of state large casket retail store. A family purchasing caskets from these stores will still have to purchase a product sight unseen and often deal with lengthy delivery issues.
There is one small North Carolina on line casket store that offers truly local service, true free delivery in most of North Carolina
There is one small North Carolina online casket store that offers truly local service, true free delivery in most of North Carolina, and the opportunity to see the product and purchase it only if the family is completely satisfied. Carolina Quality Caskets offers all this, and at a price that is lower than the large on line Retail casket stores
Carolina Quality Caskets based in Winston Salem North Carolina is a small retail casket store that currently operates without a brick and mortar Casket Store Location. Because we keep overhead down, we can offer all of our caskets at a low price of $1,195. Carolina Quality Caskets Currently provides a mobile showroom which will bring several units that the family picked from the website out for inspection with no obligation to purchase. If the family is completely satisfied, they can purchase the casket in person at the sight of the inspection and Carolina Quality Caskets will deliver it to the funeral home right then. Next day or even same-day delivery is normal for Carolina Quality Caskets and there is no additional charge.
Visit our website at www.carolinaqualitycaskets.com to view a full listing of our products that we carry and offer for $1,195 including free Next day delivery. You can also call and speak with a live person in North Carolina at 336-287-0927. Most often you will be speaking with the owner.
Have a question about buying a casket in North Carolina? Please feel free to visit our website at www.carolinaqualitycaskets or call the Owner, Bryant Little of Carolina Quality Caskets.
Carolina Quality Caskets
1315 South Main Street
Winston Salem NC 27127
Bryant.little@carolinaqualitycaskets.com
www.carolinaqualitycaskets.com
336-287-0927
