Cremation Urns For Today’s Generation
Cremation & funeral home owners would love to increase their sale of urns so families and rightly so. First increased sales means increased revenue. Secondly they would serve their families more effectively by providing appropriate vessels to honor the family’s loved one. So why aren’t funeral homes selling more urns? Why are remains being returned to loved ones in plastic or card board boxes at least 50 percent of the time? Because urns need to be re-examined with current trends in mind. When designing urns, the first thing to think about is their intended use. Keep in mind that many people travel on airplanes for services and placements in other parts of the country-and other parts of the world. Also, urns often are carried by elderly widows and widowers who are normally not very strong. Urns therefore must be light weight. Additionally urns should not be made of metal due to the Transportation Security Administration’s new procedure on the transport of crematory containers as carry-on baggage on airplanes. Passengers may still carry-on crematory containers, but they must pass through x-ray machine. If an urn is made of metal or is metal lined, it will show up as opaque on x-ray machines, preventing the security screener from being able to see what is inside-an obvious security risk. Secondly consider the current trend toward scattering. Urns must be easy to open and lightweight to carry, while being attractive for a scattering ceremony. Ideally, these urns should be reusable as keepsake boxes; it seems wasteful to never use the urn again. So why not design them to hold photos, mementos or jewelry of the deceased? Next, look at the trend toward life celebrations. Will the design look dignified and respectable at a celebration? Materials should be chosen that are soft to touch and colors that are soothing and up to date. Since women are making most arrangements, urns should be designed to appeal to women. Finally think about price. Urns must be able to be designed and reproduced in large quantities, with consistent quality and still be affordable both to the funeral home and to families they serve.
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