Thursday, October 29, 2009

Wal-Mart selling caskets online

By Nicole Maestri, ReutersOctober 29, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO — Wal-Mart Stores Inc is now catering to its shoppers' needs from cradle to grave. The world's largest retailer has introduced online sales of caskets, expanding a merchandise selection that spans engagement rings and baby gear to a new major milestone in its shoppers' lives. Shoppers can choose from the Lady de Guadalupe steel casket for $895 or a sienna bronze casket for $2,899.00.

The caskets do not qualify for Walmart.com's free site-to-store shipping program, where shoppers can buy an item online and have it shipped to a local store for free. Instead, the website says the caskets require freight delivery to the shopper's preferred address. The estimated shipping cost for the sienna bronze casket is $99.

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