Glass caskets available.

What is a glass casket? It basically is a glass top that is placed over the opening of a casket, to protect the decedent, from being touched by people paying their respects. They are not as common as people think they are.

Glass caskets, you now have the opportunity to purchase glass caskets, direct from retail stores in California at prices significantly lower than those charged by licensed funeral directors.


U.S. Judge Ruling Gives You a Choice In Buying Your Caskets and Urns.

John M. Harris Co., and his Cemetery & Funeral Consultants sell glass caskets, granite grave markers and cremation urns directly to the public that were once available only from funeral directors to the public up to (50) fifty percent less than what the average funeral home would charge.

In 1994, the Federal Trade Commission ruling was in favor of the consumers. The FTC gave you the right to use a third party glass casket, grave marker or cremation urn. This ruling also denied funeral homes the right to charge a "handling fee" or to increase prices of other services to make up for the high profit they were making on burial caskets and cremation urns.

Because there are many important issues regarding glass caskets sizes we recommend that you call our office to speak with our staff when purchasing your glass casket.

Height and weight of an individual are just two of the important factors.