Pet urns (kinda off topic)

Has anyone looked at urns for their dearly departed cats (or dogs)? OMG!!
Talk about ripping you off when you're vulnerable!! I looked at some for
$500.00!!!!!! I was tempted to call them and bitch them out for their
stinkin' prices. I did settle on a walnut colored box that has a ceramic
Basset Hound on top. There's a brass plate on the front for engraving.
Even this one cost $125.00!! It's definitely worth it to me, and I'm glad I
am able to afford it. I just can't believe these places and their prices.
It's absolutely horrendous!!!


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Laurie
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*~*LiveLoveLaugh*~*

All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
~Abraham Lincoln

In article , "~*LiveLoveLaugh*~" wrote:
Has anyone looked at urns for their dearly departed cats (or dogs)

You're absolutely right...the pricing is somewhat staggering, with many of the
urns clearly mass-produced items that shouldn't cost remotely what is asked.
Granted, it isn't a mass-market sell-by-the-zillions item, but still...

I've been able to find acceptable, if not stellar, urns with judicious online
shopping. Between eBay and various online merchants, some of whom might have
attractive units on promotional specials, one can generally do OK. Happily
there's no emergency need for immediacy, so one can poke around for a few days
and ponder the various options.

Art

When I needed such a thing, I found a pretty basket with a lid and put the
bag with the ashes in it until I did something with them. A neighbor used a
metal "Milk Bone" can she got around Christmas for her poodle dog. There
are many thins that work and maybe have more meaning than the fancy ones.
"~*LiveLoveLaugh*~" wrote in message
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Has anyone looked at urns for their dearly departed cats (or dogs)? OMG!!
Talk about ripping you off when you're vulnerable!! I looked at some for
$500.00!!!!!! I was tempted to call them and bitch them out for their
stinkin' prices. I did settle on a walnut colored box that has a ceramic
Basset Hound on top. There's a brass plate on the front for engraving.
Even this one cost $125.00!! It's definitely worth it to me, and I'm glad
I am able to afford it. I just can't believe these places and their
prices. It's absolutely horrendous!!!


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¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
Laurie
((¸¸.·´ ..·´
-:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.·

*~*LiveLoveLaugh*~*

All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
~Abraham Lincoln

On Nov 3, 6:04*pm, "Granby" wrote:
When I needed such a thing, I found a pretty basket with a lid and put the
bag with the ashes in it until I did something with them. *A neighbor used a
metal "Milk Bone" can she got around Christmas for her poodle dog. *There
are many thins that work and maybe have more meaning than the fancy ones

Fritzie's ashes were returned to us in a plain but very handsome
rosewood box, and Odessa-Doll's in a pretty black tin with little
flowers painted around it. We commited their ashes to running water,
as is Sikh custom, returning the last earthly remains to Nature after
the soul has ascended. In Fritzie's box we put the rose petals from
the bouquet the vet sent. Odessa received a mixed bouquet, so we put
one of each type of flower or plant included in the bunch. In
Fritzie's, we also placed the ornament our vet made of his paw print;
in Dolly's, the green collar she wore when she came to us and one of
her favorite toys, a nice natural-bristle makeup brush.

When Sabrina goes, we will have her cremated with her beloved wool
pieces she still likes to sleep on.

Louie has an unusual last request, and one which will land me in jail.
He wants his ashes put into a barrel-shaped receptacle and put over
Niagara Falls! I told him only if he does it for me too.

Blessed be,
Baha

Have been to the falls and you will have to be very slick at doing this. It
was done the day we were there, the container was not as big as one would
think and the lady slipped it out of her bag when we were at the Hurricane
falls. No one who saw it said a word.
"BfloPolska" wrote in message
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On Nov 3, 6:04 pm, "Granby" wrote:
When I needed such a thing, I found a pretty basket with a lid and put the
bag with the ashes in it until I did something with them. A neighbor used
a
metal "Milk Bone" can she got around Christmas for her poodle dog. There
are many thins that work and maybe have more meaning than the fancy ones

Fritzie's ashes were returned to us in a plain but very handsome
rosewood box, and Odessa-Doll's in a pretty black tin with little
flowers painted around it. We commited their ashes to running water,
as is Sikh custom, returning the last earthly remains to Nature after
the soul has ascended. In Fritzie's box we put the rose petals from
the bouquet the vet sent. Odessa received a mixed bouquet, so we put
one of each type of flower or plant included in the bunch. In
Fritzie's, we also placed the ornament our vet made of his paw print;
in Dolly's, the green collar she wore when she came to us and one of
her favorite toys, a nice natural-bristle makeup brush.

When Sabrina goes, we will have her cremated with her beloved wool
pieces she still likes to sleep on.

Louie has an unusual last request, and one which will land me in jail.
He wants his ashes put into a barrel-shaped receptacle and put over
Niagara Falls! I told him only if he does it for me too.

Blessed be,
Baha

On 11/3/2010 5:09 PM, ~*LiveLoveLaugh*~ wrote:
Has anyone looked at urns for their dearly departed cats (or dogs)?
OMG!! Talk about ripping you off when you're vulnerable!! I looked at
some for $500.00!!!!!! I was tempted to call them and bitch them out for
their stinkin' prices. I did settle on a walnut colored box that has a
ceramic Basset Hound on top. There's a brass plate on the front for
engraving. Even this one cost $125.00!! It's definitely worth it to me,
and I'm glad I am able to afford it. I just can't believe these places
and their prices. It's absolutely horrendous!!!


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¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
Laurie
((¸¸.·´ ..·´
-:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.·

*~*LiveLoveLaugh*~*

All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
~Abraham Lincoln


Hi Laurie,

I bought my mom's urn from Mainely Urns: http://www.mainelyurns.com/
They have a ruby colored cultured marble one, and since my mom's name is
Ruby, I thought it appropriate. Their prices are fairly reasonable, and
they have a lot of choices.

So sad about your boy.

Patti aka Mishi

On Nov 3, 5:09*pm, "~*LiveLoveLaugh*~" wrote:
Has anyone looked at urns for their dearly departed cats (or dogs)? *OMG!!
Talk about ripping you off when you're vulnerable!! *I looked at some for
$500.00!!!!!! *I was tempted to call them and bitch them out for their
stinkin' prices. *I did settle on a walnut colored box that has a ceramic
Basset Hound on top. *There's a brass plate on the front for engraving.
Even this one cost $125.00!! *It's definitely worth it to me, and I'm glad I
am able to afford it. *I just can't believe these places and their prices.
It's absolutely horrendous!!!

·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:-
¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
* Laurie
((¸¸.·´ ..·´
-:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.·

*~*LiveLoveLaugh*~*

All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
~Abraham Lincoln

I just pickup Rusty's ashes in an urn. It looks ugly. I thought with
the money
they charged for an individual cremation, they should give me a
nicer
looking urn.

"~*LiveLoveLaugh*~" wrote in message
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Has anyone looked at urns for their dearly departed cats (or dogs)? OMG!!
Talk about ripping you off when you're vulnerable!! I looked at some for
$500.00!!!!!! I was tempted to call them and bitch them out for their
stinkin' prices. I did settle on a walnut colored box that has a ceramic
Basset Hound on top. There's a brass plate on the front for engraving.
Even this one cost $125.00!! It's definitely worth it to me, and I'm glad
I am able to afford it. I just can't believe these places and their
prices. It's absolutely horrendous!!!

Thatsd just gouging folks.

There are plenty of containers that will do the job of an urn. There are
even urns that aren't 'urns for the dead' that are available. Its just a
matter of looking. Pottery places, and of all places, garden wholesalers,
have great urns, and no $500 price tag either.

Shmoggleberry's & Fluffy's ashes (each cost $150 to cremate) came in a
sealed plastic bag, placed in a tastefully decorated cardboard box. The
boxes 'live' in my wardrobe - I dont' want to put them in an urn in case
someone or more likely somecat knocked them off and spilt the contents. Joel
wants to sprinkle Fluffy's ashes on the veggie garden, but I want the ashes
kept with us wherever we go. I also can't imagine *splitting* the ashes so
that half goes ont eh veggie patch and half stays with us. that somehow
seems.... wrong. I know logically that its just dust and it doesn't matter,
and yet.... well, you folks udnerstand.

Yowie

Just my little tale on this subject.
I had Jazz cremated when he went to the RB. The cost of the entire procedure
was $250 including a beautiful wooden box with a brass plate in front with
his name JAZZ on it. It now sits in its place of honor on the mantelpiece.
He will go with us wherever we go too.

Lily & her mama

"Yowie" wrote in message
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"~*LiveLoveLaugh*~" wrote in message
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Has anyone looked at urns for their dearly departed cats (or dogs)?
OMG!! Talk about ripping you off when you're vulnerable!! I looked at
some for $500.00!!!!!! I was tempted to call them and bitch them out for
their stinkin' prices. I did settle on a walnut colored box that has a
ceramic Basset Hound on top. There's a brass plate on the front for
engraving. Even this one cost $125.00!! It's definitely worth it to me,
and I'm glad I am able to afford it. I just can't believe these places
and their prices. It's absolutely horrendous!!!

Thatsd just gouging folks.

There are plenty of containers that will do the job of an urn. There are
even urns that aren't 'urns for the dead' that are available. Its just a
matter of looking. Pottery places, and of all places, garden wholesalers,
have great urns, and no $500 price tag either.

Shmoggleberry's & Fluffy's ashes (each cost $150 to cremate) came in a
sealed plastic bag, placed in a tastefully decorated cardboard box. The
boxes 'live' in my wardrobe - I dont' want to put them in an urn in case
someone or more likely somecat knocked them off and spilt the contents.
Joel wants to sprinkle Fluffy's ashes on the veggie garden, but I want the
ashes kept with us wherever we go. I also can't imagine *splitting* the
ashes so that half goes ont eh veggie patch and half stays with us. that
somehow seems.... wrong. I know logically that its just dust and it
doesn't matter, and yet.... well, you folks udnerstand.

Yowie




--
Irulan
from the stars we come
to the stars we return
from now until the end of time.

"~*LiveLoveLaugh*~" wrote in message
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Has anyone looked at urns for their dearly departed cats (or dogs)? OMG!!
Talk about ripping you off when you're vulnerable!! I looked at some for
$500.00!!!!!! I was tempted to call them and bitch them out for their
stinkin' prices. I did settle on a walnut colored box that has a ceramic
Basset Hound on top. There's a brass plate on the front for engraving.
Even this one cost $125.00!! It's definitely worth it to me, and I'm glad
I am able to afford it. I just can't believe these places and their
prices. It's absolutely horrendous!!!


·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:-
¸.·´ .·´¨¨))
Laurie
((¸¸.·´ ..·´
-:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.·

*~*LiveLoveLaugh*~*

All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
~Abraham Lincoln



Try someplace like this:

http://www.memorial-urns.com/pet_urn...Fcrt7Qod0iO8Nw

I particularly like this one and it's only $39.95.

http://www.memorial-urns.com/Bronze_Vine_Urns_171.html

Jill