METHOD OF PERSONALIZING AND MERCHANDISING CASKETS AT POINT OF PURCHASE
A method of merchandising caskets by a casket seller at the point of purchase of a casket purchaser comprises displaying a plurality of untrimmed caskets from which the purchaser may select, each casket of the plurality of caskets being of a different material, color, or design, displaying a plurality of packaged casket interior trim component sets from which the purchaser may select, each set of the plurality of sets containing trim components being of a different material, color, or design, and installing the casket interior trim components of the purchaser selected set into the purchaser selected casket. The casket interior components can include one or more, or all, of a mattress cover, a pillow cover, a big body, a small body, and an overthrow, in any combination.
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31 . A packaged casket interior trim component set for installation into an untrimmed casket comprising:
a container that is at least in part transparent, and
a set of casket interior trim components packaged in said container, said casket interior trim components including at least three components selected from a group consisting of a mattress cover, a pillow cover, a big body, a small body, and an overthrow.
32 . The packaged casket interior trim component set of claim 31 wherein said casket interior trim components include at least four components selected from the group consisting of a mattress cover, a pillow cover, a big body, a small body, and an overthrow.
33 . The packaged casket interior trim component set of claim 31 wherein said casket interior trim components comprise a mattress cover, a pillow cover, a big body, a small body, and an overthrow.
34 . The packaged casket interior trim component set of claim 31 wherein said casket interior trim components further comprise at least one component selected from a second group consisting of a throw pillow, a cap panel accent, a puffing accent, a comforter, a cap panel, and a foot lining.
35 . The packaged casket interior trim component set of claim 31 wherein said small body is a one-piece small body and foot lining.
36 . The packaged casket interior trim component set of claim 31 wherein said big body, small body, and mattress cover are sewn together as a single one-piece unit.