Mr Lynch, why not get your facts right first before criticising someone. the cardboard coffin is specially made and, i would presume, not many people would be able to tell the difference. also, especially in todays world, why pay out for a proper coffin at probably £700+ when you could have something that looks just as good for a fraction of the price, and helps the environment at the same time.

Mr Lynch,
When your dead, your dead, what do fancy decorations mean, it very often means that you are showing off to your peers, and neighbours, nothing to do with respect.

I am of a mature age, and when I fall of the perch, I want my family to dispose of me in the cheapest possible way, even if it is in a Tesco carrier bag.

Hear, hear, to that ArchielUK,
The present cost of a funeral is quite astonishing, and the box is a substantial part of this. What does it matter what the container, when the end result is in incineration?
A cardboard box would be a darned sight greener, less taxing on timber supplies too. I'd vote for a tough polythene sack, but cardboard will serve equally well.
Indeed, my Will already stipulates that I shall be disposed of in the cheapest possible manner, and by the least fussy method.
A final boat trip would serve just as well, with some old iron to see me to the bottom!
Hopefully I shall be watching from a suitable vantage point?

I just wanted to remark on this article and discussion quickly as it amused me how a quite frankly satirical letter from Mr Lynch has been taken so literally and riled Archie and Dave.

It is quite clear that Mr Lynch's aim was to create controversy and he has succeeded in that as Archie and Dave fall sucker to it. Congrats!

I'm pretty sure your ancestors have been buried in wooden coffins in the past, to some people they are a sign of respect and an ongoing tradition. Surely if you are going to use the notion that "if you are dead you do not know any better" as your main arguement then why bother having a funeral at all? What the deceased doesn't know can't hurt them, screw the grieving family. Why not just discard of the corpse like any other animal, lets have a mass communal bonfire and chuck our loved ones on like real life guy faulkes. Hey why not throw in some fireworks to toast the occasion.

People will argue about anything.

Archie and Dave, i'll comment to you both at same time, save us all a bit of eye ache. My letter was meant to be tongue in cheek but you both obviously didn't see that.
I take it neither of you have anything wooden in your house...so its cardboard coffee tables? cardboard beds? i mean why not? youd only be showin off to your neighbours otherwise.
I Appreciate you may want it to be cheap for your family but when you do pass away your family will just get a wooden coffin anyway out of respect, unless you state in your will which end of day is fair enough, each to their own.
I just dont think you can put a price on these kinda things, its the last day your going to remember of a loved one. We waste enough money everywhere else in everyday life so why not put a bit of effort in for that one day.

Archie and Dave, i'll comment to you both at same time, save us all a bit of eye ache. My letter was meant to be tongue in cheek but you both obviously didn't see that.
I take it neither of you have anything wooden in your house...so its cardboard coffee tables? cardboard beds? i mean why not? youd only be showin off to your neighbours otherwise.
I Appreciate you may want it to be cheap for your family but when you do pass away your family will just get a wooden coffin anyway out of respect, unless you state in your will which end of day is fair enough, each to their own.
I just dont think you can put a price on these kinda things, its the last day your going to remember of a loved one. We waste enough money everywhere else in everyday life so why not put a bit of effort in for that one day.

Hear, Hear to that Mrs Followhill.

P.S Peter, I also want to be sank to bottom of the ocean so a randy Dolphin can have it's wicked way with me.

im not going to die it just causes arguments, but if i do i will be disgusted if my family get me a tesco box.

surely ive don enough to deserve a waitrose box?

Do ya get Club Card points with that ?

Or a bag for "life"