We have been working on the new site. We realize that so many changes have happened and our offerings have grown since 2000 that our website should change with the times. The new website is database driven, making it easier for us to make changes and updates, but more importantly easier for the end user [...]
Choosing the size of cremation urn needed is determined by the interior capacity of the urn. There are a few typical sizes such as an adult urn, companion urn, child urn or keepsake. They each have an industry standard of 1 pound of healthy weight to 1 cubic inch of cremains. This calculation is not [...]
When looking for discounted cremation urns, be careful and thorough in your search. Some of the urns that are available at discount prices may just be discontinued designs, but others are imported low quality urns. We will run specials on certain urns and have a few discontinued models that we decided not to produce anymore [...]
Since the inception of Urns Northwest we have specialized in wood urns. However, we have recently partnered with a local manufacture and have added some of their glass urns to our offering. If you look at the photos of the glass urns you will see that these urns are works of art. Each one is [...]
We recently ran into an issue where the cremains of a 6’2″ man did not fit in a 210 cubic inch urn. To be on the safe side we advertise, just as everyone else, that the calculations are approximately 1 pound of healthy weight to 1 cubic inch of cremains. This calculation for most gives [...]
Since most people are not in the market for urns on a daily basis, it can be very hard to even get started. Sometimes there are more questions than answers and with the emotional turmoil, this only adds more stress. First off, you can legally keep cremains in almost any container you would like. People [...]
Quite often the problem people have buying a cremation urn is that it is their first time. They are not even sure what questions to ask and often the answers just add to the confusion. Why do I need 200 cubic inches? What kind of urn can I bury? Can I take this urn on [...]
The one question we had been asked about many times over the years is “how do you open the urn?” Most of our pages said (albeit at the bottom) that the urn opens with 4 screws from the bottom, but since many don’t read all the way down they didn’t see that and would call [...]
The question I seem to get asked a lot is – Why cremation urns? When I am asked what I do for a living and I mention that I sell cremation urns, people seem to react with a somber why? Well, it wasn’t because my family ran or owned a funeral home, which seems to [...]