We also offer all baskets and burial shrouds on a sliding scale based on what you or your family feel you are able to offer, cognizant that sliding scale systems function to enable people with more financial means to sustain those with less.
What is Sliding Scale?
A sliding scale is a tool for economic justice that enables people to pay at a price point tailored to their individual circumstances. This means that those with more financial resources pay at a higher price point, enabling those with fewer resources to pay at a more accessible lower price point. This ultimately averages out to keeping providers, artists, and other professionals fairly compensated while still enabling the provision of goods and services to people in a wider variety of circumstances.
How do we Structure Our Pricing?
Listed prices for funerary vessels on this website represent fair compensation that supports our work and livelihood. However, we sometimes have customers who cannot afford this price point for their loved one or customers who are in a financial position to pay at a slightly higher rate. This means that those with more financial resources pay at a higher price point, enabling those with fewer resources to pay at a more accessible lower price point. We are happy to work on a sliding scale for both of these types of individuals.
How Do I Determine Where I Fall on a Sliding Scale?
Our sliding scale model is a no questions asked model. We can provide you a price range, and you decide where you fall on it. This requires you to examine your individual circumstances and where they fall in relation to others within your wider community. Luckily, herbalist Alexis J. Cunningfolk has developed a wonderful infographic that breaks this down beautifully. Each bottle in the image below is a tier. Be mindful that purchasing at the lower end of the scale when you can honestly afford the higher end limits access to those who truly need it.
