Uh...not really. My grandma was cremated and the box is not sealed. Urns are not sealed, they have lids, but you can CHOOSE to have them sealed. And no. Cremated ashes are white, but can also be other colors depending on certain factors. Humans aren't cigarettes, sweetheart. The ashes are different.

Sorry "sweetheart", but ashes are, in fact, shades of gray and/or brown and/or black...the color is solely dependant upon the heat in the crematorium and the type/amount of fuel used. Yes, light gray can look like white, and I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you are talking about light gray, but it's not like they bleach the bones or ashes....you never get true white. And you were wrong, and yet still so condescending, about another thing. Ashes always, without exception, come home sealed (did you really think crematoriums didn't have governmental/national regulations?). Regardless of the fact that we call them "ashes", they are still human remains. Once you get them home, you may do with them as you please, but until then, they are in a sealed plastic bag inside of either a plastic box or a cardboard box, or a velvet bag. The plastic bag always has some sort of identification card or number so that you know you got your loved one back. No, the tops on the plastic or cardboard outside boxes aren't always "sealed" on the bottom of the box, but the remains inside are sealed. ps -- thanks so much for pointing out that we aren't cigarettes. I was worried there for a minute.