Funeral Consumers Alliance

OVERPRICED FUNERALS

Friday, 10 October 2008 12:55

I think it is just horrible to prey on families with the "sealed caskets", etc. I don't encourage people to purchase sealed caskets. I encourage people to buy caskets purely for the looks and make it clear that when caskets are surrounded by flowers they all look very similar. I sell funerals for 1/4 what other funeral directors sell for and I stay very busy. The funeral industry is full of funeral directors that are waiting to prey on the consumer.

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Dangers of Prepaying

"Preneed" is a term coined by the funeral industry to describe the arrangement and payment of a funeral prior to death. Obviously, if you are to have any say in it, you must plan in advance of your death. "Prearrangement" is also used interchangeably with "preneed".

The marketing of preneed plans for funeral services and merchandise is increasingly prevalent. Various companies, including insurance companies, "for-profit cremation societies," and "preneed associations" flood the mail with advertising which touts the benefits of their preneed plans. There are a number of pitfalls, as well as options, about which consumers should be well-informed.

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