Consumer Reports Online:
Funeral homes are also beginning to feel pressure
from discount casket sellers who opened shop in 1996, after the Federal Trade
Commission required funeral homes to accept caskets from outside providers and
prohibited them from charging exorbitant handling fees.
(Read the article in Consumer
Reports Online)
Modern Maturity:
For those who think ahead, here is a bit of good news. The cut-rate casket business is booming with models for every
taste, from a simple pine box like the Abraham ($595) to the
flashy, solid bronze, velvet-lined Dartmouth ($3,495). Step right up.
(Read the article in Modern
Maturity)
New York City Consumer Affairs Report:
Consumers purchasing funeral services for a loved-one are paying increasingly
exorbitant prices, thanks to deceptive trade practices and the growing
monopolization within the funeral industry, according to a DCA report released
today by Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jules Polonetsky.
(See
the report)
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