Has anyone here had the unfortunate task of having to visit one of our funeral homes lately? I tagged along recently when my grandmother was talked into “pre-arranging” by this weasel in a suit who came to speak at her church, and I couldn’t believe it. WHAT a SCAM! They’re charging a fortune for nothing, and they wanted almost nine hundred bucks for a wooden box for ashes that had about 5 bucks of wood in it – and that was their cheapest! And the guy wouldn’t friggin leave her alone afterwards. Take a friggin’ hint and stop calling already! I can only imagine what kind of money people get screwed out of in these places, but no-one talks because it’s not on the radar. Sick. Totally sick. No wonder they drive you in those big effin’ Cadillacs – you’ve paid through the ass for them.
This article appears in May 22-28, 2008.
The Coast did an article recently about dying green, http://thecoast.ca/Articles-i-2008-03-06-151757.113118_Going_green.htmlIt has alternative options for burial, although they’re not readily available in NS currently.
I remember hearing something about a funeral cooperative that had or was setting up shop in HRM, the eastern shore might have been the location. Its worth checking out as the one operating near Moncton is getting a lot of business and their services are just as professional as a conventional FH.
Dying green seems the most sensible route – funeral directors are drooling vultures…the cost of a no-frills basic funeral with a cheap pine box for ashes is $6000, according to my friend who just buried her mother. That doesn’t include a plot or stone, either. .