Tips for Selecting the Best Funeral Services Provider

Posted by Pamela Smith
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Jun 9, 2016
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Funerals are an inseparable part of human’s life, irrespective of which culture, religion, ethnicity or country they belong to. However, the past few decades have seen so much advancement that people are being forced to be in the fast-forward mode in this step too. They have been forced to leave most of their traditions, rituals and beliefs and take the shelter of funeral homes that are there in almost all parts of the world.

The problem is that there are too many of them everywhere and this makes the selection process tougher than usual. However, experts say that the complications associated with the selection process can be removed straightaway as soon as you decide to agree to follow the below-mentioned tips.

1.

Deciding the budget

Before you go out shopping, you should consider the task completely similar to buying a vehicle. You need think about the features and benefits that you want to avail. You also need to consider the budget to ensure that the one you have eyed is compatible to it. For this, you should sit down with your family and think about the budget as well as the facilities that make sense at such an occasion.

TIP – Bargaining always makes sense, as it would either give you reduced rates or more services to avail.

2.

Know your rights about the funeral services

Irrespective of whether you want to go for orthodox funerals, Hindu funerals, Chinese funerals or catholic funerals, it is important that you are aware of your rights as well as responsibilities. Listed below are some of them –

  • Getting full pricing related information on the phone just when you ask for it.
  • You don’t even have to get your name, telephone number, address recorded with them during the inquiry process.
  • You are authorized to ask for a complete itemized price list of all the services offered by them as well as the services that you want to avail.
  • You have the right to see the full price list of the caskets before even seeing them. This way, you will be able to pick the one that matches your budget.
  • You are free to receive a written list of the services selected by you and as mentioned above, their cost as well.  
  • For orthodox funerals, you are actually free to provide your own casket, urn and all other necessary materials.

3.

Prioritizing the priorities

You need to compile the list of things to be done and sort them in the priority manner. This means that the most important things should be one the top while the footer should have the least important things. You can bring your personal choices and convenience into play while doing this and afterwards, start searching for funeral services provider. This way, you will shortlist only those who would be ready to offer your priorities. For example, location is your priority; you should shortlist those that are located close to your home.

Other important points include -

4. Decide the Type of Arrangements that You Want To Have

5. Understand the General Services & Fees Provided By the service provider

6. Start Shopping Around

7. Get Quotes

8. Whittle Down the Candidates

9. Pick the Final Winner



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