Funeral home customers—grieving family members—are usually not in the best state of mind to be making big financial decisions, which is exactly what they must do when a loved one dies. It’s easy to let emotions and costs get out of control.
AZ Central’s recent article, “Why this group wants you to know the cost to bury your loved one,” says that what exacerbates the hardship of planning a funeral in the wake of losing a person is that only one out of six funeral homes post full price lists online. This lack of data makes it hard to compare costs, according to a new survey by the Funeral Consumers Alliance and Consumer Federation of America. Without the ability to shop online, you may spend far more than you planned or needed on a burial or cremation.