Tribute Funerals Help Comfort Consumers with Personalized Funerals for Less
The funeral products industry is an $11 billion per year industry. The question is, Can you name the top three casket manufacturers?
Port Charlotte, FL, September 03, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Tributefunerals.com is a national online funeral casket and urn retailer that specializes in providing consumers with personalized funeral options for less.
The funeral products industry is an $11 billion per year industry. The question is, Can you name the top three casket manufacturers?
When asked the majority of consumers can not name the top three casket manufacturers in the nation. This is an ironic fact due to the massive revenue raked in each year by the top three manufacturers.
The National Funeral Directors Association has an article published on their web site that talks about the growing consumer demand for more personalized funeral services. Funerals are intended to be a celebration of a life well lived and that is the primary reason for consumer demand to personalize funerals. People want to pay a tribute to their loved one based on what their loved one's passions and hobbies.
Casket Manufacturers and Funeral Homes alike are quickly becoming corporatized and as a result become more disconnected from consumers needs and are driven solely on revenues rather then service.
Casket Companies and Corporate Funeral Homes both know that the majority of consumers have a tendency to tune death out and make arrangements at a time of need. This means that a family will enter a funeral establishment after a death has occurred and this is when they choose their products.
Consumers shopping under duress do not have a lot of time to make decisions and funeral homes know that they have to purchase a product. Most consumers will not "shop around" when it comes to choosing a funeral product.
Corporate Casket Companies are very much aware of this and do very little for personalization of their caskets. Some have head panel inserts or changeable corner pieces that are intended to be personalization features.
We found it very difficult to find funeral homes that did not compete on personalization in some form or another. Most offer the same products and features.
For the most part consumers are not aware that they have the right to choose funeral products from other sources, other then the funeral home. The Federal Trade Commission protects consumers from funeral establishments refusing products that they find elsewhere.
The FTC Consumer Funeral Law prohibits funeral directors from refusing casket and urn products from outside sources such as www.tributefunerals.com. In addition the law has more specific rules about causing any added duress of making the consumer present for delivery of the products to the funeral home.
The FTC law does not currently cover burial vault choices and cemeteries are free to refuse a burial vault purchased by a consumer. Burial Vaults are the outer container that will house the casket at the cemetery. Currently the vast majority of cemeteries require an outer burial container and most of them have a minimum requirement of concretet construction.
Tribute Funerals is currently working to change that requirement of concrete as plastic burial vaults are a viable option that is refused by most cemeteries. Plastic Burial Vaults are more cost effective for consumers. Plastic or PVC based products are replacing concrete products in several other industrial applications such as water and sewer pipes as well as septic tank applications, but not burial applications.
Tribute Funerals offers nationwide next day delivery on all products. The products offered by tribute funerals are unique and reflect personality. Dr. Alan Wolfelt, an expert grief counselor says:
"When you are planning a funeral, personalizing the ceremony should be a priority. Think about the special qualities of the person who died and what he or she meant to others. Consider his or her passions, hobbies, pastimes, likes, dislikes. How can you capture this unique life? Be as creative as you, together with your family, friends, funeral director, and the person who will lead the service, brainstorm how to remember and honor the person who died".
-- from Funerals: A Consumer's Guide
Tribute Funerals offers unique caskets and urns that reflect the passions of individuals as well as personalized head panel inserts, prayer cards, video tributes and various other products at affordable prices.
Joe Parker, President and CEO of Tribute Funerals says "Our products are definately not the cheapest products on the market. We offer quality products that would cost relatively more if purchased from afuneral home at a time of need. We can offer a complete tribute package with a suggested retail value of over $10,000 for roughly $6,500 or less delivered directly to the funeral home." "We are proud to offer our Military Veterans a tribute casket that comes with a free personalized, etched glass, flag display case with a retail value of $299.00 and free nationwide next day delivery."
Consumers need to be made aware of their options as well as their rights. Consumers should also pressure their local governments to impliment that acceptance of PVC Burial Vaults by cemeteries as they are a viable option is so many similar applications.
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The funeral products industry is an $11 billion per year industry. The question is, Can you name the top three casket manufacturers?
When asked the majority of consumers can not name the top three casket manufacturers in the nation. This is an ironic fact due to the massive revenue raked in each year by the top three manufacturers.
The National Funeral Directors Association has an article published on their web site that talks about the growing consumer demand for more personalized funeral services. Funerals are intended to be a celebration of a life well lived and that is the primary reason for consumer demand to personalize funerals. People want to pay a tribute to their loved one based on what their loved one's passions and hobbies.
Casket Manufacturers and Funeral Homes alike are quickly becoming corporatized and as a result become more disconnected from consumers needs and are driven solely on revenues rather then service.
Casket Companies and Corporate Funeral Homes both know that the majority of consumers have a tendency to tune death out and make arrangements at a time of need. This means that a family will enter a funeral establishment after a death has occurred and this is when they choose their products.
Consumers shopping under duress do not have a lot of time to make decisions and funeral homes know that they have to purchase a product. Most consumers will not "shop around" when it comes to choosing a funeral product.
Corporate Casket Companies are very much aware of this and do very little for personalization of their caskets. Some have head panel inserts or changeable corner pieces that are intended to be personalization features.
We found it very difficult to find funeral homes that did not compete on personalization in some form or another. Most offer the same products and features.
For the most part consumers are not aware that they have the right to choose funeral products from other sources, other then the funeral home. The Federal Trade Commission protects consumers from funeral establishments refusing products that they find elsewhere.
The FTC Consumer Funeral Law prohibits funeral directors from refusing casket and urn products from outside sources such as www.tributefunerals.com. In addition the law has more specific rules about causing any added duress of making the consumer present for delivery of the products to the funeral home.
The FTC law does not currently cover burial vault choices and cemeteries are free to refuse a burial vault purchased by a consumer. Burial Vaults are the outer container that will house the casket at the cemetery. Currently the vast majority of cemeteries require an outer burial container and most of them have a minimum requirement of concretet construction.
Tribute Funerals is currently working to change that requirement of concrete as plastic burial vaults are a viable option that is refused by most cemeteries. Plastic Burial Vaults are more cost effective for consumers. Plastic or PVC based products are replacing concrete products in several other industrial applications such as water and sewer pipes as well as septic tank applications, but not burial applications.
Tribute Funerals offers nationwide next day delivery on all products. The products offered by tribute funerals are unique and reflect personality. Dr. Alan Wolfelt, an expert grief counselor says:
"When you are planning a funeral, personalizing the ceremony should be a priority. Think about the special qualities of the person who died and what he or she meant to others. Consider his or her passions, hobbies, pastimes, likes, dislikes. How can you capture this unique life? Be as creative as you, together with your family, friends, funeral director, and the person who will lead the service, brainstorm how to remember and honor the person who died".
-- from Funerals: A Consumer's Guide
Tribute Funerals offers unique caskets and urns that reflect the passions of individuals as well as personalized head panel inserts, prayer cards, video tributes and various other products at affordable prices.
Joe Parker, President and CEO of Tribute Funerals says "Our products are definately not the cheapest products on the market. We offer quality products that would cost relatively more if purchased from afuneral home at a time of need. We can offer a complete tribute package with a suggested retail value of over $10,000 for roughly $6,500 or less delivered directly to the funeral home." "We are proud to offer our Military Veterans a tribute casket that comes with a free personalized, etched glass, flag display case with a retail value of $299.00 and free nationwide next day delivery."
Consumers need to be made aware of their options as well as their rights. Consumers should also pressure their local governments to impliment that acceptance of PVC Burial Vaults by cemeteries as they are a viable option is so many similar applications.
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941-429-8817
www.tributefunerals.com
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