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I temped in a sales office for a cremation company a number of years ago and it was a very interesting experience. You can pre-buy cremations and issued a lega

I temped in a sales office for a cremation company a number of years ago and it was a very interesting experience. You can pre-buy cremations and issued a legally binding document which states that you are to be cremated. This can save your family the trouble and heartache of shopping around for a good deal as well as debate/drama over what to do with your remains. From what I understand, it is also easy to be upsold on burial packages when you're grieving so pre-buying basically locks in the price and helps prevent guilty feelings for not buying the top of the line casket.

tamana 11y ago
Pre-buying (or at least pre-committing) to your wishes is important. Some religions even have religious-legal protections against some coffin upsells.
sandworm101 11y ago
>>> pre-buying basically locks in the price and helps prevent guilty feelings for not buying the top of the line casket. It's also a great time for old people to commit their families to expensive and unnecessarily elaborate funerals. I know of one woman who was sold a "storage" plan because she wanted her funeral to happen "in the summer". It took a lawsuit to void that illegal contract. These deals also cause difficulties when people die while travelling. Rather than cremating them locally and transporting ashes, I've seen ridiculous clauses for the funeral home to send people to collect and return the body. Whenever a business targets old people, assume shady dealing. Free advice: Never make a funeral home a beneficiary to a will. Pre-buy only for fixed costs. Do not commit to anything without an absolute fixed price. Never give a funeral home any access to your accounts no matter how often they claim doing so will make things "simpler" after your death. And talk to your kids about the finances. Funerals are not fun. Fancy flowers cannot change that. Nobody who cares will remember them.
diogenescynic 11y ago
My grandpa pre-paid for his cremation through the Neptune Society.
rpgmaker 11y ago
> You can pre-buy cremations and issued a legally binding document which states that you are to be cremated. Even if your next of kin disagree and want a traditional burial for your body? People can be assholes and disregard your final wishes if they think their upholding some kind of tradition/religious principle.
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nommm-nommm 11y ago
My great grandma died at 94. She prepaid her entire funeral, bought the plot, picked out the dress she was to be buried in, and prepaid for everyone to eat afterwards (not sure how that part worked out but she did).

tamana 11y ago

Pre-buying (or at least pre-committing) to your wishes is important. Some religions even have religious-legal protections against some coffin upsells.

sandworm101 11y ago

>>> pre-buying basically locks in the price and helps prevent guilty feelings for not buying the top of the line casket. It's also a great time for old people to commit their families to expensive and unnecessarily elaborate funerals. I know of one woman who was sold a "storage" plan because she wanted her funeral to happen "in the summer". It took a lawsuit to void that illegal contract. These deals also cause difficulties when people die while travelling. Rather than cremating them locally and transporting ashes, I've seen ridiculous clauses for the funeral home to send people to collect and return the body. Whenever a business targets old people, assume shady dealing. Free advice: Never make a funeral home a beneficiary to a will. Pre-buy only for fixed costs. Do not commit to anything without an absolute fixed price. Never give a funeral home any access to your accounts no matter how often they claim doing so will make things "simpler" after your death. And talk to your kids about the finances. Funerals are not fun. Fancy flowers cannot change that. Nobody who cares will remember them.

diogenescynic 11y ago

My grandpa pre-paid for his cremation through the Neptune Society.

rpgmaker 11y ago

> You can pre-buy cremations and issued a legally binding document which states that you are to be cremated. Even if your next of kin disagree and want a traditional burial for your body? People can be assholes and disregard your final wishes if they think their upholding some kind of tradition/religious principle.

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nommm-nommm 11y ago

My great grandma died at 94. She prepaid her entire funeral, bought the plot, picked out the dress she was to be buried in, and prepaid for everyone to eat afterwards (not sure how that part worked out but she did).