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Does it really? I can imagine there's room for innovation in helping people to honor and grieve the passing of their loved ones.

pkaye 8y ago
The innovation would be to not demand obscene prices from the loved ones at their time of grieving.
- fhbdukfrh 8y ago
  This isn't necessarily the fault of the funeral home. It's a much the traditional and society pressure that says this is what you do when you die. Aside: How come airlines give you a bereavement discount while a caterer doesn't? Nothing stopping your family from a simple cremation and open tab at your favorite social spot for a couple of hours of celebration Or a picnic... Or a concert with your favorite local bands ... Or a bike/hike into the mountains to scatter your ashes... Etc. The point is you don't have to have a funeral service followed by internment in the ground. We've just been trained this is "the right thing to do". My dad always (only half joking) says his dying wish is to have the last cheque he writes bounce.
  - pkaye 8y ago
    The funeral home can certainly be at fault. They try to upsell the options like a car salesman. They should just provide a list of options and let the family decide.
    - nwatson 8y ago
      Yep, here's Liberace (famous pianist, here an actor) being the funeral analog of the car-salesman in the '60's movie "The Love One": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoZ5dTQa_2E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoZ5dTQa_2E
      - joejerryronnie 8y ago
        I definitely want “dampness proof”
  - ghaff 8y ago
    >Aside: How come airlines give you a bereavement discount while a caterer doesn't? I believe they mostly don't any longer. https://traveltips.usatoday.com/airlines-offer-bereavement-fares-62295.html https://traveltips.usatoday.com/airlines-offer-bereavement-f... The argument (besides $$ of course) is that airfares, even last minute ones, are mostly not the huge expense for even middle class people that they once were.
fhbdukfrh 8y ago
First step would be to provide direction to your loved ones upon your passing.
Konnstann 8y ago
The phrase "Disrupting Funeral Homes" would probably be taken to mean busting into funerals uninvited, at least by people ignorant of the business meaning.

pkaye 8y ago

The innovation would be to not demand obscene prices from the loved ones at their time of grieving.

fhbdukfrh 8y ago
This isn't necessarily the fault of the funeral home. It's a much the traditional and society pressure that says this is what you do when you die. Aside: How come airlines give you a bereavement discount while a caterer doesn't? Nothing stopping your family from a simple cremation and open tab at your favorite social spot for a couple of hours of celebration Or a picnic... Or a concert with your favorite local bands ... Or a bike/hike into the mountains to scatter your ashes... Etc. The point is you don't have to have a funeral service followed by internment in the ground. We've just been trained this is "the right thing to do". My dad always (only half joking) says his dying wish is to have the last cheque he writes bounce.
- pkaye 8y ago
  The funeral home can certainly be at fault. They try to upsell the options like a car salesman. They should just provide a list of options and let the family decide.
  - nwatson 8y ago
    Yep, here's Liberace (famous pianist, here an actor) being the funeral analog of the car-salesman in the '60's movie "The Love One": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoZ5dTQa_2E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoZ5dTQa_2E
    - joejerryronnie 8y ago
      I definitely want “dampness proof”
- ghaff 8y ago
  >Aside: How come airlines give you a bereavement discount while a caterer doesn't? I believe they mostly don't any longer. https://traveltips.usatoday.com/airlines-offer-bereavement-fares-62295.html https://traveltips.usatoday.com/airlines-offer-bereavement-f... The argument (besides $$ of course) is that airfares, even last minute ones, are mostly not the huge expense for even middle class people that they once were.

fhbdukfrh 8y ago

First step would be to provide direction to your loved ones upon your passing.

Konnstann 8y ago

The phrase "Disrupting Funeral Homes" would probably be taken to mean busting into funerals uninvited, at least by people ignorant of the business meaning.