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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 02:29 AM Original message |
Funeral industry conspiring to keep prices high, suit says |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. the cost of funerals is just f***ing outrageous |
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ClintonTyree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
2. Odd....... |
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grilled onions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I also am donating me... |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Cremation for me. |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 11:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Yeah, but the gas to run the oven costs about $60, and the facility is |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. Anyone remember Bush's SCI "funeralgate" scandal as gov? |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 08:02 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Austin Chronicle on "Funeralgate" |
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fed-up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
6. Call ahead of time to get price quotes for services-when my mother passed |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 01:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Best advice -- call ahead. |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. They'll just bury all the evidence. |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 11:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Costco sells coffins and they were strongly discouraged from selling in |
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AgadorSparticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-09-06 01:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I'm not sure if the majority of funeral homes are like that, but in TX, |
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phoebe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. DU'ers were on a story re: this company in 2001 |
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classof56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
11. My spouse and I purchased a cremation policy 4 years ago, |
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woodsprite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. This may sound bad, but we knew my Mom could not get better. |
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AgadorSparticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-09-06 01:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I don't think it is bad at all. I think that is just SMART. Everyone |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. This country has become a place where it's hard to live and |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
14. And this is news?!? Jessica Mitford wrote about this in the 60s! |
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