"Legacy" Costs

A point to ponder:

How long will it be until a funeral home opens up and advertises the fact that they DO NOT have to carry the cost of old pre-arrangements?

For many, those weak "investments" in the future only drive up the cost of providing new at-need calls.

Someone will try to exploit that gap. I wonder who will do it be and where it will happen.

Thoughts? Comments? Have you by chance seen this already in your area?

Comments

[James Morman]

Am I missing something? The only people I hear complaining about guaranteeing pre-needs are the internet pundits. For the families I meet with, price guarantees are the main selling point. For me, market share is the main selling point. The only pre-needs that I have a problem with are the ones wrote during a three year period where a previous owner decided he needed to lower prices. That tells me that maybe the funeral homes complaining are the ones who spent all their time controlling costs and not enough time looking at how they charge for the work they do. If one of my competitors decides to implement a policy like you suggest, I will gladly be willing to cover them for him/her.

[Kevin Haynes]

BT-
I am glad to have found your blog/site. I am a graduate from a NY Mortuary Program and work in a funeral home in Western NY. I would love to follow you on Twitter. Are you on? Please reply to my email address if you do Tweet..Good stuff!