According to the National Funeral Directors Association, back in 2009 it was broken down just like this. I think you will be surprised in comparison to my charges. These are Basic charges for the basic necessities to have a basic funeral. No bells or whistles, just the basics. No flowers, no cemetery charges. Nothing else than what you would find essential to have a service.
REMEMBER! These are charges you will pay at the Funeral Home ONLY! (funeral home services)
In the greater Phoenix area there is a cemetery were you can purchase a plot for $3,100. This price includes the opening and closing and a grave box.
That's another topic and the cemetery price is not included in the funeral home charges I am presenting here.
Please review, the first column, this pricing was obtained from the General price list of over 3,000 questionnaires sent to various funeral homes by the NFDA to get the input required from their General Price lists. The prices reflected are "Averages" on a 95% return rate from the survey. This survey is TWO years old.
The second column is from Avenidas Funeral Chapel General Price list. Please review the difference in pricing at the bottom of each column.
Amazing isnt it?
Again, I remind you that those prices presented by the NFDA were as of 5 years ago, I could not get my hands on package breakdowns for 2009. Only the total cost. Avenidas pricing is as of today, 2011.
Amazing isnt it?
Again, I remind you that those prices presented by the NFDA were as of 5 years ago, I could not get my hands on package breakdowns for 2009. Only the total cost. Avenidas pricing is as of today, 2011.
NFDA Survey Avenidas
Basic Service of the Funeral Director and staff | $1,817.00 | $750.00 |
Transfer of Deceased to Funeral home | $250.00 | $225.00 |
Embalming | $628.00 | $375.00 |
Dressing, Casketing and cosmetics | $200.00 | $150.00 |
Use of Facilities and staff for a viewing | $395.00 | $250.00 |
Use of Facilities and staff for a ceremony | $450.00 | $275.00 |
Use of Hearse | $275.00 | $150.00 |
Use of service car | $125.00 | $50.00 |
Basic Memorial Printing Package | $125.00 | $65.00 |
metal casket, 20 gauge non-gasketed | $1,195.00 | $795.00 |
TOTAL | $5,360.00 | $3,085.00 |
Last year, as of 2010, the NFDA funeral estimate is a whopping $5,360
This years the cost of a funeral is estimated to be about $7,250 if we follow the trends presented by the NFDA graph thru 2011.
So there you have it, in a nutshell. This is not just some "disgruntled" funeral home owner sharing his personal views on funeral pricing. (I have been called that on more than one occasion) Just a guy bringing you the averages of approximately 3,000 funeral homes on a survey conducted by the National Funeral Directors Association formal survey in 2009. Now it may be 2 years old but I also provide the same funeral package estimate at today's prices from the NFDA.
This years the cost of a funeral is estimated to be about $7,250 if we follow the trends presented by the NFDA graph thru 2011.
So there you have it, in a nutshell. This is not just some "disgruntled" funeral home owner sharing his personal views on funeral pricing. (I have been called that on more than one occasion) Just a guy bringing you the averages of approximately 3,000 funeral homes on a survey conducted by the National Funeral Directors Association formal survey in 2009. Now it may be 2 years old but I also provide the same funeral package estimate at today's prices from the NFDA.
You figure it out and decide if you want to pay that difference of $2,665.
That is ALMOST the cost of a second service with us here at Avenidas Funeral Chapel.
For more information on your options to pay for a funeral , click on the blue link and read: "How are we going to pay for this funeral?"
For more information on your options to pay for a funeral , click on the blue link and read: "How are we going to pay for this funeral?"
Helpful liquidation that is. Keep coming. I hope this is updated.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fact that planning for a funeral service is usually an unsettling, stress filled and possibly expensive experience – particularly if, as is often the situation, you will be making the necessary arrangements for a cherished one that has fairly recently passed away.
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