Every funeral homes pricing is affordable to someone, but not all funeral homes are affordable to everyone………
Miguel LegaspiOwner, Avenidas Funeral Chapel
Recently I have started a new approach to advertising that has really made the difference to reaching the community I wish to serve. (that means everyone)

I have noticed that great deals of people that have contacted me are at a point of total confusion by the time we talk. It starts with a very irate person demanding to know what hidden costs are in the cremation package I offer. I tell them none. They insist that there is more because everyone else is double to not quadruple the price of cremation that I offer. I have had people cry, thank me and tell me they would be right down. I tell them that we will be right here to help them when they arrive.

WHAT THE? He walked out of there lost, dazed and confused.
HEY! That’s pretty scary stuff considering you are trying to find a location that will help you handle the simple arrangements of saying goodbye to your family member. Who is in charge? Are there not laws that protect the community from these types of shady marketing practices? YES THERE ARE!
AZ State Legislature, Chapter 12-Article 3.1 -32-1375. Price lists; telephone information
A. A licensee or registrant (employee) shall provide accurate information about the retail prices of funeral goods or services readily available for sale at the establishment at which the licensee or registrant is employed to any person inquiring about these prices by telephone. (Psst! this means you!)
B. If a person requests a price list by telephone, the establishment shall mail a price list to the caller and may charge a reasonable postage and handling fee of not more than two dollars.
If a funeral home is evasive or cryptic in the way they appear to explaining pricing to you, GET OUT OF THERE! The funeral home is a business, they are not your friend until YOU decide they have deserved your friendship, trying to make best friends with you over the phone is stupid, they should be focusing on answering your questions......
AZ State Legislature, Chapter 12-Article 3.1 -32-1375. Price lists; telephone information
A. A licensee or registrant (employee) shall provide accurate information about the retail prices of funeral goods or services readily available for sale at the establishment at which the licensee or registrant is employed to any person inquiring about these prices by telephone. (Psst! this means you!)
B. If a person requests a price list by telephone, the establishment shall mail a price list to the caller and may charge a reasonable postage and handling fee of not more than two dollars.
If a funeral home is evasive or cryptic in the way they appear to explaining pricing to you, GET OUT OF THERE! The funeral home is a business, they are not your friend until YOU decide they have deserved your friendship, trying to make best friends with you over the phone is stupid, they should be focusing on answering your questions......
Shopping
In the funeral industry, people have been forced to shop around looking for the best price but have found that they have to sacrifice in services to afford burial or cremation. This is so far from the truth. There are a few good facilities out there that really do care. They might not be the most glamorous or palatial facilities, but they do provide good service, compassion and understanding, all this for a very affordable price.
In the funeral industry, people have been forced to shop around looking for the best price but have found that they have to sacrifice in services to afford burial or cremation. This is so far from the truth. There are a few good facilities out there that really do care. They might not be the most glamorous or palatial facilities, but they do provide good service, compassion and understanding, all this for a very affordable price.
Not to sound funny, but the funeral industry is dying a slow death only to have some locations being reborn as we speak with the new definition of service and cost.
Long gone or on their way out are the facilities with sad draping curtains, dark rooms, thousand dollar caskets being served up by dark suits in slicked back hair driving high end sports cars that are being paid for with your $7,000 to $10,000 funeral service.

Funerals are becoming a thing of celebration, remembrance and reflection. All this being provided by people who care, don’t look at your car or your jewelry or shoes to see how much you can be taken for.
All I have is a little…..![]() |
Yes, I know, and I want it all! |
There is no shame in a car wash, but remember, the next time you find yourself short of funds needed to bury or cremate, try looking a bit farther, chances are you will find a facility just around the corner that provides very professional services at a very affordable price. Don’t be afraid to shop. There is no shame in that. To many times I have been approached by families after the fact with a great deal of remorse and guilt that they spent way to much on services but did not realize this until well after the fact. Perhaps if they were treated with a little bit more fair play and honesty by the facility that served them these feeling would not be so prevalent.
Prostitution?

Be cautious of a location if they display the following:
- Having to walk around high end sports cars or luxury sedans to get into the building (Your buying them you know)
- Evasive tactics over the phone when you call and inquire about pricing
- Continued invitations to come into the funeral home and “discuss” with them
- Continued questions as to if someone has passed
- Inquiries out of the blue as to if an insurance policy is available for payment
- Nice suits, expensive suits, REALLY expensive tailored suits
- Grossly inappropriate, over the top empathetic behavior
- False smiles, fake behavior, robotic fake behavior (you can tell, acts like a robot)
- Invitations to sit in an arrangement room if all you want is pricing
- Attempts to separate family members (people talk more freely alone)
- Asking for a phone number if you do not offer it
- Bad reviews by locals due to over the top pricing
- Over the top cremation charges ($600 and up)
- Over the top casket prices. ($1,800 and up) and being forced to look at them
- Hearing the word "TRUST ME"
- Over the top GOOGLE reviews that hammer on the same person or service over and over and over and over and over...................................... Did I happen to mention.... OVER?


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