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My letter to the FTC

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

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Bob Davis
Davis Funeral Chapel, Texas Forever Funerals
6428 Brentwood Stair
Fort Worth, Texas 76112
817-319-1522
October 11, 2007
Craig Tregillus
Funeral Rule Coordinator
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. Tregillus,
I would like to file a formal complaint against SCI and other large corporate funeral chains conducting […]

VIEWING CASKETS ON THE WEB

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Hardly a day goes by that someone asks about viewing our caskets on our webpage. We don’t post caskets here for a couple of reasons. We are a warehouse store and caskets come and go pretty fast because of out low prices and daily in-store specials. Funeral homes will tell you they beat our prices […]

THE JIG IS UP

Sunday, May 7th, 2006

(The following is an excerpt from the casket chapter in “Caring for the Dead: Your Final Act of Love,” available through the FCA bookstore.)

There is no amount of embalming or any particular casket that will preserve a body in a life-like condition forever. But perhaps history has to repeat itself several times before the […]

SCI’S PRE-NEED GREED

Sunday, May 7th, 2006

MUST READ
An Except from the SCI Sales Counselor’s Reference Guide: NOT INTENDED TO BE SEEN BY THE PUBLIC!
SCI is the largest owner/operator of funeral homes in the United States. Judge for yourself whether their main corporate focus is on funerals, or your money.
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GREED TAKES OVER

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

Funeral Homes that sell “Dignity” Services have added a new twist to the smoke and mirrors of funeral pricing to further their profits and take away consumer choice.
Recently, many funeral homes announced lower casket prices in an attempt to shut out retail casket stores. They took $1,000 off the price of every casket, giving the […]


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