Archive for October, 2007

My letter to the FTC

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

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 interstate business here in Texas, and other states as well. I feel they are in violation of [...]

Funeral consumers who paid full retail for funerals and caskets should be due a healthy refund from funeral homes.

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

If you purchased a funeral or a casket from a corperate funeral home in the past couple of years you might be able to get a refund of part of your money, you were over-charged. according to FTC’s fair trade laws (Clayton Act) which states that a corperation engaged in interstate business must charge all [...]

Funeral home planning for caskets and services at Bluebonnet and other Ft. Worth funeral homes.

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

I never cease to be amazed at the depths some funeral homes sink to to sell their services. Last week, after a couple of families came into my store and told me some stories about what they were being told about what we sell I decided to find out for myself. My wife and one [...]