Save hundreds of dollars! Our customers save an average of
$1,500 on the purchase of burial caskets online.
News
20/20 (click here for article)
Adding Expense to Grief "Individual retailers often sell caskets considerably cheaper than funeral directors."
June 16, 2001
Read about the Funeral Rule
Online Casket Provider pays special attention to the design and engineering of each casket.
Every casket is manufactured to the same exacting industry standards that consumers have come
to expect, but priced 40-75% below that of most funeral homes.
OCP offers an extensive product line of hardwood, steel and semi-precious metal caskets; a selection to
meet every financial need or family tradition.
Because casket stores have had such a dramatic impact on the funeral industry,
funeral homes are doing everything possible to discredit casket stores while
attempting to eliminate options for the consumer. However, the funeral industry
is regulated. Therefore, funeral homes can not directly eliminate the consumers right to comparison shop.
Some of the most frequently heard allegations made by funeral homes against casket
stores are:
"They'll never deliver on time"
"Their caskets are damaged"
"You won't get the casket you selected"
"The casket will fall apart"
"It's not really a casket"????? etc.
These allegations are used as propaganda by funeral homes to convince the consumer
to purchase their product at inflated prices, just like old times. The countless number of families that
have been served in the short time that casket stores have been available, along with the
rapid expansion to several locations should attest to the need and consumer acceptance of casket stores.
It has come to our attention that some mortuaries are adjusting their prices to meet the prices of casket
stores. However, this only occurs when the consumer has shopped and a mortuary feels they can only
save a sale by lowering the purchase price of the casket. Although this accomplishes our goal of
providing a reasonably priced product to the consumer, our concern is that the long-term effect
will result in the consumer paying an inflated price. HERE'S WHY:
The only reason funeral homes are now willing to match prices is an attempt to force casket
stores out of business. If successful, the charitable attitudes of the funeral homes will no
longer be in such over-whelming abundance. Prices will soar uncontrollably as past experience
has show. Besides, what does it say about funeral homes if they are only willing to lower
prices when faced with losing the bulk of their income, the sale of a casket? And WHY does
the mortuary give the "price oriented shopper" a second, lower, price....while the average
consumer only gets offered the higher price.
It is also the concern of casket stores that if the mortuaries succeed in putting them out
of business they will have accomplished two dangerous things:
First, the mortuaries will have eliminated all of their competition.
Second, they will have successfully warned anyone attempting to balance the
industry that they will not succeed against the "BIG BOYS", the mortuaries.
We are proud that we have had such a positive impact on the funeral industry. We were
formed to give the consumer options: in order to bring much needed balance to a one-sided
industry. Keep in mind that choosing to purchase a discounted casket from a mortuary today,
will guarantee that the choice you made today, will eliminate the choice of tomorrow.
We as Americans have always been free to make our own decisions. As a unique part of this
industry, it is not our intention to discredit the valuable service provided by the mortuary
and its staff. We are simply available to provide options to the consumer through healthy
competition.
Call us at: Online Casket Provider - 1-800-405-0670 4708 Yorkshire Drive, Macungie, PA 18062
Website: www.OnlineCasketProvider.com
E-mail: info@onlinecasketprovider.com
