NFDA New President Down on Wal-Mart selling Caskets
The NFDA new president seems to have thrown cold water on Wal-Mart selling Caskets-this is according to an AP report last week. Just after being elected President of the National Funeral Directors Association, Pat Lynch made this statement about Wal-Mart selling Caskets.
Walmart selling caskets online has created an internet stir
Snippet from the Associated Press AP:
Wal-Mart’s prices for caskets don’t differ greatly from those offered at funeral homes, most of which range from $500 to $5,000, Lynch said. He declined to give an average price, saying a casket selection is a personal one.
He said Wal-Mart can’t offer one thing funeral directors do have: the ability to comfort someone during a trying time.
“There’s no question in my mind as a funeral director for nearly 40 years that the most critical element is the human contact,” he said
via abcnews.go.com
NFDA lends some support to Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights
At the convention in Boston Last week, the NFDA has declared support of the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act(AKA the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act or the Rush Bill). This is good for the Funeral Consumer.
The National Funeral Directors Association, NFDA, has given some support to the Bereaved Consumer Bill of Rights Act(also known as the Rush Bill, and the Bereaved Consumers Protection act) The bill which ends some funeral deceptions, and brings cemeteries under the funeral rule, contains much needed funeral and cemetery reform including some unbundling of funeral packages-
The level of support the NFDA has given to this legislation becoming law remains to be seen.
NFDA says average cost of a funeral is…
The NFDA is keeping the facts from the public on Funeral Expenses
The Average cost of a funeral is Now $7,622.00 according to the National Funeral Directors Association. In 2008 released numbers on the average cost of a funeral in a press release. But not in 2009. This is another NFDA deception.
THEY ARE KEEPING FACTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON FUNERAL EXPENSES.
The National Funeral Directors Association has declared the Average Cost Of a Funeral to be $7,622.00 per year. The previous figure listed for average funeral cost at the NFDA website was $7,323.00 per year. This figure does not include cemetery costs but does include a casket and a vault. Most Industry experts put the average cost of a funeral in the United States at $10,000 in 2009.
Snippet from the Daily Journal .com in Kankakee,Illinois.
“According to the Wisconsin-based National Funeral Directors Association, our nation’s sluggish economy is taking a toll on the funeral industry.
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NFDA has gone insane with greed-YourFuneralGuy
YourFuneralGuy notes that the National Funeral Directors Association has gone insane with greed.
The Funeral Industry has gone insane with Greed.
The Funeral Industry has gone insane with greed. Next week the National Funeral Directors Association NFDA will probably elect a Treasurer(Randall L Earl) who is a possible felon in the Illinois Funeral Directors Association Preneed Scandal. In order to put money in their coffin(coffers), they are adding allied members.
NFDA Convention links to Final Embrace
The NFDA has involved itself with a questionable Funeral Director online, Final Embrace. It all has to to with the National Funeral Directors Association’ upcoming convention.
I always knew the day would come when it had to be done. Reporting about questionable ” Funeral Directors” online. We are starting with a former SCI(Service Corporation International) Guy who fancies himself a “Funeral Expert”. He is known on the net as Final Embrace.
NFDA is behind the wrong Funeral Legislation
The NFDA Needs to support the correct legislation
The National Funeral Directors association is supporting the wrong Funeral Legislation,H.R. 3652
Instead the NFDA needs to support:HR3655.
The NFDA is supporting the wrong Legislation. Instead of supporting legislation that encourages the poor to spend money on expensive pre-need funerals, simple cemetery and funeral reform needs to be given proper attention.
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NFDA Statement on Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act
National Funeral Directors is not coming out in support of Your Funeral Rights
The National Funeral Directors Association Has issued at Statement on the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act As predicted the NFDA is supportive of the cemetery part of the Legislation. the Facebook statement does not confirm or condemn the cemetery part of the legislation.
“The National Funeral Directors Association has made no meaningful statement on the Bereaved Consumers Bill Of Rights Act Yes there is a statement on on their Facebook Site. It amounts to an absentee Vote. As predicted here it applauds the cemetery side of the Bereaved Consumers Protection Act”
via www.bereavedconsumersprotectionact.com
There has been no Official statement From CEO Christine Pepper on this matter. No NFDA Press Release. No NFDA video
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Connecting Directors is just a puppet on the NFDA String
Can you trust a puppet?
The website connecting directors.com is just a puppet on the NFDA string. The NFDA here is the National Funeral Directors Association.
Snippet from National Funeral Directors Association puppet Website?
Is Connecting Directors.com an anti consumer now website? On Aug 31st 2009 Connecting Directors changed it’s web format. In its new format it also has made posts that are not pro Consumer, and pro National Funeral Directors Association.via www.rbrianburkhardt.com
Predicted NFDA will Oppose Bereaved Consumer Bill Of Rights
The NFDA will oppose the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act-proposed by Congrss- which strengthens the Funeral Rule.
The NFDA Will oppose the Bereaved Consumer Bill of Rights Act That is the name of the New Legislation proposed and introduced in Congress On September 25 th 2009
“The NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION -NFDA-will OPPOSE the Bereaved Consumers Protection Act This is the case because the THE NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HAS ALWAYS OPPOSED THE FUNERAL RULE! Congressmen, be prepared for NFDA Lobbyists to oppose this act.”
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via www.bereavedconsumersprotectionact.com
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NFDA does not care about Funeral and Cemetery Scandal
The NFDAsent a letter to the FTC in support of Cemetery Reform
The NFDA in spite of sending a letter to the FTC supporting Cemetery Reform, has taken no action against Randal Earl.
Lack of action here by the NFDA is indicating that it does not care about FUNERAL or CEMETERY Scandal.
Randal L Earls role in the Illinois Funeral Direcdtors Association Ponzi Scheme is more than obvious. He is part if a criminal investigation. He is named as a defendant in multiple lawsuits. he is the NFDA’s National executive secretary,
My prediction is the NFDA will not support the Bereaved Consumers Protection Act simply because Christine Pepper CEO has not cared to remove it’s executive Secretary
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The National Funeral Directors association has ethics problems that need to be addressed.
