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.

From yourfuneralguy.com

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.