Kick Off Connecticut's Maple Season!

CT's Maple-Sugar Season Kicks Off With Festivals, Pancake Breakfasts 

Connecticut's maple syrup season features a number of sweet, sticky, family fun festivals.  Find them in the link above!

The Hidden Costs of Funerals.

Anyone who thinks that funerals are cut and dried and left solely to the discretion of the bereaved are living in a dream world.  Salesmanship is as prevalent at most funeral homes as it is at most car dealerships.  It is a sad truth, but it has been this way for decades. 

You should be educated as to some of the “upsells” you might experience when preparing to say good-bye to a loved one.

1.)        Prepare to be shown the best, most expensive caskets first.

2.)        If your funeral home “bundles” its service, be very wary as it will likely increase costs.

3.)        Expect extra charges for extended hours of visitation.

4.)        If refrigeration is needed have the funeral as soon as possible as costs will mount.

5.)        Be careful how much is being charged for creating a program and obituary.

6.)        There may be an extra cost for graveside maintenance.  Look into this.

7.)        You also may be charged an exorbitant amount for a temporary grave marker.

 

For those of you who live in the state of Connecticut you should visit this website - www.colonialfunerals.com.  On their site AND in their home in Hamden they display the prices.  To the best of their knowledge they are the ONLY funeral home in Connecticut that does that.  Know the prices before the stress takes over.  Contact Colonial Funerals at (203) 407-8899.

Burial Pricing Explained Upfront.

Funeral homes all over America have hidden costs.  Even those that may promote a complete funeral at a reasonable price leave out some of the necessities of a funeral.  It makes sense I suppose.  The grieving are not thinking about all of the particulars of a complete funeral service under these stressful conditions so it is easy to “add on” to the final expenses.

Have you considered the cost of a burial?  Technically this has nothing to do with a “funeral service”, but the mark-up on that one aspect of the complete package could even make the deceased blush!  Of course, there is a cost for the final resting of the remains of your loved one, but how much does it really need to be?

Fortunately for those that live in the state of Connecticut you merely have to go to this website - www.colonialfunerals.com.  On their site AND in their home in Hamden they display the prices that are charged for a burial.  As a matter of fact, to the best of their knowledge they are the ONLY funeral home in Connecticut that does that.  Contact Colonial Funerals at (203) 407-8899.