The funeral home forbids family members to bring their own urns, and they can't afford to die! The family is already suffering from the grief of the death of their loved ones, and now they have to face the high cost of the urn, which is undoubtedly worse.
The funeral industry was supposed to be an industry that served people's livelihood and helped the families of the deceased to tide over difficulties, but now it has become a profiteering industry. Among them, funeral homes prohibit family members from bringing their own urns and significantly increase the price of official urns is particularly concerning.
Just imagine, an ordinary urn may cost dozens of yuan, but it can be sold for hundreds or thousands of yuan at every turn in the funeral home, and the huge profits can be imagined. What's even more despicable is that many funeral homes even carry out forced consumption in the form of "prohibiting bringing your own urn", so that families have no choice at all.
At a time when funeral costs are already high, the prohibition of funeral homes from bringing their own urns has undoubtedly brought a heavy financial burden to the family. A family that is not well-off has to face nearly 10,000 yuan of funeral expenses, plus this urn of thousands of yuan at every turn, it is really worse, and I can't afford to die!
And for some poor families, this is simply astronomical and can leave them with heavy debt. This kind of behavior of funeral parlors taking the opportunity to collect money and robbing while the fire is not only contrary to the service essence of the industry, but also violates social morality.
Of course, that's not to say that funeral homes are wrong to provide urns. Providing standardized, aesthetically pleasing urns is part of the funeral home's services. But the key is to have a degree and benefit the people. Funeral homes can provide different grades and different price points of urns for family members to choose from, but at the same time, family members should also be allowed to bring their own urns.
For family members who choose funeral homes to provide urns, it is understandable to charge an appropriate fee, but the price should never be significantly increased, let alone forced consumption. Only by providing high-quality services on the basis of respecting consumers' right to choose can we truly reflect the professional ethics and social responsibility of the funeral industry.
In this regard, the relevant departments should attach great importance to and strengthen the supervision of the funeral industry. On the one hand, it is necessary to introduce clear policies and regulations, strictly regulate the behavior of funeral fees, and resolutely crack down on illegal behaviors such as indiscriminate collection of fees and compulsory consumption; on the other hand, it is necessary to intensify law enforcement and inspection, promptly investigate and deal with violations of laws and regulations, and maintain order in the industry.
At the same time, it is also necessary to guide the funeral industry to strengthen self-discipline, establish a sense of service, and reasonably set prices while providing high-quality services, so as to effectively reduce the burden on the masses.
In addition, strengthening industry competition is also an important means to curb funeral chaos. At present, due to the monopoly position, some funeral homes are inevitably domineering. However, if more entities can enter the funeral market and break the monopoly pattern, the existing funeral homes can be forced to improve their services and set reasonable prices. Therefore, the relevant departments should appropriately relax access restrictions, encourage more social forces to participate in funeral services, and standardize the operation of the industry by market-oriented means.
Of course, the key to curbing the funeral chaos lies in changing attitudes. We must break some stereotypes and bad habits, abandon the concept of "people die for beauty", and promote simple and fashionable funeral methods. After all, the last journey of life is all about tracks, not extravagance. The government and all sectors of society should increase publicity and guidance, so that thick care and thin burial become a social consensus, so that funerals can return to their true nature and focus on services.
The grief of losing a loved one is already overwhelming, and the funeral home's ban on bringing your own urn has undoubtedly exacerbated this grief. This kind of funeral chaos not only hurts the feelings of the people, but also erodes the credibility of the industry.
Only by strengthening government supervision, strengthening industry self-discipline, and changing social concepts can we return the funeral industry to a clear and clear atmosphere, return the dignity of the deceased, and return a peace to the relatives. Let us work together to build a civilized, orderly and warm funeral service market, and use our efforts to send the deceased warmth and respect for the last journey.