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If you have browsed through our site and the prices we offer for the headstone memorial markers, you would not help but wonder about the huge price mark-ups of the funeral industry. A little comparison shopping over the internet for memorials, monuments, headstones and caskets will save you hundreds to thousands of dollars when you get ready to prepare for your final plans.
By law, all cemeteries must accept a headstone purchased from an outside source. They may, however, have some regulations on the size, style and color of the stone. At Grassmarkers.com, we encourage all our customers to get a written confirmation for your memorial purchase from your local cemetery’s requirements.
Before purchasing a memorial marker online,You must contact your cemetery about their rules and regulations for your particular lot. This will save you any costly mistakes.
Please ask your cemetery the following questions and then get their regulations in writing:
1)Color of the Stone: Do they have any granite and/or bronze color restrictions?
2)Limitation on Size: Is there a minimum and/or maximum restriction on the dimensions of the stone?
3) Memorial Type: What types of memorial headstone are allowed – Granite only Flat Markers, Bronze only Markers ,Bevel Markers, Slant Markers,Infant Markers,Single Upright monuments, Double Upright monuments,Infant Monuments etc ?
4) Delivery & Installation: What are the procedures for delivery and installation of the memorial headstone? Is a fee levied for installation?
5) Accessories(Lights,Vases):Do they allow accessories like vases Light candles to be installed inside the cemetery?
When purchasing a memorial through our site factor in any additional costs like application permit and installation fees that may be charged by the cemetery. It is common for cemeteries to charge additional fees for pouring foundation and installing the memorials on a grave site.
If you need help in regards to this, please let us know we will try to contact and work with your cemetery on your behalf.
Always remember your rights as a consumer. If the cemetery or a funeral home pressures you into buying a over priced headstone through them or through their exclusive network dealers, you can take action with your local, government consumer agency.
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