Comments on: You Say Healthcare; Siouxsie Says Deathcare

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:16:53 +0000

I recently decided that I needed to make some plans for my final journey. Since I am in that age bracket, and there will be nobody left behind, to take care of it.
I had recently received a card from the Neptune Society, and decided to mail it in. I expected to receive some sort of brochure, explaining their services. Instead I received a phone call from a woman. She said “we do not send out information in the mail, we will come to your home and talk with you about this important decision”. This immediately set off an alarm. I told her, that I did not want anyone coming to my home. Couldn’t we meet at their office. First she hemmed and hawed, and suggested a third location like a restaurant. I said no, in your office. So she finally agreed.
Last night I decided to google “Neptune Society” and was surprised to find so much, about them and deceitful practices. I then went to their website, and looked at one of their film clips. it was about their “memorial reef” off the Miami coast. Talk about the Disneyfying of Death! It looked like something out of Pirates of the Carribbean! Needless to say, this morning I called them and cancelled our little meeting.

By: siouxsielaw

siouxsielaw — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:02:36 +0000

I am not aware of a complete list. But if you are wondering about specific funeral homes or cemeteries, you can check to see if they use the Dignity logo. (SCI doesn’t operate under their own name.)
There is no national law or organization that regulates funeral homes or cemeteries. The FTC’s funeral rule is quite limited in scope. That is why it is difficult to bring them into federal court for multiple transgressions.

I don’t know much about the Neptune Society. I’ll look them up. Perhaps, I can blog about them.

By: hannahb

hannahb — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:24:22 +0000

Does anyone know of a list of the homes SCI owns throughout the US?
If they are a national company, shouldn’t their crimes be dealt with in a court that can address all of their transgressions at once rather than state to state?
If they are guilty of fraud in several states, common sense would dictate they should not be allowed to operate.
Are they related to the Neptune society that buries your loved ones at sea? I’ve read that the Neptune Society is a Rip-off chain also.

By: SCI Cemetery Scandal — Multimillion Dollar Award Upheld « Siouxsie Law

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:30:15 +0000

[...] is on to SCI (the Walmart of funeral homes and cemeteries). Previously, Siouxsie posted about the 350 bodies removed from their graves at SCI-owned Menorah Gardens [...]

By: siouxsielaw

siouxsielaw — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:10:16 +0000

Alex, you make an interesting point. There may indeed be ways to goth up a green burial. Elegant and environmentally responsible are not (and should not be) mutually exclusive. This may need to be returned to in a later post.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:21:08 +0000

The way we (especially Americans) culturally deal with remains is in need of serious reform. There are ways to honor our human requirements for processing death (and life) without all the pathology. Who really needs to be abused by another corrupt system? I wonder what Siouxsie thinks about Green Burials. Not very flashy but it has an interesting gore-factor and is at least stepping outside the usual deathcare box to incite discussion.

By: amywilson

amywilson — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:00:14 +0000

also, it bears pointing out that this post generated some awesome links to “possibly related” blogs.

By: Tom B.

Tom B. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:44:09 +0000

Fascinating! And creepy. Particularly the bit about SCI and their secret code word.