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Funeral Caddy
Funeral Van
The Funeral Caddy is the perfect tool to balance a traditional funeral with cremation. It will hold any urn in place and allows for pall bearers. As a hearse dealer, I wanted something that would be user-friendly with ALL new and used hearses and church trucks. Visually it has a casket look so families can picture using it. The Funeral Caddy is the right tool to show your families respect and value.
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Yes! The Funeral Caddy addresses the ceremony ie pall bearers, church service, visitation, etc. Customers can see what they are paying for. A built-in holder is like a glorified cup holder. I get that it holds it, but I can hold it. The front seat can hold it. I just don't see why a customer would pay for that.
Also, the holder has been around almost 20 years. When I get hearses with holders in trade, the most popular things I hear are:
"I never used the @#$% thing"
"It broke and I never fixed it" - FYI fixing them can be a nightmare
"Family did not see value, so I gave them the hearse for free" - FYI not the best business plan
The holder is the easiest way for the Funeral Director to feel they are addressing the hearse-cremation issue. Time has shown otherwise and it is not sustainable.
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Let's try this.... I asked AI if pallbearers are important for a traditional casket funeral. Answer: Yes, The role is deeply meaningful. If a traditional funeral with a casket procession is planned, pallbearers are crucial. The focus is always on honoring the deceased and supporting the living.
When I ask AI if pallbearers are important for a cremation service, the answer is basically the same: Yes, though their role shifts from carrying the casket to carrying the urn. The Funeral Caddy builds on the importance of the role of pallbearers.
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Definitely! The Funeral Caddy is a tool that you can use over and over again. Most of the competition options are built by furniture makers. They look nice but they are not user-friendly. Before we built the Funeral Caddy we owned one. We actually used it on funerals.
Loved the idea (like Raiders of the Lost Ark), but the function was terrible:
- Did not work with the hearse hardware layout. Had to stuff it with towels,
- Not user-friendly with church trucks. Could not line up.
- Urn "fingers" kept coming loose and would not hold the urn in place
We used it to discover what we did not like and build something that we did like:
- We have a garage full of hearses to discover the size that would work with any hearse
- Flush on the bottom plus added weight so it is easy to load on to and keep on a church truck
- With my hearse contacts had custom Urn Bier Pins made to hold any size and shaped urns
Then we started thinking, what else can we have the Funeral Caddy do:
- How about interior storage... Check!
- How about having it flush on top to use as an anywhere table with a church truck... Check!
- How about holders for a picture of the deceased and a folded USA flag... Check!
- How about an option for extra Urn Bier Pins to hold flowers or a 2nd urn... Check!
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Yes! The prices of a new hearse are going up, but the use of a hearse is going down. As a business, funeral homes need to make better decisions to stay relevant and increase their cash flow. How?
Lease a new Platinum Cadillac Hearse from Baines Professional Vehicles and get a free Funeral Caddy Memorial Carrier*. *Contact us for details. The hearse is a low mileage, specific use vehicle which makes it a perfect option to lease. The lease provides you a manageable lower payment to increase cash flow, flexibility and a new hearse with full warranties. The free Funeral Caddy now gives you the tools to use your new hearse on every funeral. No more excuses.
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