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• Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center

  Review from Shevonne P.

  

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  • Shevonne P.

  Fairfax, VA

  

  2/7/2010

  My sister passed away on 26 January.  This is the first death that had happened in my family in the United States, so I had no idea what to do.  I called a few places, and I was not impressed after speaking to the Funeral Directors on the phone.  My other sister and I needed to find a funeral home fast, so we could bring out sister from Japan.  I checked out a few reviews on Yelp, and decided on Baker-Post Funeral Home.  They met my expectations, and even more.  They were very sympathetic and understanding of our pain.  Additionally, I didn't feel like they were just trying to make some money off of us.  I felt like they genuinely cared.  They helped us choose the right flowers, caterers, and funeral options.  I am a huge techie, and I thought it was great that we could webcast the funeral to our family and friends who weren't able to make it. I am big on getting any questions answered promptly, which they did.  I could email or call, and I would get a response in less than 30 minutes.  Even if I asked the same question again, the Funeral Director didn't seem annoyed or frustrated.  Even when my parents' wanted to visit my sister for a second time before the funeral, the Funeral Director didn't look irritated.  He accommodated us, and we were able to visit with my sister more than once. The day of the funeral arrived, and with it, came a huge snow storm.  The funeral home still kept the funeral going.  They even offered to reschedule it, but we decided to go ahead.  Two hours before the funeral, we were informed that the Chaplain who was going to speak at my sister's funeral wasn't going to show up.  We freaked out because we didn't know how we were going to find someone in such a short time.  The Funeral Director contacted his minister, picked him up, and everything went ahead as planned.  The webcast was great, and we felt as though, everyone was there without them actually being there.  I saw it the next day, and the webcast was clear and shot beautifully.  They also made a life tribute video of my sister's life, and that was more than I could imagine.  Everyone was impressed and kept saying that my sister's funeral was beautifully done.  The flowers were gorgeous, and it showed the integrity of the funeral home for dealing with companies who produced amazing work.  I hope that a tragedy never hits the people I love.  However, if it did, this would be the place that I recommend.  The place is beautiful, and the people there are amazing.  I am so glad that out of all the places I could have chosen, I chose this place because my sister was taken care of, and so were all of us who she left behind.

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• Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center

  Review from Jennifer P.

  

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  • Jennifer P.

  Manassas, VA

  

  2/18/2011

  Most expensive cremation service in town.
  
  I have been calling funeral homes all day to get quotes on direct cremation here in the Manassas area. There are at least 4 funeral homes that provide direct cremation and Baker-Post is the most expensive of them all at over $2000. Ridiculous rip-off when competitors are charging $900 for the same services. It is very important to cost compare death expenses to avoided getting ripped off in your time of grief. Stay away from these guys.

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  Comment from Michael and Gina P. of Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center 3/3/2011    « Hide

  

  As the owner and operator of our business, I need to point… More »

  As the owner and operator of our business, I need to point out that the information provided in the comments made by Jennifer P. are inaccurate.  There isn't a funeral home in the Manassas area that offers Direct Cremation for $900.00.  We are the only funeral business in Manassas that has made the investment to the families we serve, to offer our own crematory on site, where your loved one will never leave our care.  We are also not the most expensive, and we do not "rip-off" the families that we serve.  We take extreme pride in the care that we give to each and every family that we serve and before comments like this are made, there should be accurate information provided.  I encourage the general public to stop, see our facility, and  discuss the cremation process and the costs that are associated with this service.  Shopping prices over the phone is not something I would encourage, especially for a funeral.  Our business carries on a 116 year tradition, as the original family owned and family operated funeral business in the Manassas area.  Businesses that have been able to continually serve their communities for that length of time are not ones to usually "rip people off"  
  
  Michael C. Post - Owner / Director
  Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center
  703-368-3116

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