In December of 2016 I lost my wife to brain and lung cancer. During that time I was working with my local funeral home when we inquired about getting a purple casket for my wife's funeral that was taking place in just two days. The funeral home director quickly said no that they were not able to get a purple casket in just a short notice. So I started searching around the state of Michigan for a purple caskets only to be denied again. So I searched online for just 30 minutes and found several beautiful purple caskets at Best Price Caskets in Dallas TX. To make a long story short, we had and still have many friends and family coming to us an praising the color and quality of the purple casket. Going forward, we will be using Best Price Caskets for me and my large family needs since they were the only company in the country that could ship my wife's casket next to Michigan last than 24 hours. My family love doing business with Best Price Caskets. Thanks again for making it happen for us. May God continue to bless and give you lots of business. Tony D read more

The man who answers the phone calls potential customers stupid and has terrible customer service skills . He needs to learn to be compassionate to people who are grieving but this man calls them stupid . I called on behalf of my grieving friend and he said those exact words to me that she must be stupid . I am here to say he is a terrible representative of the company . DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY . read more

We ordered our casket on a Wednesday and received it Friday. It's perfect as advertised and a huge savings compared to the funeral home. Would definitely use them again and refer them to my family and friends. read more

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Their website stated I could directly pay from my account to theirs, just ask for routing number and their account to transfer the money to them. The owner screamed to me that he would not give that information to anyone. Then why does their website say they do? I'd just become a widow and he screams at me!! read more

Very efficient service and the casket was very good quality. It was better than we expected for the price. Great pricing.

Very unprofessional, poor, rude, and unethical customer service. The Owner, T. Zimmer, displayed the worst customer service I've ever dealt with. Do not deal with this company. They do not do what the say they will do! Dishonest, use vulgarity, and treat their employees with no respect. read more

I called and asked about wooden "orthodox" caskets that were suitable for a Jewish burial. (No metal fittings all wood/organic etc.) I asked where the caskets were made. The older male staff person on the phone then yelled at me "Get it from the funeral home!" I then screamed back at him, which he completely deserved. This company is disgusting. They treat customers in mourning like garbage and they sell cheap, Chinese made coffins at cut rate prices to put US companies out of business. They also change their web page storefront to fit the state the buyer is in, I found. Same junk, different name. AVOID! (Below are screenshots of what that a-hole owner texted me after I hung up.) read more

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I called to ask about an order that was placed online, but instead I was told they WILL NOT ship the casket, but did not give a reason why and slammed the phone in my face! I'm sitting here shocked that such unprofessional, insensitive, and rude customer service is rendered in the time of bereavement. I know money is tight, but this may not be the place to go for your loved ones final resting place. read more

If I could leave zero stars I would. I am appalled at the behavior of these people. I left an email to inquire about a casket for my father and this man was extremely rude and unprofessional. He then called and I was again appalled at the behavior upon me answering his call. Do yourself a favor and take your business elsewhere. These people are the most rude and insensitive people and SHOULD NOT BE IN THIS INDUSTRY. Buyer Beware: Also, their website claims to have a BBB rating of A, however the BBB's website has an alert and a rating of NR. Update: Here is the email that Terry Zimmer sent back to me. From: zimmertbz@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 3:20 PM Subject: Re: Oak Casket = please call us I suggest you pay $4000 to $6000 and buy it from the funeral home. We are $1195 to $1695. You should not be shopping online. read more

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Verbal Abuse by a Casket Sales Representative??? The sales representative I encountered at this company was simply an obnoxious bully, one who is obviously in the wrong profession. On 12-11-2020 I attempted to place an order at this company's website. When the credit card fields kept disappearing after selecting the type card I intended to use I called to place the order by phone. Quite to my surprise, I was not connected to a kind, sympathetic, helpful sales representative - quite to the contrary. Instead, I was literally berated by who I believed was an employee, but later discovered is the owner. Nevertheless, he was bent on doing everything they could to close the business. The text message I received (attached) is evidence of that. It does not matter what product I was interested in purchasing. This sales person was keen on evoking my anger. He insulted me, badgered me, belittled me, pronounced false aspersions and expletives no rationale, moderately intelligent, and considerate person would cast on any customer! How this business is allowed to assert a rating, let along display the Better Business Bureau logo, is an affront to every other business that does. This sales person should not be allowed to speak to customers. If he is the owner, I extend my congratulations. From what I've read since this experience, he is doing an excellent job narrowing his customer base, shielding the business from sales growth. As for a desired outcome, I want absolutely nothing from this business. I have no illusions of a sincere, cogent apology or anything resembling a truthful response. I have already ordered a casket from another company and expect to bury my mother without needless drama. read more

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This is a warning for Terry Zimmers potential customers... Do NOT use this company. They are scam artists and have nothing better to do than defame funeral homes all over the country to make sure they get the business. What a thing to do when people lost a loved one and are looking for a place to hold a service in their time of need. ...And when they do happen to get your business, it's nothing but verbal abuse, false promises, and an all around hellish experience. If you are a company that has to sht talk every funeral home around the country, you shouldn't be in business. Disgusting behavior. read more

This company does not deserve the 1 Star that I have to give it. The ratings above 1 star, I can assure you are fake. Anyone who uses this company will regret it. The guy Terry is the absolute worst. He must have a mental problem so I will not repeat what he called my sister who just loss her son over the weekend. I will say that price is not everything especially during such a tragic time. For this reason, my family canceled the order and went with a more trustworthy company. I originally planned to report this company to the BBB for fraud but their rating had already been REVOKED by the BBB. Please see the screenshot from the BBB website. read more

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This business is being investigated by the BBB. The customer service person who is likely the owner is incredibly rude and unnecessarily unkind. Read the reviews on the Better Business bureau for yourself. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! They need to remove the BBB "A" rating from the website! read more

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Unfortunately, I cannot leave a blank and no star. On May 2, 2022, I purchased an oversized casket for my Veteran father that served in the U.S. Marine Corps from bestpricecaskets.com. Today, May 3rd, the casket was delivered with the U.S. flags looking like they were burned, paint throughout was scratched and had smudging in paint. I called their office to report this, and they had me on hold for 21 minutes then Terry answered telling me it was like a car that gets scratched. He also blamed the funeral home and said they were biased, and I am naive, he said to select another unless he wants the company to send someone to have the casket waxed. He also called me stupid before he hung up the phone and told me "I hope you spend $3 to $4,000 more on a casket. As a daughter, caregiver, and person that is paying for most of the funeral expenses on my own, this was heart-wrenching. If I could warn other people about this experience I will, nobody deserves this especially, during mourning the loss of a loved one. read more

I am just reaching out to you to let you know exactly how much you care about your clients. I am sitting with my sister who just lost her husband on Monday and she decided to call and inquire about a casket. When we were FINALLY connected with a rep, he started talking so fast we could not get a word in edgewise. We even thought he might be a recording! He went on and on about how fast you could make delivery and how the funeral home only needed 6 minutes to put the body in there anyway so no problem with getting it there on time. At that point I took the phone from her and tried to get a question in edge wise and he said we didn't really know what we wanted so I hung up on him. He promptly called back. He was so awful my sister told him to shut up and hung up again.  This person who's name is Terry then TEXTED my sister and said "you are a jerk." Unbelievable in this day and age that he would do that to someone who is grieving.  She was handling this very courageously but this man broke her. Shame on him and shame on you as a company for employing someone so inconsiderate of a grieving persons psyche. This is absolutely unacceptable. In addition,  I called back to speak with someone in charge and got put on hold for over 10 minutes.  No one seems to care at all at this company.  ABSOLUTELY DO NOT USE THIS BUSINESS!! read more

I wish I had seen all of these reviews before I purchased from this business. I did not see this Yelp page because they also go by California-Caskets.com. DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THIS BUSINESS. I ordered my dad's casket here in April 2021. They were quick to take my order 3 weeks before the funeral but when the casket arrived at the funeral home a few days before the funeral, the inside was severely DAMAGED. The funeral home texted me the pictures of more than 5 holes and tears in the lining, top and the inside of the casket. I called on April 28, 3 days before the funeral and sent them the pictures, they told me the lady who was in charge was gone for the day and I'd have to wait the next day for their call. I checked the website later that evening and the item number and casket was gone from their site. Morning came and no call from them. I called back again mid morning. I asked if they can ship another one or at least help with this issue, the lady just responded that they didn't know how the inside was damaged and they could not do anything about this but offer me $100 back, no compassion or care in her conversation with me. The pictures attached were the holes they found initially, the more they checked the more they found. The day of the funeral they showed me more pictures of the damage but it was not sent to my phone. Ultimately the funeral home decided that the casket was too damaged for my dads open casket viewing and were kind enough to give us one of their similar caskets. Funeral planning is an extremely sad and stressful time for the family and this business has no compassion for those who have passed and their grieving families. read more

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Terry Zimmer is a fraud and a bully. Never do business with this scammer. He promised a casket to be delivered for my father on a specified day and when it did not show up he said that I gave him the wrong information and continued to berate me by calling me stupid and hanging up on me. To make one of the worst days of my life by losing my dad even worse makes him a horrible, despicable human being. I hope all these reviews and complaints save someone else from being taken advantage of by this monster. read more

Called to order a certain size casket and was greeted by a very rude man Terry Zimmer who decided to tell me what I could have never imagined. You don't deserve to be in business! This man proceeded to call me names and insult after insult every time I asked a question. He clearly is drunk or has serious mental issues to be treating customers with absolutely no respect. I took a chance calling the phone number to inquire on a product but instead left in shock and awe. Stay far away from this terrible company. My heart goes out to the employees, if there are any left? No one should have to take that abuse. Don't waste your time on best price caskets and he also added another website direct casket, both sites and phone numbers will connect you to this awful man Terry. You are already grieving a loss when you call this company, do not waste your time on such a cold hearted man. read more

Most horrible customer service ever. Terry Zimmer even has the gall to get aggressive when responding to bad reviews, he's the Amy's Baking Company of caskets. read more

On top of coping with my mothers untimely death, I had the "pleasure" of dealing with really unfriendly workers at this company. You'd think if people were calling to buy CASKETS from you they're OBVIOUSLY DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF SOMEONE NEAR AND DEAR TO THEIR HEARTS!! HAVE SOME FUCKING COMPASSION!!! I wish I'd read the reviews before I placed an order at this terrible company. First, they bad mouthed the funeral home were using, then they didn't communicate when my card declined, and THEN they didn't communicate when the casket was delivery was delayed! I had to call them! Luckily my mothers ceremony was pushed back a couple days, otherwise I would've really gotten in their asses! This company is truly the worst I've dealt with in a long time, I can't believe they're able to run a business treating their customers the way they do. BEWARE & DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY BUYING HERE! YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY REGRET IT!!! read more

I wish I could leave a negative star review. I'm begging you to never ever consider using this company for anything. My mother died unexpectedly on Sunday. I found this site and identified a casket that looked like something she would be happy with, then this happened: I called to ask if it was possible to see any of the caskets in person the way that you can at a funeral or for more photos than the single photo on the website. The man that I spoke to asked me if I would drive to Detroit, go into the GMC factory and try to pick out my car there. He then laughed at me. I did state that I found his response to be incredibly rude. He told me that my question was completely ridiculous and continued to laugh at me. At that point I hung up the phone. The topic of shipping was never part of the conversation as we had not even decided to purchase a casket from this company. I sent an email relaying the terrible way I had been treated. Here is the response I received, copied straight out of my email. "Buy somewhere else. No one here was rude to you. Just say I was hoping for free next day shipping on a big casket and they would not give it to me. That is why you are unhappy. Just be honest." Again, at no point was shipping even part of the conversation. That's just what this guy is assuming I wanted, I guess. I can't fathom a company being that hateful to someone, no matter how stupid they thought the question was. read more

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Yelp needs to provide a way to give NEGATIVE stars! This company sent us a damaged casket and IS THE WORST in customer service when they needed to pony up! We paid $3k so it wasn't insignificant. I was appalled in how we were talked to. The owner blamed us for not being at the funeral home at the time of delivery because we could have refused the package. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Unrealistic request. They don't send notifications with delivery updates so how do they expect us to be there when it arrives??? Even if we were there, the delivery person would not wait for us to take the casket out of the box only to refuse it. We asked for a replacement (overnight service) and he yelled at us. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. read more

I hardly ever do reviews unless a company is that bad or that good. This is the worst company I've ever dealt with in my life! The owner was rude, unprofessional and tried to scam me out of 1800 and I was forced to file a dispute charge with my credit card company. I advise everyone to never deal with this company especially during the very hard time of a loved ones death. The owner is a moron and had we been face to face during our exchange I'd probably be in jail. Save yourself the headache. read more

If I could give negative starts I would. Male who answered was rude from beginning. Anytime I asked a question he'd give me a rude answer. Paid for casket anyways and when called back to give date he asked for he just was even more rude then just placed me on hold. Tried calling back and placed on hold again. Never experienced any customer service like this. Do not buy from them. read more

Horribly rude and extremely unprofessional ownership. Whoever was running the store today (Terry Zimmer) has no idea what he's doing or how to treat people. He was cussing out customers and doing the absolute most to get customers to leave his store. I highly recommend saving your time and looking elsewhere for your casket needs. Business owners need to be understanding and respectful of customers, ESPECIALLY in this arch of business dealing with families who have just gone through loss. I have never left a bad yelp review before but Zimmers behavior warrants one. Learn basic manners and how to run a proper business please. read more

Let me just say that if you want to get verbally attacked, then call Best Price Caskets and speak with the owner. I was trying to clarify some information on a particular casket for my Mother and after speaking for him for less than one minute full of his attitude, I politely asked him "why are you being so rude?" where he responded with an educated "why are you being so stupid?". Wow! read more

This company needs negative stars. Ordered a casket and vault from this company. Even though they were extremely rude to me, we needed to save some money. They didn't have communication with our funeral home on when they would be delivering our casket, but it was delivered in good condition. However the day of the funeral our cemetery director called me that morning and informed me that the vault had not arrived. I called the company and after being put on hold for well over 15mins. They informed me that it was delivered to whole other state. I checked my invoice and the correct address was on there so I was extremely confused. Spoke to them again when I got to the funeral home (the day of service) and put the rep on speaker so that my funeral director can hear too. The lady began to tell me that it was our funeral homes fault that it was delivered. She was very rude and loud and pointing the finger at everyone else but their company. She wouldn't allow us to get a question in or even answer the question she would ask. She then put us on hold while we in mid sentence transferred us a lead sales rep where he yelled at us telling us that it was the funeral homes fault and said, "we're going to give you a refund, what else do you want!". Then hung up on me. That happened on a Friday. I called back on Saturday to ask about the refund since we had to purchase a whole other vault. They told me to call back Monday. I called on Monday and I was told that they were really busy and to call back. I did eventually receive my refund, but what I experienced from this company at such a emotionally horrible time was beyond UNACCEPTABLE! Not only did we not bury our loved one, we had to come up with more money for their mistakes and to add to that the emotional damage and stress that was caused I can't even began to describe. They never apologized or took accountability for their mistake. Please find a different place. These people are not even following business practices and heard that they order their merchandise from a place that only sells to funeral homes. They are NOT a funeral home. This is a very shady company and they need to be exposed. They don't care about people and their turmoil, just their money. SCAMMERS!!! read more

Oh my God....I spoke with person Monday morning and placed my order. I was assured it would be delivered on Wednesday. I received a very impersonal TEXT for them Wednesday morning informing me they did not have the casket in stock. I immediately called. Their response was "sorry, don't know what to tell you. As if these times aren't stressful enough, now at the very last minute, I have to go find a casket read more

Would prefer no stars! Just had one of the worst customer service experiences in my life with an unidentified man at Best Priced Caskets. I'm sure he was the man described in the other negative reviews. If this man is the owner, he deserves to be out of business. Please don't support him. I called to ask a few questions about buying caskets in advance in conjunction with a pre-paid funeral plan. I want able to get one question out before he was rude, belligerent and attacked me. I think he blocked my number after the call so I couldn't call back and complain about his behavior. Can't imagine this man dealing with grieving people. What a horrible thought. Avoid this company at all costs. read more

I just called to purchase a casket for my step-father and had the misfortune of speaking to Terry Zimmer, The Owner (I was told his name and that he was the owner by the next casket company I called.....They knew all about him, LOL.) Terry was extremely rude because I misunderstood a statement he made in regard to the funeral home accepting the casket. He started asking me "What? Are you six years old?" and "You're having a tough time understanding, aren't you?" I was actually floored by his behavior toward me. I did nothing to warrant such behavior. He sounded like he has some serious mental issues. I told him he was being a jerk (and maybe a few more stronger words ;)) and he replied "No, you are" over and over again. I then asked if he had a manager I could speak to and his name and he kept replying "No, you are" over and over. He told me his name is "No, you are" I think this guy actually gets off by trying to purposely upset the customers. I did call back and spoke to Alexis (After Terry answered and gave the phone to her). She lied to me and told me his name was Jerry. I asked her if he was the owner and she said NO. I just had the feeling she wasn't being honest with me. She did say his behavior is an ongoing problem and they are trying to resolve it. She acted scared to speak out against him but at the same time, it was like she was trying to tell me about him without getting into trouble. I even stated to her that she sounded scared of him. You may have great prices but your attitude, rudeness (for no reason), and lack of respect cost you tremendously! Ignorance is bliss! Lost this sale....JERK! I bought a casket from overnightcaskets.com Check out more bad reviews here: https://funerals.org/2015bestpricecaskets/ read more

Terrible customer service for a company that deals with families at their lowest points. Rude, obnoxious and unkind responses to normal info gathering. Even those of us who are careful with our spending need compassion and patience during this process. Terry was a jerk and made our grief even more harsh. read more

Horrible customer service, rude, sent a nasty email in response to a question. Do NOT use!

There is a very good reason why this business is rated so poorly. It is run by terribly insensitive and rude people. My sister has the unfortunate task of trying to find a casket for my dying mother. She reached out after doing some research online wanting to see three options for her casket. The response she was given was: " well I hope it's not a hundred options. It is a lot of work" Finding a casket for someone you love is hard enough already and clearly in the situation rudeness is not appreciated. When my sister confronted the owner about the situation she was told: "This IS too much work. Go buy somewhere else" I cannot believe that anyone in the ownership of a business would speak this way to any consumer. What really upsets me is that this was to a woman who was trying to find options for her dying mother. Have a little tact and a little respect as a human being. I highly recommend you find alternatives for caskets. This is not the business you want to be working with especially for such an important event. You have been warned. read more

Here is the letter I wrote to this company tonight. Horrible customer service. Hello, I am emailing to tell you about a ridiculous customer service experience I had tonight (2/19/19) when calling to ask some questions about obtaining a casket from your company. I called around 5:30pm CT and a female answered who then transferred me to a male person and we began to discuss caskets. After only a minute of talking he began to become rude and interrupting me. I would start talking and he would interrupt me saying "Whats your question" in a quick and rude tone of voice. This happened three times in a row and I finally hung up. I then looked your company up on yelp and clearly it shows that this rude behavior and response is the norm as opposed to a rare occasion as multiple reviews show. I can only guess that bestpricecaskets.com has mgmt that doesn't care about its reputation or even worse the jerk(s) who answer the phone are the managers or the owners. Either way, I can't say how ridiculous this experience and others experiences are with this company. To think that the industry your company is in deals with people who are probably emotionally going through the most difficult parts of their lives and to be treated with such disrespect is totally ridiculous. https://www.yelp.com/biz/best-price-caskets-dallas I will be buying from overnightcaskets.com after a very pleasant and helpful conversation with them. I will also be updated several review websites to make sure people are aware of how repulsive bestpricecaskets.com customer service is. thanks read more

Just called this company on the phone with some standards questions. The guy answering the phone takes my lifetime award as the biggest jerk I have ever spoken to in a customer service position. He talked over me assuming he knew what I was going to ask, acted like he didn't have time, and finished the call by mocking me and hanging up. You do not want to do business with people like this. Look them up on Better Business Bureau site. They have 20 complaints including what you would most fear, a damaged casket without satisfying the loss. BBB ratings are virtually worthless. Look at the detail of the complaints. read more

I have the unfortunate event that needed me to purchase two caskets. It was such a hard thing to do for me emotionally that I waited until the last minute to purchase. I called SEVERAL places that didn't have the availability nor the ability to deliver in a short time without charging a huge amount, plus, only Best Price Caskets have the beautiful casket that I wanted for my mother-in-law and the beautiful and masculine casket for my father-in-law. They delivered on time early the day the funeral home needed it. All-in-all, I had a good experience. Thank you Best Price. read more

Before ordering my mom's casket last year (9/2020) I was very skeptical because of all the negative reviews. It seems that most were related to rude customer service by the owner (Terry). I can't say what may have transpired with others, but he (Terry) was extremely pleasant to me. Maybe it was the fact that I knew exactly what I needed that made the transaction go smoother, not sure. But I was very pleased with the price, quality, and shipping of this product. My advice to the company owner would be to hire someone to handle the calls. He wasn't rude or bad to me, but sometimes people just need a little more than what he can offer them..... read more

I bought a beautiful casket from them. They were super helpful. The guy may seem brash but when your emotional spending you need someone to think rational for you and that's what he did. My casket arrived on time and it was a very smooth transaction. He even gave me great advice on how to save money. If your looking for cheaper caskets online like I did you probably don't have money to throw away. I will use them again if the sad occasion arises. My mom's casket was absolutely beautiful. She laid there with the dignity she deserved. The funeral home was going to charge me $2,000 for an ugly olive box. Thank you best price caskets I really appreciate you. read more

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I bought my casket here after seeing the hundreds of various styles and colors. The price could not be beat and the service was five star. In this stressful time of need I was comforted by the staff and the trust I felt in dealing with this fine business. Highly recommended to all families in need. I saved so much money here compared to the funeral home and the outrageous prices I saw there. Thanks, Best Price Caskets! read more

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The agent was *shockingly* offensive and insulting. My first call for price quote and shipping logistics lasted less than two minutes: The rep. (I believe it was "John") immediately began grilling me with morbid multiple choice (forced answer) questions about whether I need a casket "right now" or whether the need is "imminent or near future", etc. There was no "right" answer because the intended customer is in good health (knock on wood), but when I asked if I could talk, he kept talking over me with the same question... And when I politely asked if we could start over, he called me "stupid" and a "bone head"! Avoid this place like your life (or someone's peaceful death) depends upon it! read more