A BIG thank you to Redden's. On very short notice, they were able to take care of the arrangements for my loved one. Especially thankful and grateful to Dave. He is truly a professional. Without him, I couldn't have done it. Thank you Dave! The wake and all the arrangements were perfect. Attention to every detail was taken care of. I recommend Redden's. Dave and team are great.

I want to thank the entire staff for making this experience a smooth one. Dave, Jim, Paul were extremely professionals and communicative with me through this hard process. Thanks to them both of my parents are resting in peace in their hometown in Honduras. Thanks again!!!!🙏

First of all, if you’re looking at funeral home reviews, you a) know someone who is dying and are making preparations; b) are making arrangements for someone who has died; or c) are looking into paying for and laying the groundwork for your own funeral. My condolences if a or b; I applaud your forward thinking if c, and respect your decision not to force those who will make your funeral arrangements guess, especially if you don’t have a will. Required reading: look up the FTC’s Funeral Rule. You may be grieving or feeling some other strong emotion, but you still need to do your due diligence. Shop around; you don’t want to have regrets about something like this later. On to Redden’s: Dave and Jim were the two I interacted the most with; they treated me with unfailing courtesy and patience, and answered my every question even on Christmas Eve. Though I'm not really religious, I know that holiday is important to some, and even if it's not, they need a break, too, perhaps more so than others, given their profession. At no time did I feel pressured (that’s illegal), and neither of them made me feel like I was being taken advantage of, nor did they dismiss my concerns. Both of them were straightforward with me, and when I was lowkey panicking about how I could find someone who could handle those steps at their location on such short notice, they told me they’d match the 3rd party's price (see caveat below). Dave said they don’t do headstones, but will give you a lead if you ask. You don’t want to deal with a middleman anyway; give what would’ve been their fee to the maker. A caveat: the entrance to Redden’s location is located down three or four steps below sidewalk level. If you buy a casket from a 3rd party like Costco or Walmart, Redden’s is legally required to accept it, but they need two people to bring it in. You may be able to negotiate a price match; there’s no harm in asking. If you want a steel burial vault, make sure the cemetery the burial plot belongs to allows it, and if they do, that they have the staff on hand to accept the vault and install it. Otherwise you’ll either have to settle for a cement vault, which Redden’s sells, or buy a plot in a cemetery that doesn’t require an outer interment container. You may not have a choice in the matter if the plot is already purchased. Re: payment: Redden’s takes all forms of payment (except electronic ones, don’t expect to be able to Venmo or pay via Zelle), but if you pay by credit card, they won’t help you pay the cemetery’s opening/closing fee that way. You’ll have to pay that separately in cash/check/money order, or deal with the cemetery directly.