Bare

Bare Funerals were wonderful when organising my sister’s cremation and I’ve just prepaid a cremation for my aunt, which will take the pressure off when she decides to return home. The staff of Bare Funerals are easy to talk to and so helpful and understanding. Thank you for making this process easy.

I wanted to organise what happens to me after my demise. And this is perfect. I also believe the fixed price for my wishes to be carried out is extremely good value. Thank you for being there for me Bare Funerals.

Found experience with BARE to be relatively stress free under circumstances. Appreciated being able to see costings on their website . Was allocated contact person who managed process from start to finish which was very helpful. Did have regular contact with representative and she provided regular updates. Would higly recommend BARE to family and friends.

After the recent sudden passing of my husband in an Aged Care Facility, I engaged Bare to take care of his funeral arrangements. From the moment I… Read more

first spoke to a Bare staff member (Bec) who advised me on the next steps, the level of service I received was above my expectations. My planner, Jake, showed compassion and understanding and was only too happy to answer my many questions. He checked in regularly to see how I was getting along. He was prompt and reliable. Nothing was too much trouble. I was referred to a wonderful celebrant who was unstinting with her time and took extra effort to help me plan a service that I wanted to be a little different and celebrate the happy times in my husband's life. I also wanted to have some customised stationery and the Designer provided a wonderful and very fitting design. All the paperwork was made simple. I never felt like ' just the next customer ' which is unusual with many organisations. Their business might be called Bare but to me there was nothing bare about it. Rosalie C

From the start it was a wonderful time for us even though it is a sad time as they help you so much with their caring nature and up date you with emails or phone calls all the way through the process. We would recommend them to everyone.

My Mum didn't want a funeral, so she organised to have her cremation with BARE when the time came. We then decided to arrange her memorial with BARE & I am so glad we did. Tarah & her team were absolutely amazing. They were kind & caring throughout the whole process. With all the information on the dashboard, it was extremely helpful. Thank you to all of you who helped us in this difficult & sad time.

Bare Funerals are great. I've used Bare twice in the last year - last November for my mother-in-law, and in August for my wife, what a year it's been. Last year, it was obviously an emotional time and Michelle was there for us, answering questions, offering advise and comfort. From the first contact to the service she arranged to receiving the… Read more

ashes, she was a star. Aiza prepared the slide show & livestream, looked great. This August was a more emotional time, as it was my wife this time. Kristal was there for me, helping me on this journey. I requested a similar arrangement as the previous year, and she made it even more memorable. Mace prepared the slideshow, booklets & livestream, it was very moving. There are obviously other people at Bare that helped along the way that I need to thank, and I'm hoping to not have to arrange another funeral for a long time. I was impressed with my personal home page showing the checklist, memorial page, etc. Thank you to Bare Funerals for helping my family with these two funerals, they were both exceptional.

I cannot say thankyou enough to Bare and the team , from the day I contacted them they have been absolutely amazing, Vincent and the team I will always be grateful to you for your caring and compassion you gave to our family when I lost my dad . Highly recommend you and unfortunately I’m sure will be in contact in the future. Thank you again Amanda

If I could give you a zero star rating I would. When my Mum passed away (2 years ago) it was a difficult enough time loosing her, apart from grieving I was interstate. I thought its ok as I had organised everything with Bare Funerals and given details to the care home she was in. But would you believe I received a call from the home about 3pm in… Read more

the afternoon saying they had been trying to contact you since my Mum passed at 6am and no answer, so much for 24/7, I rang numerous times, my friends rang leaving numerous messages but no one answered phones or replied to our messages. I had to ring around on a Sunday and found a beautiful funeral place to collect my mum, even at 5pm it was no trouble. To this day neither the home or myself have had a reply to our messages for help. When I saw your ads on TV recently I thought what a joke, totally untrue. I decided to phone and explain my feelings, the lady I spoke to seemed very understanding and said it would be passed onto management. Well that was 2 weeks ago and no contact at all, so very disappointed but not surprised. Never again and would not recommend you at all.

What should have been a beautiful home passing for my husband (which was his request) turned into a traumatic debacle. There was a lack dignity, empathy and compassion shown on the day. From the first phone call in the morning to advise of his passing that was not returned, to the several other 'escalated calls' that came back with later pickup… Read more

times, to the late day pick up which was so badly handled it left the family reeling in trauma which will stay with us forever - so lovely to watch your love one 'bagged up' and then taken safely 'to the freezer' :(. To be honest, if I hadn't kept chasing Bare up, I think my husband would have remained with us overnight. Unfortunately, he had a serious resistant bacterial infection, so with an immune compromised family member, this was not a good situation as he was situated in our living/dining area. A discount was offered for the events for which we are grateful, however a full invoice was provided, then updated and provided for payment late in the afternoon. However, there was then a call chasing payment first thing the next morning as it was 'overdue'. Seriously bad processes that have no answer for contingency situations right across the board. I did not realise, and was not told at any time, that Bare does not have a presence in the Canberra area and they had to drive from Sydney, where they also had no drivers available and had to outsource. I now see other similar reviews - they need to be able to have contingency options when they are out of area. When my dog passed at home, the treatment by the vet and cremation company was incredibly beautiful. I am saddened that my husband did not even get close to that level of dignity and care. Bare may be suitable for a hospital or aged care home passing but I would NOT RECOMMEND them FOR A HOME PASSING. I have to live with the sadness and trauma of events of that day, it seriously wasn't worth the discount.

My late nan was in her 90s didn’t get the final goodbye she’d hoped for. She clearly wasn’t in the most sound state at that age, and she signed up to Bare thinking she’d get a minimalistic goodbye to take the stress off her family. However, due to the package she selected, she didn’t get cremated in the dress she wanted or with the items she’d… Read more

hoped (family items she cherished). Our family offered to pay whatever they needed to make it happen, but they wouldn’t even entertain it - saying it went against what she paid for.

At such a sensitive time, I find this company to be nothing short of repulsive! I don’t care how many positive reviews they have, when you’re in this line of business, you can’t get these things wrong. We got one goodbye, and it was ruined!

Anyone thinking of entertaining this disgusting company needs to find an alternative immediately!

I highly recommend Bare Funerals they took great care of our mother ,they stayed in contact with us from start to finish. The whole team were very caring ,keep up the great work Thanks Stephen, Sharon Carolyn &Peter

Bare provided a caring, supportive professional funeral arrangement service. Ellie and all of the Bare staff were excellent and diligent. Bare supported our choices for our arrangements with flexibility. I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Bare to anyone seeking a funeral service provider.

My Sister passed away very suddenly in Maleny QLD. Her two daughters hired Bare Funerals. I live in Sydney unable to help. Bare were very professional and did an excellent job for us. My Nieces were often difficult to deal with and Bare handled it all very well with compassion and care. I myself had free legal phone help as I was the executor of the Will. I recommend Bare to my friends now. Thank you Bare for all your help. Aileen Ogilvie.

My family decided to use the services of Bare because we favoured an independent company over one that was part of a large conglomerate. The service I received at a difficult time was brilliant. My arranger was knowledgeable, efficient and nothing was too much trouble. She led me through the process with empathy and kindness, checking in regularly… Read more

to see how I was doing. The bonus was the very reasonable cost. I thoroughly recommend Bare for their excellent and caring service. Thank you Bare.

I would like to thank the team at Bare for the care, compassion & support they provided while arranging Mum's cremation. The entire process was handled with kindness & professionalism during a difficult time. I also found the website to be very personable, easy to navigate & simple to use, making everything feel that little bit easier. I'm truly grateful for the thoughtful service provided & would highly recommend them.

A fantastic service from beginning to end. It was great to be able to make arrangements without needing to cope with a salesman on the side. Everything I needed, including step by step instructions was on hand and if I needed something more, it was a phone call away. This discreet guidance was most welcome. No hidden costs and total transparency. … Read more

A welcome relief during a stressful time. I thoroughly recommend BARE for both its simplicity and its thoroughness. Tim was great.

We contacted Bare when our father was passing away. Every phone call and communication we had with Bare staff was kind, considerate, helpful and efficient. With my brother in Sydney, and me in Melbourne, the Bare service delivery model with online dashboard and email communication worked perfectly for us. Our arranger, Fern was considerate and… Read more

efficient. She was happy to arrange the venue we preferred for the celebration of life and made the whole process simple. The development of condolence cards and a tribute slide show for our celebration of life for dad was easy & simple. Coreen even picked up a particular theme and used it as the introduction to our tribute photos - we only saw it when we saw the final draft and it was beautiful. The staff that attended the celebration of life were lovely and helpful. It all went so smoothly. I highly recommend Bare.

Bare were extremley caring and professional taking care of our darling mum when she recently passed. From start of process to completion we were updated and shown great respect throughout. This was unfortunatley the third time using Bare but would not have chosen anyone else in this difficult time to assist us.