Just A Questin?

[liverpoolfoo]

Anybody encounterd this before? Just got back from a friends funeral After having a talk with his wife, She was telling me to have him dressed & buried in a suit- of the family's choice & if anybody wanted to go view him in the chapel of rest, It would cost £75 for the dressing & £75 for the viewing. Surley this cant be right ? On the top of the 4 figure sum . They had already spent to lay her husband to rest? XX

[liverpoolfoo]

My friends wife/family, Everybody who spopke to my friends wife told her there's got to be some kind of injustice there?

[Canary42]

The Ryanair of Undertakers obviously.

[mrs.chappie]

It's the first I've heard of it, but to be honest, it doesn't exactly surprise me. I suppose they could argue that it is extra work for them?

Perhaps other undertakers charge, but "hide" it under dispursements?

[liverpoolfoo]

Without a doubt a Canary42 No wonder you never see a skint undertaker!!

[mrs.chappie]

It does seem an extortionate amount, but when you think about it, if a body is going to be viewed, it would require extra work to make it look more presentable, whereas if no-one was going to view, the body could be left "as is".

Still sounds like a right rip-off though.

[ummmm]

My dad died of cancer. Quite a lot of work must have gone into making him look like his old self. They did a brilliant job.

[mrs.chappie]

Sorry Headwreck, your post wasn't there when I started typing.

There was definitely a "dispursements" fee listed on my uncle's bill. Don't know the exact figure, but there was definitely an "undefined" charge. Should've been more thorough I guess, on what we were paying for.

Sad though it is, at the end of a day, undertakers are running a business and want your cash. :o(

aving said that, I'm sure there are plenty who are very fair and caring.

[mrs.chappie]

^^^Oops, I forgot this......H

[Mamyalynne]

Hi Liverpoolfoo, long time no speak - sorry to read about your friend's loss. It could just be that this particular Funeral Director has itemised everything and that is why this shows up , I think you do pay more if viewing is required.

[ummmm]

I think £75 for both is reasonable but not each.

[liverpoolfoo]

Ok Folks i can appreciate a fee for viewing maybe, But to charge somebody a fee just to dress them in "There Sunday best" So to speak. Lets get serious please

[mrs.chappie]

I'm not at all clued up on what actually goes on, but I went to see my friend's husband recently. He was already "ready for viewing" as my friend had been the day before.

I turned up and asked to see him. They told me they would "get him ready for me" and I sat for about 20 minutes in the reception, before somebody called me through. They must've been doing something to him while I waited. Is it possible that they return the body to a cold-store between each viewing? That would account for extra costs.

I noticed that he was made up with quite a lot of facial make-up too. Perhaps that gets touched-up between viewings? I'm only guessing here, but it would explain the "extra" charge for viewing.

[liverpoolfoo]

Guess the answer is, Don't die or use an undertakers in Bolton,