How Much Does A Funeral Cost

[sheff utd]

What's the approx cost of a cremation does anyone know

[Jim Hardie]

9 minutes ago, sheff utd said:

What's the approx cost of a cremation does anyone know

Like most things, it depends what you want. This outfit claim to be the cheapest.

https://directcremation.online/direct-cremation/

[Pyrotequila]

Quick Google search came up with roughly £1400

[ANGELFIRE1]

Direct Cremation UK

Direct Cremation UK: A simple cremation with a simple price.

Just £1175 all-inclusive

 

£1175 including " a top quality wooden coffin handmade in the UK. "   Why do we have the obsession of our remains been put in an expensive box, it is going to be burnt or buried, whats the point. Why would chip board not be sufficient at a quarter of the price?.

 

Angel1

Edited October 29, 2019 by ANGELFIRE1

[Daven]

41 minutes ago, ANGELFIRE1 said:

Direct Cremation UK

Direct Cremation UK: A simple cremation with a simple price.

Just £1175 all-inclusive

 

£1175 including " a top quality wooden coffin handmade in the UK. "   Why do we have the obsession of our remains been put in an expensive box, it is going to be burnt or buried, whats the point. Why would chip board not be sufficient at a quarter of the price?.

 

Angel1

I guess it would be sufficient but not suitable for many people.

[vwkittie]

When my partner's dad passed away I seem to remember we spent somewhere in the region of £3-4k ish on the funeral as a whole (cremation at Grenoside), about 3 years ago now.

 

 

[Baron99]

2 hours ago, ANGELFIRE1 said:

Direct Cremation UK

Direct Cremation UK: A simple cremation with a simple price.

Just £1175 all-inclusive

 

£1175 including " a top quality wooden coffin handmade in the UK. "   Why do we have the obsession of our remains been put in an expensive box, it is going to be burnt or buried, whats the point. Why would chip board not be sufficient at a quarter of the price?.

 

Angel1

Relative of mine died 3 years ago.  Saw the price the Sheffield undertaker was charging for coffins.  Cheapest wooden one, £550.  Cardboard / chipboard one £800.

 

Undertakers have cottoned on to the fact that people want the environmentally friendly option & have raised their prices on this option. 

Edited October 29, 2019 by Baron99

[RiffRaff]

My father-in-law's funeral was early October '18.

Co-Op, 2 cars plus hearse, nice coffin but certainly not the most expensive, family flowers only, celebrant.

Around £5250.

[Baron99]

14 hours ago, RiffRaff said:

My father-in-law's funeral was early October '18.

Co-Op, 2 cars plus hearse, nice coffin but certainly not the most expensive, family flowers only, celebrant.

Around £5250.

Rediculous costs at a time when folk are grieving & possibly vulnerable.  I thought the Govt was looking into this rip off industry? 

 

It's not as though you're going to go to a funeral director & say, "It's ok.  We've got Great Aunt Maud on ice, so you're the first funeral home we intend to visit & see what you charge, then we're going to shop around a bit.  We reckon we've got a few weeks before Maud starts to go off." 

 

And it's no good taking out one of those funeral plans.  Check the small print on them & they say even though you pay in, it might not fully cover future funeral costs; if you stop paying in, you probably won't get all your money back. 

Edited October 30, 2019 by Baron99

[lottiecass]

Its a scandal that the cost is so much.  When I go up to grenoside it will be on the back of my truck in a coffin made by me.