A funeral is typically the third largest expense you will incur in your lifetime, behind purchasing a house, and paying for a wedding. These days as consumers we all to often choose to compare prices and costs for a large expense before we make a decision to purchase. Price comparison web sites are common on the Internet, and we have all at some point used a site such as GoCompare, Moneysupermarket or Confused.com to compare market prices.
Dealing with a death is an extremely upsetting and stressful time, and if this has occurred unexpectedly and you are left to make arrangements, it can be even more harrowing. People often just contact their nearest funeral home, and under the influence of grief, are not always capable of making rational decisions. There is a tendency to ask the funeral home to "just do a good service", feeling it is undignified to push on discussing costs. It is not uncommon for recently bereaved family to receive a further unexpected shock when they get their final funeral bill. A funeral in the UK can amount to a cost of £10,000 if unnecessary funeral expenses are not carefully managed. Just the cost of the coffin alone can make up 30-40 percent of this final cost. Add funeral flowers, vehicles, obituary notices, church expenses, and it all amounts to an expensive ritual.
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The funeral industry in the UK consists of many small independent funeral businesses and two corporate organizations - The Cooperative Funeralcare and Dignity Funerals. Although these large corporate funeral care companies should have the buying power to offer the consumer greater discounted funeral prices....this is not usually the case.
Our attitude culturally towards death is changing. The tradition of death is evolving. People are demanding something different and more personalized than the 'standard' traditional funeral. In fact cremation is becoming more and more popular, as are new ways of memorializing a lost loved one. Cost is a big factor, and the recession in the UK is taking its toll on the death care industry too. Why spend £10,000 on an elaborate funeral, when a dignified service can be achieved for a quarter of this price?
Comparing funeral prices between funeral providers in the UK is vital. You will be extremely surprised at just how much funeral costs can vary even just on a local level. Do your research, decide what it is YOU want before contacting a funeral home. That way YOU are in control, and YOU can be asking the right questions.
Comparing Funeral Prices in the UK
Funeral Prices offers a FREE Funeral Price Comparison service in the UK to help consumers compare Funeral Prices. Funeralprices.co.uk seek up to five quotes from local funeral businesses within your specified postal code area. Dependent upon if your enquiry is for a recent or imminent death, or a general pre-planning enquiry, funeralprices.co.uk will provide a Funeral Price Comparison report for you within 4-48 hours.
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