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Best To Die Mid-Week

by Scott on February 26, 2009
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Ever wondered why most funerals are during the week? Well it is common for prices to be higher at weekends and on holidays, that’s right those good ‘ol boys in the funeral homes never miss a trick! Recently I read this little gem from the Salt Lake Tribune:

The cost of a weekend funeral at Logan’s city cemetery may be going up.

City officials are considering increasing the fee for funerals on Saturdays by $125. For locals, the cost to open and close the cemetery on those days would be $525. For non-residents, it would be $710.

Cemetery sexton Seth Sparks says the fee pays for digging the hole for the casket, covering the grave and preparing the area for a funeral ceremony. It also covers extra staff time for Saturday shifts.

It makes you wonder doesn’t it? As funeral homes along with other businesses across the country report their customers cutting back and making sure that they get each last cents worth out of every dollar, is this the way they are going to claw back the money they are losing? You bet! This and whatever else their fevered brains can rustle up to sting the unwary. Well do you know what I say to that? Don’t be the unwary! Stick with us on BuryorBurn and we’ll make sure you are as wary as they come!