General Chat

Hi kandj....

In my area of Aberdeenshire the florists have always put a black edged card in their windows re local deceased persons,certainly in the 38 yrs I have been here.
I have always thought it was a nice gesture, albeit they are hopeful in gaining some trade from it!

JOAN

Kandj that is a really nice idea especially for village life wish we had thought of that a few years ago when OH's sister passed away in her village . As you say how much do the elaborate ones cost? I must admit thought there were far fewer notices in the paper when I last looked.

OH's aunt died earlier this year and her local paper has an online announcement section where you can put the details of the death/funeral arrangements etc.

At the bottom are a couple of tick boxes for "light a candle" and "say a prayer", and a space for a personal message, if you wish. The bereaved can then read the thread and also know how many people have lit candles/said prayers.

I don't know what it costs, but I know it stays there for months, unless you delete it yourself.

Andysmum the notice was also put in the Washington paper and it had the same sort of thing with a guest book which you can actually get printed off as a book alas I haven't a clue about what the Scottish papers do so we have given up and phoned friends and relations instead. Just thinking this could be quite upsetting for the grieved relations who live there we have over the years had many notices in both papers as we all come from Edin. but never at such extortionate prices :-(

Dear Nolls

Hello


I am sorry to hear of the passing of your brother.

Outrageous that a newspaper is making money like this.


Sincere wishes to you and your family
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

That is kind of you Elizabeth thank you.
Perhaps I could mention here a word of warning...My lovely brother died due to a fall in his house , his wife was over in Scot. for the funeral of her only brother so he was on his own. he had a buzzer?? and friends were going to keep an eye on him when he didn't show up at the pub where he ate most days they got worried and asked the office where he lived to go and check .... the answer was "Sorry No we can't do that - Company Policy" a lot more I could add however friends on the 4th day got the police and they found him in a coma he had been lying on the floor for 4 days....So please everyone leave a key with neighbours a buzzer that goes out to an alarm centre is no good if you fall and knock yourself unconscious, we know, we have learned the hard way.
By the way not putting this on for sympathy please ... just as a warning

I can tell you it would be so expensive as it was the Scotsman! The Evening News is cheaper and always has been. It's a total rip-off tbh, as they're both printed and owned by the same company. Disgraceful! The Scotsman is the rich mans publication and the EN is the poor mans. As simple as that, and as an Edinburgh lass I'm ashamed to admit it. Sorry for your loss x

Leith Lassie Thank you.... I knew myself that the Scotsman would be dearer (a bit!) and as an Edinburgh Lassie myself should know the Evening Post would be the one to put it in but ... as I wanted other parts of Scot. to know went to the S/man however a phone call has done the trick as one friend has passed on the sad news to another friend etc ... Guess what won't be using the Scotsman ever again Massive Rip Off