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my 97 year old great aunt died recently - no biggy she didn't know me or me her that well and my stepmum arranged the funeral - aunt lived in Redditch Step mum in Spain - so being super efficent Step mum thought she'd arrange most of the funeral over the internet - including the purchase of the coffin she rang me with glee (2 weeks after the event) to tell me all about this fabulous coffin that would or could ---- quote ''save florist the job of making them big arrangements on the top of the box''
After reminding her I am four days away from 2 years of studing to be a FLORIST She gave me the web site thought you might like a look and comment your selves on them -
me personally I don't like them - not cos of the lack of flowers needed - I feel I would be spending too much time looking at the coffin than listening to the service - but thats me I have to work out how things are done

anyway have a look

www.picture-coffins.co.uk (sorry you will have to copy and paste it to your address bar to see it)

Step mum picked the Bluebells for Gr. Aunty Hilda

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I like them they are so different. How much do they cost? do you know, will not let me on the cost bit as I am not a FD.

Patway

well they are certainly different!

They are certainly very different. Personally I am a traditionalist, so I am not keen on them at all. Sorry.

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Life is not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away....

They are becoming more popular.

I haven't mentioned this on here before but I was, prior to becoming a florist, a Funeral director, and I still get all the literature through as I still work on-call in the nights for removals. Anyway, they cost roughly the same as a 'standard' vaneered coffin - not a budget one, but the normal ones thta most people go for. Certainly a lot less than caskets or solid wood.

And I haven't seen any impact on flowers - most people still have flowers on the coffin. Football and sports themed coffins are the favourites around here.

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www.expressivedesigns.co.uk

No , not for me.I think it is hard enough picking a normal coffin when you are so upset leave alone figuring out what pattern to have on it.

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Those child ones are creepy, they look more like an Ikea toy box than a final resting place

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Tina
Torturing tutors since Sept 07

Strange - but some of the designs could look stunning with right flowers on top - if you think of the sides as a kind of background ??

Ditto, thinking the same thing!!

errrm, how do u copy and paste again?