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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 2, 2020 8:08:31 GMT -5
I ran Uncle Bobby's obit. It's not fancy by any means. Guess how much? .......................... 900.00!!! OMG!
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Post by miket on Feb 2, 2020 8:20:31 GMT -5
I ran Uncle Bobby's obit. It's not fancy by any means. Guess how much? .......................... 900.00!!! OMG! Gulp.
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Post by HankRocks on Feb 2, 2020 8:45:34 GMT -5
I ran Uncle Bobby's obit. It's not fancy by any means. Guess how much? .......................... 900.00!!! OMG! There's another word for that..."Stealing"!!!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 2, 2020 12:08:00 GMT -5
That's insane.
I know newspapers all charge different for obits, but that is out of control.
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Post by Pat on Feb 2, 2020 12:31:03 GMT -5
There’s something wrong there. Did you submit the obit to the newspaper, or did the funeral parlor?
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Post by RickB on Feb 2, 2020 13:30:22 GMT -5
Two too many zeros.
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Post by MsAli on Feb 2, 2020 14:22:49 GMT -5
900 for an obit? Holy schmoly!
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Post by knave on Feb 2, 2020 14:30:13 GMT -5
Behind it all... is life insurance. Everybody want a some pie.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 2, 2020 16:08:27 GMT -5
There’s something wrong there. Did you submit the obit to the newspaper, or did the funeral parlor? I submitted it myself, online, through the paper. It was for the Sunday edition. It was sorta long- the man was almost 100- and a had picture.
We didn't mind getting it, but it was quite a shock to see the price! That paper covers the whole area here and has a large run.
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Post by Pat on Feb 2, 2020 16:29:06 GMT -5
Our San Jose Mercury News obit costs are $60 for 250 words without a photo; $85 with photo.
If more than 250 words, cost may be more. Didn’t say how much more.
Just for comparison.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 2, 2020 16:36:30 GMT -5
Our San Jose Mercury News obit costs are $60 for 250 words without a photo; $85 with photo. If more than 250 words, cost may be more. Didn’t say how much more. Just for comparison. I'm not surprised our paper charges so much more- it's an awful paper in every other regard, too.
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Post by fernwood on Feb 2, 2020 17:43:44 GMT -5
I paid $80.00 for my fiance's in 2014. Long and with a photo. $900.00 seems very high to me. I recently had a friend who submitted an obit to several Central WI newspapers and TV station web sights. She paid less than $200.00 total. These were long and had a photo.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 2, 2020 17:44:43 GMT -5
I'm really feeling raped.
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