Giving a tip to Undertakers

Primrose

Is it customary to tip undertakers? Having just attended a family funeral I was somewhat taken aback by the Head person from the funeral house hovering around the family member responsible for making the arrangements while we still tear-stained and admiring the floral tributes with a "Have I served you well?" attitude. What have other people done in these circumstances?

Poppycat

In wouldn't dream of tipping them they get paid enough as it is, along with solicitors who fleece you for writing one letter, that will be £100 please..... when you sorting out a will.

Stonk

Crikey. There's a time and a place, and that was neither of them.

TBeckett100

i think its customary to tip 10% of the estate,

Sagaris

My nephew used to work for an undertakers - he said it's not a usual practice but some people do, it's certainly not expected though.
I'd have given them a tip - !!!! off!

lisyloo

I think it's nice to tip anyone that has done a good job IF you want to, however to hang around like a bad smell in these circumstances is very distasteful.

Gold_Shogun

Primrose wrote: »

Is it customary to tip undertakers? Having just attended a family funeral I was somewhat taken aback by the Head person from the funeral house hovering around the family member responsible for making the arrangements while we still tear-stained and admiring the floral tributes with a "Have I served you well?" attitude. What have other people done in these circumstances?

Absolutely Pathetic ... If they had tried such sick behaviour at my Mother's funeral arrangements, they would have been given a black eye & thrown in the oven after my mum.

Errata

At the last funeral of a family member I attended the undertaker asked this question immediately afterwards and I believe he genuinely wanted to know, not because he was angling for a tip. He gave me the opportunity to let him know what a b0llocks he'd made of a couple of things.

jackieb

TBeckett100 wrote: »

i think its customary to tip 10% of the estate,

That's a joke, right?

cattie

There have been more than a fair share of deaths in my family over the years & the different undertakers have all appeared to have expected a tip.

peter999

Primrose wrote: »

Is it customary to tip undertakers? Having just attended a family funeral I was somewhat taken aback by the Head person from the funeral house hovering around the family member responsible for making the arrangements while we still tear-stained and admiring the floral tributes with a "Have I served you well?" attitude. What have other people done in these circumstances?

Are you reading something that isn't there ??

After family deaths/funerals strange things start to happen.

peter999