Cost for funerals

[cmj]

Sadly I have just lost my mum and both my brother and I are in the process of organising her funeral. Like most people in our postion we stuck a pin in the directory to choose a funeral director and have been to see them. Not wanting to be disrespectful we did not ask for a price up front but have been given an estimate of £1900. This is for a cremation, basic coffin, no additional cars, no casket for ashes, bascially the entry level of arrangements - as this is what our mum had requested. We have both mentioned the price to our own circle of friends who have all queried we are paying far too much. Sorry to list this topic but I feel sure we are not the only people going through this process and as eventually we will all have to deal with this kind of thing one day I was hoping there was someone out there who could put our mind at rest regarding the estimated price. As my mum was a keen ebayer she would not view this post to be disrespectful but as a keen grey surfer simply harnessing technology !!!