A Facebook user with the name Sylvester Ricardo says he helps people cry professionally at their funerals at a very affordable fee so we guess our tears are literally over now.
Tears play an integral part in funerals in Africa. Regardless of one’s financial status before his death, one thing is always guaranteed-a massive funeral, albeit free flow of tears.
And this is what Ricardo wants to fortune out of. The ‘professional crier’ took to his Facebook account to give various categories of his fee and how you can contact him to come and cry at your funeral.
Ricardo disclosed that anyone who is interested in hiring him will pay a fee as low as GH₵
222.00 and as high as 4430.00 depending on the kind of services you want him to render at the funeral.He wrote:
“Do you want to boost your funeral? Hire me….the professional mourner to come and cry at the funeral. Below are the ‘Summer Special’ prices:
1. Normal crying $50 ( ₵222.00)
2. Bahamian hollering $100 (₵443.00)
3. Crying and rolling on the ground $150 (₵665.00)
4. Crying and threatening to jump into the grave $200 (₵886.00)
5. Crying and actually jumping in the grave $1000 (₵4430.00) Inbox me for bookings.”
