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Social care costs, Cosmetic surgery deals, Personalised funerals

Consumer affairs programme. A new report looks at how much getting old could cost. Also, cosmetic surgery deals and small print, and how to smile on people's faces at a funeral.

A new report questions what - if anything - people are saving towards the cost of care they will need when they grow old.

Cosmetic surgery deals - should there be offers for extra treatments? And are patients reading the small print?

What happens when your child's wheelchair is forgotten at an airport - twice.

Supermarket temper tantrums, what you should do when your little darling isn't an angel of the aisles

And lightening the mood at a funeral, why more and more of us want the personal touch at our final send-off.

PRESENTER: MELANIE ABBOTT

PRODUCER: PETE WILSON.

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45 minutes

Chapters

  • Social Care

    More than 20% of people think government will entirely pay for care needs in later life

    Duration: 06:32

  • Funerals

    More of us are swapping a traditional funeral for something with a more personal touch

    Duration: 08:32

  • Children's Wheelchairs

    Airlines failing to ensure that wheelchairs arrive intact and at the same time you do

    Duration: 04:50

  • Temper Tantrums

    43% of parents are avoiding a trip to the shops for fear of a toddler tantrum

    Duration: 03:53

  • Cosmetic Surgery Discounts

    Do people really know what they are signing up for?

    Duration: 16:52

Fancy Dress Funerals

Fancy Dress Funerals
More information on "My Funeral Wishes" can be found at theImage shows mourners dressed as superheroes attending the funeral of 18-year-old Arthur Peebles at North East Surrey Crematorium in Morden.

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  • Thu 6 Jul 2017 12:13

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