diff --git a/config.php.example b/config.php.example
index 9a6fbb8..32cc899 100644
--- a/config.php.example
+++ b/config.php.example
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ $db_user = 'dbname';
 $db_pass = 'dbpassword';
 $db_name = 'dbuser';
 
+# Email subject prefix
+$email_subject_prefix = "System name: ";
+
 # Address to use as the sender for reminder emails
 $sender = 'noreply@example.com';
 
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ $error_address = 'root@example.com';
 # Discard notifications
 # If this is set to an email address, the system will send a notification
 # there each time a product is discarded.
-#$notify_discard = 'inventory-tracking@example.com';
+#$discard_notify = 'inventory-tracking@example.com';
 $discard_notify = false;
 
 # Directory to save attachments to
diff --git a/cron.php b/cron.php
index 5e52909..7761e2f 100755
--- a/cron.php
+++ b/cron.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require('./include/functions.php');
 
 header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8');
 
-$cron = new Cron($sender, $error_address);
+$cron = new Cron($sender, $error_address, $email_subject_prefix);
 $cron->run();
 
 ?>
diff --git a/include/Cron.php b/include/Cron.php
index f0f41a0..d72b957 100644
--- a/include/Cron.php
+++ b/include/Cron.php
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ class Cron {
     private $error = '';
     private $kvs;
     private $ldap;
-    public function __construct($sender, $error) {
+    public function __construct($sender, $error, $prefix) {
         $this->now = new DateTimeImmutable();
         $this->sender = $sender;
         $this->error = $error;
+        $this->subject_prefix = $prefix;
         $this->warn_time = DateInterval::createFromDateString('3 days');
         $this->warn_date = $this->now->add($this->warn_time);
         $this->run_interval = DateInterval::createFromDateString('1 day');
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ class Cron {
     }
 
     private function make_receipt_subject($num_new, $num_extended) {
-        $subject = "DSV Helpdesk: ";
+        $subject = $this->subject_prefix;
         $messages = array();
         if($num_new > 1) {
             $messages[] = $num_new." nya";
diff --git a/include/Product.php b/include/Product.php
index 1f4468c..a13c1b3 100644
--- a/include/Product.php
+++ b/include/Product.php
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ class Product extends Entity {
         $this->update_fields();
         $this->update_info();
         $this->update_tags();
+
+        # Global variables are bad, but passing these email properties
+        # around everywhere would be worse
+        global $sender, $notify_discard, $email_subject_prefix;
+        $this->discard_email_address = $notify_discard;
+        $this->email_sender = $sender;
+        $this->email_subject_prefix = $email_subject_prefix;
     }
     
     private function update_fields() {
@@ -272,9 +279,42 @@ class Product extends Entity {
         bind($update, 'ii', $now, $this->id);
         execute($update);
         $this->discardtime = $now;
+        if($this->discard_email_address) {
+            $this->send_discard_email();
+        }
         return true;
     }
-    
+
+    private function send_discard_email() {
+        $brand = $this->brand;
+        $name = $this->name;
+        $invoice = $this->invoice;
+        $serial = $this->serial;
+        $discardtime = format_date($this->discardtime);
+
+        $subject = $this->email_subject_prefix.$brand.' '.$name.' skrotad';
+        $message = <<<EOF
+Hej!
+
+Följande artikel har skrotats i Boka:
+
+$brand $name, serienummer: $serial, fakturanummer: $invoice
+
+EOF;
+        try {
+            mb_send_mail($this->discard_email_address,
+                         $subject,
+                         $message,
+                         'From: '.$this->email_sender);
+        } catch(Exception $e) {
+            error_log($e->getMessage());
+            mb_send_mail($this->error,
+                         "Kunde inte skicka mail",
+                         "Mail kunde inte skickas till "
+                          . $this->discard_email_address);
+        }
+    }
+
     public function toggle_service() {
         $status = $this->get_status();
         $now = time();