Do you write thank you cards after you get a gift?

Discussion in 'The Rant Section' started by wondergirl, Jun 6, 2006.

  1. wondergirl

    wondergirl Well-Known Member

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    Well, I don't. The next time I see the person I'll usually thank them in person instead. Is it considered rude not to write a thank you card back to the person?
     
  2. shy

    shy Well-Known Member

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    If I get business gifts or gifts from people that I don't know too well, I will write a thank you card.

    If I get gifts from friends, I usually just give them a hug & kiss to thank them.

    It really depends on how well you know the person, and the type of relationship you have with him/her.
     
  3. mikeyh

    mikeyh Well-Known Member

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    I don't write any cards i just go to them and thank them.
     
  4. Syreeta

    Syreeta Well-Known Member

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    i don;t
     
  5. dim8sum

    dim8sum ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪....

    I dont write any cards. I think saying thank you in person is enough
     
  6. THF20

    THF20 is a Chinese

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    Once or twice cause they live kind of far away, so i have to.
     
  7. Nightstalker

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    No one has ever wrote a thank you card to me before, so I never wrote any back. Saying thank you in person, shaking hands and maybe a hug is much more personal than some letter.
     
  8. olivertwist

    olivertwist Active Member

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    only when its business. like coworker or boss or business associate.
     
  9. suga_sw33t

    suga_sw33t Member

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    Uhh I write to the people I'm not close to. Close friends don't worry about that stuff....
     
  10. littleduck

    littleduck Well-Known Member

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    after a gift i wouldnt send a card..
    i will call that person and thank in person
     
  11. jen157000

    jen157000 Member

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    for me i dont write thank you cards i thank them in person
     
  12. Yuhsuke

    Yuhsuke Well-Known Member

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    i thank them as i receive the gift, so i dun have to do it later.
     
  13. rNb99

    rNb99 Well-Known Member

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    i never gave anyone a thank you card before but now you say it...a thank you card is such a good idea. i'm gonna try sending them from now on...
     
  14. akaWoot

    akaWoot Active Member

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    no... i jsut thank them in person... most of the times my friends and i exchange gifts and then we say thank you to each toher.
     
  15. sn00py

    sn00py Well-Known Member

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    Depends on the nature of the gifts. For business, basically goes straight to the compliance department to determine if I get to keep it. As long as business gift is less than $100, I don't need to report.

    For personal gift, that's deferent story. For family gifts, we returns the same favor. For friends gifts, that depends on the value. If it is too much, then we have to return favor. If it is not much, just thanking them is good enough.
     
  16. THF20

    THF20 is a Chinese

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    Not really! If I get a gift fm someone, I would say thank you straight away. Afterward why bother to waste time & money to write something like that again.
     
  17. i rarely write a card at all. i think most the time if i have something to say, whether it be thank-you, happy b'day, happy anniversary, xmas etc.. i just say it to the person when i receive the gift. i think the only time i'd write is if it were a business sorta thing.. then it requires a more formal sorta "thank you".
     
  18. i don't either... it's bad for the environment... just send them an email or go up to the person n give them a -hug
     
  19. cyberobot

    cyberobot Well-Known Member

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    Just say 'thank you' when i receive a gift from some one..
    Nvr send a card before ... lol
     
  20. gyyr2

    gyyr2 Well-Known Member

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    I agree with one poster on this board that if it's a gift from someone 'm not familar with eg a business associate, then I will write a thank you note as a matter of courtesy. To my close friends and relatlives, a verbal one would be enough.