http://melissathemouth.com/2007/07/thank-you/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:29:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://melissathemouth.com/2007/07/thank-you/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Melissa Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:10:17 +0000 http://melissathemouth.com/?p=245#comment-35 Although I don't consider sending someone a thank you note if they are not the type to send one "one upping," I do admit that I no longer send handwritten notes to my step-mother, per her request. A quick email to let her know I've received something is certainly adequate for her, so of course that is what I am happy to do. But to not receive any acknowledgment from someone for a thoughtful gift or a dinner in their honor, I think, is just plain rude. Of course I do these things out of love, but I was raised to thank people for their efforts - let them know you appreciate them. So while I would love a handwritten thank you, I would at least hope for a phone call or an email... and when I don't receive any of the above, I find it hurtful. I'm human. Although I don’t consider sending someone a thank you note if they are not the type to send one “one upping,” I do admit that I no longer send handwritten notes to my step-mother, per her request. A quick email to let her know I’ve received something is certainly adequate for her, so of course that is what I am happy to do. But to not receive any acknowledgment from someone for a thoughtful gift or a dinner in their honor, I think, is just plain rude. Of course I do these things out of love, but I was raised to thank people for their efforts – let them know you appreciate them. So while I would love a handwritten thank you, I would at least hope for a phone call or an email… and when I don’t receive any of the above, I find it hurtful. I’m human.

]]> http://melissathemouth.com/2007/07/thank-you/comment-page-1/#comment-34 C Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:47:42 +0000 http://melissathemouth.com/?p=245#comment-34 What really matters is not "one-upping" people by sending them a thank you card when they are not the type who send them. People are well-mannered when they make other people around them feel comfortable and cared for, not when they follow the rules of etiquette. If it makes other people feel strange to receive thank you notes, then just call them up and give them a sincere thank you over the phone instead. It's nice that you have designed these pretty little cards to send out, but it's not nice to complain about other people not having the same standards as you. What really matters is not “one-upping” people by sending them a thank you card when they are not the type who send them. People are well-mannered when they make other people around them feel comfortable and cared for, not when they follow the rules of etiquette. If it makes other people feel strange to receive thank you notes, then just call them up and give them a sincere thank you over the phone instead. It’s nice that you have designed these pretty little cards to send out, but it’s not nice to complain about other people not having the same standards as you.

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