Do you write thank you notes?

bumpuser794640

I'm working on my Christmas thank you notes, and I was wondering how many other people still write these, and for what situations.

SmileyJay

Haha I am not super perfect but I love sending thank you notes. It was a big deal when I was growing up - we were taught to always give formal thanks when someone goes out of their way for you. If someone spent the time driving to the store, picking out a gift, wrapping it, and then giving it to me.. I can at least send a nice note letting them know how special that was for me. I also send a lot of notes just saying it was nice meeting someone.

Now, WHEN the cards get sent is a different story. They are usually about 2 weeks after birthdays or Christmas, but within a week or so of other occasions. Honestly, I don't think anything of it when I don't get thank you notes. They seems to be way less common now. I get a lot of compliments from people who are pleased to receive notes though!

MrsRustyGriswold

I do kids' birthdays, wedding, and shower.  I've never done Christmas, though.  Oh, and I do them for out of the blue gifts that OOT family sometimes send.

bugandbibs

I write them for everything, except immediate family gifts (ie, not to my mom on my birthday). I bring hostess gifts and send a thank you card after a visit.

easilyunamused

I write them for pretty much every girt. Except to MH. His mom always sends us a pack of thank you cards for Christmas. It is very rude in his family to not send a thank you note. But it's nice, because everyone sends you a hand written card and it's better than a bill! 

Wine&Cupcakes

We write thank-you's for everything except Christmas gifts. However, we do not write a thank-you for having dinner at someone's home, rather, we bring a bottle of wine and/or appetizer/dessert as an offering upon arrival. We would write a thank-you if we were staying at someone's home overnight for a specific reason, like a visit...and not if DH or I have had to much to drink and need to crash...

octbridemaryland

I think thank-you notes are important regardless of the occasion when: 

1.) Gifts involve money 

2.) Gifts that are mailed or delivered by someone other than the gift giver

Pepper6

I've written thank-you notes on 3 occasions:  my high school grad party (and these didn't get sent until months later because they accidentally got packed in my 'going to college' box, so I had to open each envelope and include a separate note apologizing for the delay) , my college grad party, and my wedding.  I've only ever received thank-you notes for showers & weddings.  I just didn't grow up doing them and it seems not many people in my circle have either, so they're just done for special occasion gifting.

mobraniff

I send notes for everything, but this year I had my LO write a letter (basically scribble on a card since he is only 2) to Santa that we will deliver next year when we visit him. It is really important to me and my husband that he understands that Christmas is not about presents but family, gratitude, and service.