shower thank you etiquette ?s

Danikat15

So as I posted earlier, my work threw me a surprise shower this morning where they all chipped in and bought the swing we registered for.  I also received some separate gifts from coworkers.  I'm thinking I would write one big thank you for the party/swing and post it somewhere for them all to see.  I would then write separate thank yous for the individual gifts.  Does this sound right?  Or am I supposed to write separate thank yous to everyone? Also, if it's people I see everyday, can I just hand them the thank you instead of sending it in the mail?

laurel_howeth

I am curious too, we had the same exact situation happen at DH's job.

RadicalDreamer143

I'd do one big thank you for the group gift, and then put the individual thank yous on each person's desk for the separate gifts.  That's pretty common practice in my company, though.

americanada

i think at work, it's totally acceptable to give the thank you cards to your co-workers, rather than mail them.  and i think one thank you for the group gift is acceptable as well.

rmnorrell

definitely write seperate one. it is way more thoughtful

Alexandra*sMom

I tend to be old fashioned and would write a thank you to all who contributed for the big gift as well as all who gave individual ones.  They all may be the same, but a thank you to each person the same.

RadicalDreamer143

rmnorrell:

definitely write seperate one. it is way more thoughtful

It depends on how many people though.  I mean, DH's company is throwing us a shower, and it will be 30+ people... I plan on doing the group thank you, and then individual cards for the organizers.

Danikat15

Ok, so let me add this into the equation- the gift came with a card that was signed by everyone.  Apparently it was done separate than the money being collected because a few people had to sneak in and sign it after I already opened it.  So I'm afraid if I write out separate ones, I'll miss someone that maybe gave money but didn't sign.

 

I also made my own thank you cards and wasn't expecting this shower.  I could get by with the one big card and little cards.  If I do separate ones, I'll have to buy generic ones because it would be too expensive and time consuming to make the amount I would need. This is a stupid factor, but I spent a lot of time making them.

greggandlinds

that sounds perfectly fine. i would do the same.

Kiki-licioius

I'd say one big thank you card to the group.  

jacodi

Alexandra*sMom:

I tend to be old fashioned and would write a thank you to all who contributed for the big gift as well as all who gave individual ones.  They all may be the same, but a thank you to each person the same.

Thats what I did when we got a big gift from multiple people.  And I just handed the TY cards out at work.