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Thank you cards for work shower

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I was very surprised and blessed to have a shower thrown by my coworkers.  Many of the employees pitched in for the "office gift" and many of them bought gifts on thier own.

I was thinking that I would send one thank you card to the entire "team" and then I would send individual cards to the people that bought gifts on thier own. Is this the best way to go about it?

 

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  • DaniLovesPinkDaniLovesPink
    No, that's lazy and tacky.  Each person who contibuted to the office gift should get their own thank you card.  They put in their own money.  I could see if your employer bought one gift from everyone where this might be acceptable, but if several people contributed, they each need to be thanked individually.
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  • Lisa602Lisa602 member

    The last time we had an office shower for a baby or wedding, the individual sent out an email thank you to everyone involved with a wedding/baby picture.

    Since I now work in a very small office, if they do anything (once they know) I would hand write a thank you for each of them.

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    The last time we had an office shower for a baby or wedding, the individual sent out an email thank you to everyone involved with a wedding/baby picture.

    Since I now work in a very small office, if they do anything (once they know) I would hand write a thank you for each of them.

    That is even worse than a community hand written note and I would be mad.  I didn't send them a picture of an item off their registry.

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  • jrosehistoryjrosehistory
    I had surprise work shower thrown for me last week and everyone contributed money or a gift.  I gave everyone individually a thank-you card who gave me something since they all contributed individually.  I thought it was only right that they all get their own thank-you cards since they all contributed individually. I did over 25 thank-you cards the other day for my co-workers.  I wanted to get them done since I have my big family shower this weekend and will be doing tons more thank-you cards next week.
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  • debbadebbadoo711debbadebbadoo711

    I see- I will be sure to thank everyone individually.  I am clueless about this and that is why I asked.  Thank you for the suggestions!

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  • mysticportermysticporter
    I'm going to buck the trend and say it depends.  If you actually know who contributed to the office gift and you work in a small to medium sized office, I agree it is best to send everyone an individual thank you note.  In our office, when we do a mutual gift, it's voluntary who chips in (a lot of people always do, but there's a group that gives sometimes but not others), but the card always says its from the group, not individual names.  In larger offices I've worked in, you might have 50-100 people chipping in a buck or two.  In the two latter situations, I don't think a single card for the group gift is inappropriate.

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  • SimplemomSimplemom member

    I agree with, it depends, in my office I 'work with' or 'Support' around 100-200 people, not including various people who we all still stay in contact with, but work in other departments. When they have a shower, 3 or 4 people organize it, then everyone puts in a few bucks. (Makes for nice gifts and a nice cake) Not sure how you can do individual cards. The guests generally send an email out to the group. None of us have ever been offended by it. I guess if you only work with 3 or 4 people, it would be very different.

    I thought it was really neat, the poster whose company bought a gift. I cannot imagine that, there are over 90,000 employees at my company. LOL we would bankrupt.

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  • jennygirlmtjennygirlmt member
    I just had a work shower, I got 4 individual gifts and then the rest of the group (about 25) contributed to a gift card.  They did sign a card so I plan to write thank yous. However, no one has ever done more than a group email thankyou.  I always contribute to the group gift and have never received a personal thank you note (and was never offended).  I really think it depends on what the history is at your company.
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  • hopefulmomhopefulmom member
    I don't think it is lazy or tacky to give a group thank you and then individual to those that gave individually.  If I gave some $ to a group gift I would not think it strange, tacky or lazy if there was a thank you posted to all of us.  I've seen it done many, many times (matter of fact EVERY time) at places I've worked and they have given a group gift.  Not everyone contributes for one thing and/or not everyone who DID contribute gets their name down on the card.  It happens.  I remember one time...everyone but two people contributed but all the names were put on the card.  So...was the MTB supposed to send them a thank you (even though they did not contribute to the gift)...there was no shower...just the gift was given.  Besides I have worked where there are like 30 women...it would be ridiculous to send thank yous to all of them.
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  • mlkwmumlkwmu

    Some coworkers pooled their money together and purchased a gift certificate.  We are writing out individual thank yous to everyone that contributed.

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