Baby shower thank you card etiquette. Please help!

jhughes5 · February 2012

OK, so last week my coworkers gave me a baby shower. 27 ladies went in together and got me a Visa gift card. Do I need to send each of them a personalized thank you card or do you think a mass email would be okay? I used the gift card to purchase the high chair and stroller I wanted so should I mention that in my thank you card/email? I'm just trying to figure out how to word it...

I don't want to seem lazy, but the mass email would be so much easier for me since I'm dealing with a horrible case of carpal tunnel. What would you ladies do?? Sorry if this is a stupid question. Thanks in advance!!

Squishy622 · February 2012

I'm in a similar situation-- I'm toying with the idea of writing one thank you card and posting it in the work kitchen where everyone can see it. Not sure if that's the proper etiquette, but I think it would be acceptable, especially with your carpal tunnel! I didn't have anywhere close to 27 gifters though, I think it was more like 15, so I still may write individual notes.

makinithappen · February 2012

At my work, when people go in on one gift the recipient either tapes a card outside their door that everyone can see or the thank you card gets passed around

msteph82 · February 2012

FWIW, with my work, I wrote one Thank You card (I bought an actual Thank You card, not the note) and gave it to my boss to pass around.

It was really cute - "Thank you from the bottom of my butt." "Because my butt is way bigger than my heart right now."

BUT - I also had this at showers, where 5-7 people would go in on a big gift. I broke them up and wrote individual cards. But writing 20+ cards is a LOT for one gift, LOL.

RebeccaLovesChris · February 2012

I think you are totally fine doing a mass email to them all. That is a ton and I am sure they all would understand. If I went in on a big group gift, I would be good with getting a mass email thank you. I wouldn't expect a personal thank you.

dazyangl21 · February 2012

My coworkers just had a little get together for me today. They all chipped in and gave me cash. I am going to put a thank you card in our lounge and maybe bring in a little treat like cookies or donuts.

On Thursday some of the girls are taking me out. If I get individual gifts I will write them an individual thank you.

mrshurley10 · February 2012

for my work pooled gift card that i was given, i sent a mass email. for shower gifts i did actual cards. the thought of writing a card for each of the contributors of the gift card hurts my head and hand.....plus the cards would all say the exact same thing anyways so thats kinda silly if you ask me.

kmt1986 · February 2012

In my office, one thank you card is written, and then you paper clip a list of people it should be seen by to it. Then you start at the top, and we cross our name off the list and give it to the next person. I think this is totally acceptable, and has never offended anyone!

lindslalala · February 2012

LGLDVM:
dazyangl21:
My coworkers just had a little get together for me today. They all chipped in and gave me cash. I am going to put a thank you card in our lounge and maybe bring in a little treat like cookies or donuts.
On Thursday some of the girls are taking me out. If I get individual gifts I will write them an individual thank you.
This is what I would do. I wouldn't do an email, too impersonal. I would write one card, bring in a treat, and put it somewhere that they all coud see it. Just tell some people who are on the thank you to get th word to spread.

This is what I would do as well.

KatieMarie27 · February 2012

I would write one thank you card and mention what you purchased with the gift card. People like to know what their money is being used for, even if it is just diapers. You might even want to take a picture of the items and put that in the card. Then people can Ohh and Ahh over how cute it is.

I wouldn't do a mass e-mail - that seems lazy to me, but maybe after giving a thank you card you could write an individual e-mail to each person (Copy/Paste the same text).

bennettboyko · February 2012

My work gave me a shower last week. Most people went in on a big gift and others gave individual gifts. I wrote the individuals their own cards and then I wrote the rest of the staff a group card... and baked them sugar cookies and brownies! I figured the treat would bypass any of those who may not appreciate getting a specific thank you card.

jhughes5 · February 2012

Thanks everyone so much. I think it's a great idea to bring in a thank you card and post in the lounge with a treat but the ladies are from 4 different departments. I work at a huge military boarding school and the ladies that contributed to the gift card are from the academic dept, the military dept, the administration dept, and supply dept. So I really don't see most of them on a daily basis and I don't even know where their lounges are (other than the academic dept. lounge because that's where I work). Oh, and then there is the dining hall personnel as well...oh man, I have a headache.

I think I'm just going to send a mass email although it may seem a little impersonal. Hopefully they understand!

Thanks again everyone for the advice!!

KatieMarie27 · February 2012

jhughes5:

Thanks everyone so much. I think it's a great idea to bring in a thank you card and post in the lounge with a treat but the ladies are from 4 different departments. I work at a huge military boarding school and the ladies that contributed to the gift card are from the academic dept, the military dept, the administration dept, and supply dept. So I really don't see most of them on a daily basis and I don't even know where their lounges are (other than the academic dept. lounge because that's where I work). Oh, and then there is the dining hall personnel as well...oh man, I have a headache.

I think I'm just going to send a mass email although it may seem a little impersonal. Hopefully they understand!

Thanks again everyone for the advice!!

Ok, that changes things quite a bit. E-mail would be fine then, but maybe invite them to your office/lounge for treats on a specific day if they can make it????

Alliebooberz · February 2012

I would write a thank you card to each person.

jhughes5 · February 2012

KatieMarie27:
jhughes5:

Thanks everyone so much. I think it's a great idea to bring in a thank you card and post in the lounge with a treat but the ladies are from 4 different departments. I work at a huge military boarding school and the ladies that contributed to the gift card are from the academic dept, the military dept, the administration dept, and supply dept. So I really don't see most of them on a daily basis and I don't even know where their lounges are (other than the academic dept. lounge because that's where I work). Oh, and then there is the dining hall personnel as well...oh man, I have a headache.

I think I'm just going to send a mass email although it may seem a little impersonal. Hopefully they understand!

Thanks again everyone for the advice!!

Ok, that changes things quite a bit. E-mail would be fine then, but maybe invite them to your office/lounge for treats on a specific day if they can make it????

Now that's a great idea!! I will do that!! Thanks!!

krispy83 · February 2012

lindslalala:
LGLDVM:
dazyangl21:

My coworkers just had a little get together for me today. They all chipped in and gave me cash. I am going to put a thank you card in our lounge and maybe bring in a little treat like cookies or donuts.

On Thursday some of the girls are taking me out. If I get individual gifts I will write them an individual thank you.

This is what I would do. I wouldn't do an email, too impersonal. I would write one card, bring in a treat, and put it somewhere that they all coud see it. Just tell some people who are on the thank you to get th word to spread.

This is what I would do as well.

I would do this too.

ETA Sorry, didn't see your response! In that case, yeah, I think an emailed thank you (maybe take and include a couple of pictures of the high chair and stroller so they can ooh and ahh over what you bought??) and treats in your office would be great!

manda1129 · February 2012

I had this happen at my bridal shower last yr and had the same question. I was told...One gift, One thank you card! wouldnt you be writting the same thing anyways? I say one thoughtful card

mishy112 · February 2012

Squishy622:
I'm in a similar situation-- I'm toying with the idea of writing one thank you card and posting it in the work kitchen where everyone can see it. Not sure if that's the proper etiquette, but I think it would be acceptable, especially with your carpal tunnel! I didn't have anywhere close to 27 gifters though, I think it was more like 15, so I still may write individual notes.

This is what I'm doing, and I'll send out an email to everyone as well, both thanking them and telling them there is a card in the kitchen. I've thought about bringing in treats as a Thank You too, but given that I can't really have sweets right now and I'm tired/lazy, I will probably not do that.

chrisandmonique4ever · February 2012

I just finished my thank you tonight- only 20 though! I also have a raging case of carpel tunnel so I understand not wanting to write out that many more notes! I also like the email with invite for treats.

DGandDG · February 2012

My work threw me a surprise party last week and there were about 70-80 people, quite a shock. I'm sort of in the same boat in that people are located all over the place (including about half of them in another state). I plan on putting/delivering goodies to a conference room and having a group thank you card there. I will notify everyone before that there will be treats. For the people who gave individual gifts, they will each get a thank you card.

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