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Is it ok to not send thank you cards?

MeliScribeMeliScribe
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I feel so bad my son's 1st bday was a month ago and things got a little crazy then we went on vacation. I came back to realize I'm working 7 days straight. Should I not even bother at this point? I was thinking of sending a bulk thank you email but some people don't have email (yeah they do exist).

What's making me feel extra bad about this is I never got to send thank you cards for the baby shower either. We moved  less than a week after the shower and he was born 3 days after moving. I just figured people would understand that at that point sending thank you cards wasn't a priority.

This time is different.

Maxwell's Mommy
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Re: Is it ok to not send thank you cards?

  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member
    Send them.  It's "only" been a month - using that as an excuse is lame, to be honest.  No bulk emails.  Individual cards.
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  • august06momaugust06mom member
    I would still send them. A month really isn't that bad.
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  • honeybee111honeybee111 member
    I don't think it's ever ok not to send thank you cards.  I'm assuming people brought gifts to your son's birthday, so they should be thanked for their time/effort/generosity.  Do a few every day - it takes like a couple of minutes for each one.
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  • AnnapolisLariAnnapolisLari member

    No, it's not OK.

    If people take the time to get a gift for your child and/or come to a party, you need to do a card. Better late than never.

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  • sweetie645sweetie645 member
    I'm with everyone else.  It doesn't take that long to write thank-yous out.  You'll feel better once you do it and it's not hanging over your head.  You could probably even get them done on your lunch break.
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  • p1nklemonadep1nklemonade member
    you need to send them.

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  • jlw2505jlw2505 member
    I would still send them and I would not do it via a bulk email, sorry but if I got a bulk thank you card I would find that a bit rude - I would rather not get one than a bulk one to everyone who gave your child a gift for his birthday.  You don't need to make them long or fancy - for my kids, I print out a cute pic of the birthday girl on a 4x6 photo card, use half the back for their address/stamp and then write a short note on the other half and the other side is the pic of the birthday child (typically a pic from the party or something like that - have used DD standing by her balloons, DD by her cake and last year, for DD the place we had it had a great sign up for DD so we used a pic of her infront of the sign).  I write a very brief, thank you so much for the xyz gift and for coming to the party.  I will sometimes add something to make it a bit more personally but not always.  I have always gotten a lot of compliments on them and they are fast and easy to do.
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  • MeliScribeMeliScribe

    I'll start doing a few a day . Wasn't sure when it would be too late.

    You know the more I think about it I really don't remember my mom receiving or sending thank you cards when I was growing up.

     Maybe thats why I figured it wasnlt a big deal I cantry to start today.

    lol the lunch brea idea sounds great but I donlt really get one. 

    Maxwell's Mommy
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