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Thank you cards.

annathystannathyst member
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What is the appropriate time frame for sending out thank you cards? I threw my best friend a shower about 6 months ago and her baby was born 6 weeks after the shower and she still hasn't sent out the cards! I even addressed and put stamps on all the envelops, all she had to do was write the card. 6 months seems a bit long to me but as long as she sends them, right?

Oh and I'm sure this has been asked/answered already but I'm running errands and don't have the time to search it right now, sorry!

Thanks for all and any help!

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    mysticlmysticl member
    I'm just curious what your goal is?  You can't make her send them.  You can make her feel bad or make her angry at you for pointing out how wrong she is.   She'll send them or she won't, it's not up to you.
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    BallSoxBallSox member
    They should have been sent by now, she's a slacker and luckily for you, she's the one that's going to appear to be rude, not you.  
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    mysticl said:
    I'm just curious what your goal is?  You can't make her send them.  You can make her feel bad or make her angry at you for pointing out how wrong she is.   She'll send them or she won't, it's not up to you.
    I think she's just wondering how long it is deemed tacky... I don't think she intends to say or do anything about it, really. I would feel put off that my friend would waste all those stamps if I had addressed them all for her, too!
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    EmpireceoEmpireceo member
    Happy_Yahoo_Personaler said:

    My shower was on a Saturday and the thank you cards went out that Monday.  I think more than a month is tacky, rude, and lazy.

    ETA: My shower was not super small either.  About 25 people, plus people who didn't attend but sent gifts/went in on gifts together.  All in all, about 40 thank you cards went out in one shot.

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    VCKVCK
    WAAAY too long! I think she might not be sending them at this point! Shame on her, really.
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    ArgyleBrideArgyleBride member
    ^I agree with YellowWallpaper.  Unless there are extenuating circumstances, two weeks max.  I tend to not to feel grumpy until a month, unless I was a hostess, in which case I expect some form of gratitude within those two weeks.
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    PunkyBoosterPunkyBooster member
    This is too long. Even with a newborn I had plenty if time to address and write messages on birth announcements.

    She may not be sending them. I rarely get TY notes from anyone. I think it says a lot about upbringing and class, TBH.
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