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Thank you cards for cash gifts

RachelCA29RachelCA29 member
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So one of my aunts lives out of province so obviously can't come to my baby shower this weekend. My mom invited her anyway, as to not leave her out. Today I received a card from her with a cheque for a generous amount of money. I wrote the thank you card already, to make sure I didn't forget about it. I figured I will mail it with the other thank you cards I do after my baby shower Sunday.

Here's my question: In the thank you card I thanked her for the gift and well wishes, but I didn't say what we will spend the money on. Now that I'm thinking about it, I will probably use the money to finish off my cloth diaper stash. Should I have put that in the thank you note? So she knows we are going to spend it on something specifically for the baby? Since I haven't mailed it, I could write a new card. What is the most appropriate thing to say when thanking someone for giving you money?

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  • That+One+GirlThat+One+Girl member
    Personally I would put a little something about what you plan on buying with the money just so she knows how much it means to you.
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  • deanna1313deanna1313 member
    I would have put what I plan to spend it on, but as long as you thanked her and said something else like "what a big help her generous gift has been" then I don't see why it's an issue.
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  • mileswithmylesmileswithmyles member
    babyaotw said:

    I always write something I'm going to use a cash gift on...even if I make it up.

    I do this too.
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  • momthatliftsmomthatlifts member
    edited March 2014
    I don't think it's totally necessary to state exactly what you are spending the money on. But You could go both ways with this. I don't think she will think anything of it if you left it as you have it

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  • MrsT2008MrsT2008 member
    I don't think you need to get super specific. I've always just said something like "it will be so helpful as we prepare for baby!"
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  • spacepotatoesspacepotatoes member
    edited March 2014
    When I did the thank yous for our wedding, I did include what we spent the money/gift cards on if it had already been spent at the time. Otherwise, I said something generic about it being helpful as we start our new lives together. I can't remember the exact wording but it was kind of similar to what MrsT2008 suggested above.
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  • RachelCA29RachelCA29 member
    Thanks ladies! I think because I know it will be CD stuff I should add it in to a new Thank you card.
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  • kshampenykshampeny member
    Kaylee524 said:
    I just finished writing my thank you notes. For the few people who gave cash I just said something like "Thank you for the generous gift - it will definitely come in handy as we prepare for our new addition!" If I knew what exactly I'd be spending it on, I would have put that, but right now I just know that it will be spent on baby things. :)
    This is what I did, too.  However, I did have a few people write in the memo of their checks what the money was for, so made sure to say that the money would be spent on those specific things in the thank you card.
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