BellaOnline Forums Food and Wine Etiquette Do You Send Thank-You Notes?

I send thank-you notes for gifts or hospitality, a kind gesture and the like. Rarely for dinner, unless it was a special occasion like Easter lunch etc. (I will be sending one out to my Aunt on Monday.) Instead, I follow up with a phone call the next day.

I must admit--I don't bother sending thank-you notes to friends who don't bother themselves! It irritates me that they are so rude. And I am 37 years old. One woman told me she thought that thank-you notes were a generational matter for "old" people. She is 38. I felt like saying that actually, it is a matter of class and upbringing. But I bit my tongue.

I did have a friend who made her own cards for special occasions and would send beautiful thank-you notes for dinner in the mail. They always cheered me up just looking at them on the mantle shelf, they were so pretty!

I give note cards as gifts often since I regularly purchase autism art cards and awareness cards. Then the person will send one back to me as a thank you note, which is not necessary since they are to be used to spread awareness. It would be nice if teachers would use another note card for the thank you note.

When my son graduated fifth grade last year a few teachers mailed us thank you cards and when I order autism related items at some sites they will include a personal note and mention this site and thank me for mentioning their site or items, etc.

That's a very nice idea, to have cards that give a message too!

I always send a Thank You card - although, I hardly receive them. I am saddened by this.
I actually received a Thank You card last week after sending someone a surprise gift in the mail. I told her that I really appreciate this since not many people do this anymore!

I often pick up boxes of friendship, thinking of you and thank you cards. there NOT the cheesy kind with just 3 or 4 words in them. although my family n friends would still like them with just 3 or 4 words in them. i also write in them to make it more personal. i think phone calls and thank you cards are nice. to me email cards aren't very personal although some are very pretty. i my self like to put my cards out so my friends n family can see them. i don't feel my company wants to sit at my computer looking at cards. just my feelings

Small gestures mean a lot.

i'm guilty on this one. i don't send thank-you notes at all. i didn't think anybody bothered about receiving them or not. maybe next time i have a party or get together, i should send them out to those who came.

Welcome, beachwaves!!

Actually as host they should be sending YOU thank you notes for inviting them over!! You should send a thank you note the next time someone has you over to their house, or gives you something

For Dinner, I bring the Wine and Email if they have it.

For Special Help like at Lane Bryant or such I will sent thank you note and maby box of Chocolates if they were helpful. (Both Sales Ladies)

Last couple of times they have got $25 gc from Olive Garden. But most of the time some 8 bucks chocolates from Walmart along with Thank you Note.

I figure better service next time and let them know I appreciate their help.

Dm

I recently bought a bag of assorted cards at a garage sale and it has a variety of things from Thank you to Sorry your sick.
I still write letters to a friend of mine that I worked with years ago. Sending pictures is probably not done much anymore either.
With digital cameras and computers so popular.