Are they without manners, were never taught it was the right thing to do, or do they simply not care? I ask myself this question time & time again when I have gone out of my way to find the perfect give for someone, their child, their new home and so on... I am referring to sending a thank you note. Taking a few minutes to jot down an acknowledgement of someones kind generosity, that you simply received the gift or that receipt of the item made your day brighter is just a given by many. It takes so little of yourself to do this. If you don't, please considering beginning. Taking others for granted will most certainly knock you off the givers list of persons remembered. Plus the person sending the gift might consider you entitled so therefore thinking you think that of yourself, even worse. I would never want to be viewed as "entitled". That could be viewed as haughty or just plain rude with a touch of self absorbed tossed in or that you were raised by wolves.
Taking the time to thank that special someone for remembering you could keep you in their good graces, otherwise you might not deserve to be in that persons continued spirit of generosity.
As far as I am concerned, a late thank you note is better than no thank you note. I am still at work on my Thank You's from Christmas, well over 6 weeks ago, the only reason they are so late: A house fire. What's your excuse?
PS: You have a full year for Wedding Gifts! Getting it done sooner increases your odds of getting it done.
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I believe this is such an important practice. I once had a friend say that she didn't care about thank you notes because she merely threw them away. I was horrified because although I enjoy a pretty piece of paper and kind words, I think it's what the note signifies that it more valuable: time. This person took a moment to pause and reflect on a gift given. I've also heard some people say that they don't like writing thank you notes because they are hesitant about the wording. It doesn't matter because whenever I receive a thank you note, I'm just thrilled that this person took a moment to reflect on the gift.
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