Do you send thank you cards?

I think people expect way too many "thank you's." If I have told the person thank you then that should be sufficient. After all, to me, a personal thank you is much better than a card. It costs way too much for cards and postage when a vocal thank you should be plenty. We do not give gifts to hear someone say thank you, we should do it from the goodness of our heart and that should be the end of it.

I was raised that you always send a thank you card in a timely matter after receiving a gift. Of course you say thank you when you receive it, but anyone can say thank you. Going the extra mile with sending a thank you card with a personal note is showing your appreciation. That way you are acknowledging the gift you received, and personalizing the thank you. I know I think more highly of a person when they do that, and in turn makes me want to do more for them. It really doesn't take that much time to write a thank you.

This is official tradition in the business enviroment and in some other social groups from so-called Hight Life. I dont think that i must do it just because of the tradition. But if i feel that i must say Thank you with special card- i will do it.

I don't think cards are necessary of the person who gave the gift is there to thank in person, it's really not necessary. The only time i have sent thank you cards is when the gift giver wasn't there to thank - like a gift my daughter was given for Easter from my Grandmother & then to all the people who sent me gifts when my daughter was born - many of them were given to my mum to pass on or sent through the mail so thank you cards were the polite thing for me to do! As i said, thank you cards are only necessary when the gift giver isn't there to thank personally. Maybe you could let you MIL that coz what she expects is a little much i think!

well sending a card is never necessary if you can express your feelings very well with words in front of a person, because thankyou said then and there is much better, cause you remember the favour so well at that time. i only send thankyou cards to people whom i cant personally say. otherwise i express my feelings at the time when i recieve a gift.

yes, i always send cards for the person who did something good for me.And especially when i recieve gifts.

I guess this is a matter of personal preference. So far, I would thank the person for a gift but I wouldn't follow up with sending a thank you card or note. So nope, I haven't sent any thank you cards before. Personally I wouldn't expect the recipient to give me a thank you card or note but it would be a nice gesture if they chose to do so.

I'm a thank your card-aholic. I love writing them, sending them, and receiving them. This fits in well with my postal mail addiction. :) This also fits in with my love for writing. Every opportunity I find to write something and send it through the mail is immediatly jumped upon. :)