Comments on: Wedding Reply Cards: A Weakness Exposed

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By: Sally Parrott Ashbrook

Sally Parrott Ashbrook — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:50:57 +0000

Re thank you notes: If you don’t mail a thanks, I think you should at least email or call a thanks. That doesn’t cost anything (environmentally or financially) except a moment of your time. If someone takes the time, effort, and money to send a gift, you should reply to thank them! And I have had occasions where I really did wonder whether someone received a gift–it’s not always someone being bitchy.

By: lauren

lauren — Wed, 09 May 2007 23:21:59 +0000

on the one hand, i totally get nate’s sentiment. totally. and yet, likw jamie mentions, i am someone who really enjoys saying thank you. shrug. and who enjoys sending notes in general- not just to thank people for “gifts” but for their friendship, a kind word, a thoughtful gesture….i don’t think there’s a one-size-fits-all answer here…

By: jamie

jamie — Tue, 08 May 2007 02:58:08 +0000

And some people like giving notes of thanks. If money isn’t an issue, what’s a 41 cent stamp and a little jot to let someone know you were touched?

By: Makeesha

Makeesha — Mon, 07 May 2007 21:26:27 +0000

I totally feel the same way. I’m really not a “card fan” anyway. waste of paper in my book

By: nate (aka roger)

nate (aka roger) — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:57:27 +0000

When it comes to sending thank you notes, I always figure…why bother?

You gave me a gift – of course I’m thankful (I’m not that much of an ass). Even when the wedding card with money in it from my new wife’s great-aunt was addressed to “Jen and Roger” (who the hell is Roger?), I was still thankful – and I imagine Roger was too.

If the gift giver’s gift giving prerequisite is a thank you note (as evidenced by the people who subtly and not so subtly say, â€œDid you get my gift? I never got a thank you note?â€), it’s not truly a gift…it costs me the price of the thank you card and 39 cents in postage. “Thanks for making me spend money to send you a card to say something you should have already known, just so you can toss it in the trash.” Wasting money, wasting time, killing trees, filling landfills…I’m not in favor of any of these things.

When we give gifts for weddings, showers, birthdays, and the like – we make sure to tell the recipient that their verbal thanks was enough. We don’t need to be validated by a cute piece of cardboard with a signature on it (even if thatâ€™s what your mom taught you was appropriate). We were giving the gift because we wanted to, not because we were looking for something in return. If you feel the need, call me on my cell phone, send me an e-mail, tell me in person â€“ thatâ€™s thanks enough and itâ€™s free. Or, donâ€™t say thanks at all â€“ if I gave you a gift, I know youâ€™re thankful because chances are I donâ€™t think youâ€™re that much of an ass, either.

By: Makeesha

Makeesha — Thu, 03 May 2007 19:02:34 +0000

oh I can so very much relate to this infliction. We have it as well. It’s horrible. We’re bad with appointments *making and sometimes keeping* and we’re worse at RSVP’s, thank you’s and other cards. it really is awful.