Thank You!

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It seems like I hear about this issue a hundred times a year. A ticked off gift giver has purchased yet another gift for someone and received no thank you acknowledgment in return. Did they get it? Did they love it? Did they hate it? Why are we spending our money on people who don't have five minutes and a stamp to let us know? To those who find people’s lack of etiquette hurtful to the point of considering “cutting them off”, I’d like to offer an alternative. From now on, when a gifting situation arises for thankless youngsters and adults why not order them some personalized note cards? Look online. There are many companies that make fun or elegant items for teens as well as adults, both male or female. Have their first names or initials printed on them. Not sure of their style? Keep it simple; white with black ink and a clean, readable font. For a graduation or bigger gift giving occasion, add a nice pen and a roll of stamps so they can get right on to writing. You might include a book on how to write a personal note explaining that this will help their college entrance essay writing, job interview thank you notes or any social occasion when they really should be sending an acknowledgement. Some folks, mostly boys, hate to hand write notes because their handwriting is atrocious. They must have missed out on the nuns with rulers experience. To them I suggest writing a practice note on scratch paper and keep it short, or use your computer and print out a brief message and hand sign it. Slide the printed personal note into the card like an insert and send it out. It very well could be the little, clever thing that gets you the job or the invitation to the next party from that amazing host. Yes, our young are the tech generation, but I’d bet a fortune that if their secret crush were to hand write them a note on a paper napkin, they would keep that little treasure for years to come. They do understand the importance of hand written notes, they just need to be taught how to write their own. Start your own tradition of celebrating their name by giving them personalized stationary and note cards and maybe the first one they write will be to you.
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