Holiday madness

[Radbird]

We got our first Easter card today.

Easter is April 20.

The thought of sending an Easter card has never, ever occurred to me.

[Fat_Bulldog]

We got our first Easter card today.

Easter is April 20.

The thought of sending an Easter card has never, ever occurred to me.

Easter cards? Really?

[stlouie_lipp]

I hate people, and the people referenced in that article are Exhibit A.

[cardinalkarp]

While we are at it. Does anyone hate thank you cards? What the [expletive] is that all about?

You hate it when someone takes the time to send you a card thanking you for something you did for them???

Odd

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

While we are at it. Does anyone hate thank you cards? What the [expletive] is that all about?

You hate it when someone takes the time to send you a card thanking you for something you did for them???

Odd

I hate writing them but they're useful.

1. It let's people know you actually got the gift. How many times have you gone to a wedding or something where you just throw a card full of cash or gift cards onto a table full of gifts and cards never to get a thank you card and then wonder for the next year or so if someone jacked the card and the people for whom the card/cash was meant are wondering why the [expletive] you stiffed them? It's happened to me, and I always wanted to ask to make sure which is probably rude. Eventually I just started writing checks to avoid this problem. Also, they're pretty damn fun to read sometimes. I had to delete a picture I took of one my friend sent me after his wedding. Because, well, the content just wasn't appropriate.

2. If someone gives you something and more than likely takes time out of their schedule to come to your event, it's just polite to send them a thank you card because it's kind of a lost art being able to write a handwritten somewhat meaningful note.

However, writing that handwritten, somewhat meaningful note really sucks. But they aren't the same as sending someone a Halloween card which is pointless and unwarranted.

[cardinalkarp]

Right, it might be a pain for the person sending the thank you card, but again I'm not sure why a person wouldn't like receiving one (for many of the reasons you mentioned)

[jim]

I like getting a thank you card, and I don't mind it one bit when my wife writes and sends one.

[Jocephus]

my parents forced in all of us to write thank you cards.

[Molly]

While we are at it. Does anyone hate thank you cards? What the [expletive] is that all about?

You hate it when someone takes the time to send you a card thanking you for something you did for them???

Odd

I hate writing them but they're useful.

1. It let's people know you actually got the gift. How many times have you gone to a wedding or something where you just throw a card full of cash or gift cards onto a table full of gifts and cards never to get a thank you card and then wonder for the next year or so if someone jacked the card and the people for whom the card/cash was meant are wondering why the [expletive] you stiffed them? It's happened to me, and I always wanted to ask to make sure which is probably rude. Eventually I just started writing checks to avoid this problem. Also, they're pretty damn fun to read sometimes. I had to delete a picture I took of one my friend sent me after his wedding. Because, well, the content just wasn't appropriate.

2. If someone gives you something and more than likely takes time out of their schedule to come to your event, it's just polite to send them a thank you card because it's kind of a lost art being able to write a handwritten somewhat meaningful note.

However, writing that handwritten, somewhat meaningful note really sucks. But they aren't the same as sending someone a Halloween card which is pointless and unwarranted.

This. I sent hand written thank you notes to everyone who donated to the ALS Walk. Many people were quite surprised to receive one and actually thanked me for the thank you note.

[stlouie_lipp]

This seems like the right place for this. Cheesey? Sure. But some truth in there too.

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