General Chat

Guilty !
I haven't written any letters yet, but will do so over the next few days. I have phoned my thanks already.

I'm with Ann in Glos....I don't expect an immediate response, but I usually receve letters within the following two weeks.
I always taught my children to send a note of thanks. When they were very young it was just a hand-drawn picture with a message I wrote for them.
Now I don't ask if they've written. It's between them and the giver now that they are adults.

Gwyn

I am much better at Birthday Thank-You's than Christmas, I must admit. I always have my 2 sons (10 & 12) write Thank-yous for their birthday gifts but have only sent out Christmas ones to people we didn't see during the unwrapping process! Should we still send Thank-yous to those people too?
Paula

I think a personal thank you is fine.

I believe a written note or letter is to take the place of a face to face thank you.

Sue

I'm on me soap box again!!!

I can't believe this.....just received an e.mail from sis in law this morning, telling us what a lovely time they'd had over Chrismtas with my mum in law and other family members etc ,.........no word of a thank you for the presents we sent to her and her hubby!!!!!!! I know the parcels arrived a week ago 'cos Mum in law had told me.

I'm gobsmacked.

K

Well I really can't complain. My d-i-l always saw to it that my grandchildren wrote little notes to me when they were small thanking me for birthday presents and christmas presents. She still reminds them but they both at the ages of 15 and 12 still write and say thank you. In fact I visited on Boxing Day and took their presents, they thanked me then and just today I received a small card from each of them thanking me in detail for their gifts and saying how much they were enjoying them. It makes all the difference, just a few lines, but it makes all that hunting around for a suitable nice gift worthwhile.

Thankyou letters were always something I did as a child and enjoyed writing them.My children always did their thankyou letters too.Sadly my mum and dad ,Aunty,and in laws are no longer here to write letters to.
Thankyou letters are probably done by e mail now.What a pity.

I`ve stil had no phone call , letter or text to thank me although will see them on Sunday

have now received thank you cards from neices -think someone nudged them to do it -my mother !