Miss Manners: If you return a present, do you mention that in the thank-you note to the gift-giver?
I don’t want to lie and say, “Thank you for the candlesticks; they have a prominent place on our mantel!” when that is not ...
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Say Thank You for the Birthday Wishes with These Thoughtful Messages
The only thing that made getting one year older, was all of the birthday wishes sent my way. Thank you all! Y'all are too ...
Dear Abby: Thank-you notes can mean more than you realize
DEAR TAMARA: The subject of thank-you notes is one of the most common complaints I receive from readers. Some people put off ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat1d
Dear Abby: A brief thank-you note has an outsized impact
Dear Tamara: The subject of thank-you notes is one of the most common complaints I receive from readers. Some people put off ...
Dear Abby: Don’t know what to write in a thank-you note? Abby comes to your rescue
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Staten Island Advance2d
Dear Abby: My son learned the hard way that thank-you notes matter
I advise readers to have a notebook handy when they open gifts and JOT DOWN THE FIRST WORDS THAT COME TO MIND when they see ...
Dear Abby: A short thank-you note makes a big impact
Entitlement has gotten way out of hand. Handwritten thank-you notes are NOT old-fashioned. They lift the giver’s heart.
The Durango Herald1d
Thank-you note has big impact
I advise readers to have a notebook handy when they open gifts and jot down the first words that come to mind when they see what’s inside. For some reason, they mistakenly believe a thank-you must be ...
Opinion
A brief thank -you note has an outsized impact
Some time ago, you printed a letter from a grandmother who said she was changing her will because neither her adult children nor her grandchildren ever wrote her thank-you notes when she sent a gift.
Miss Manners: What’s the proper way to thank someone for an unwanted (and exchanged) wedding gift?
I don’t want to lie and say, “Thank you for the candlesticks; they have a prominent place on our mantel!” when that is not ...
Miss Manners: Newlywed couple struggles with how to thank friends for gifts unwanted, unasked for
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