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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC was recently invited to a birthday party for which the invitation said something like "No gifts, please - if you must bring a gift, please consider a certificate for a special treat."  I went to the local ice-cream shop in town and picked up a gift certificate.  DC hand-made a card, and we stuck the gift certificate inside.  I was so bummed to not receive a thank-you note!  I wonder if this was "punishment" for bringing a gift when the invitation basically asked us not to?

Also, DC was invited to another birthday "party" which was really more of a get-together with just a few families at the birthday child's home (which, incidentally, is about an hour's drive from us).  Everyone brought gifts, and the birthday child opened them there at the party (because the group was small, I'm assuming).  Again, no thank-you note.  [b]I am guessing they thought that since they said "thank you" right there after he opened our gift, then there was no need to send a card. What do you think?[/b]

I don't know why both of these things mildly irritated me (I guess I am old-fashioned?!).

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...and they were correct.  If you are going to be an etiquette maven, you better bone up on your rules of etiquette!

http://www.emilypost.com/communication-and-technology/notes-and-letters/99-thank-you-notes-to-send-or-not-to-send

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The heading of the link says "It’s never wrong to send a written thank-you And people always appreciate getting “thanks” in writing."[/quote]

And the text says you should send a thank you card when you weren't able to thank the giver in person.  Of course it is not WRONG to go above and beyond and send a card even if you did so (and FWIW, I always do) but you can't get your knickers in a bunch over a perceived etiquette breach if someone chooses not to do so.[/quote]

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