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

[/quote]Actually Miss Manners says if the person opens the gift when you're there and says thank you that they shouldn't follow up with a thank you note. Normally I worship the ground Miss Manners walks on but I just can't [i]not[/i] write a thank you note in that situation. That's not how I was raised. [/quote]

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