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Thank You Notes

When I was little, I wrote thank you notes to all my relatives for their annual $5.00 birthday checks.  The notes were always three sentences long as follows:

“Dear Aunt So and So and Uncle So and So,

Thank you very much for the birthday check. 

I plan to spend it on something wonderful. 

Thanks again. 

Love, Judy”

Now my 3” x 4” cards with my name engraved across the top sit in a box, untouched.  Of course, I don’t have any aunts and uncles now, but with rare exceptions, I express any thanks via email.

Doesn’t everybody?  And isn’t that a bit sad?

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3 responses to “Thank You Notes”

  1. Janet Gottlieb Avatar
    Janet Gottlieb

    In re thank-you notes: The practice isn’t completely dead. My now-10YO grandnephews always send a note, and their dad–my nephew–was amused to report during a face-to-face contact that one such note was already written, and I’ll be seeing it soon, “Because it’s not official unless you put a stamp on it and send it in the mail”

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  2. Cathy W. Avatar
    Cathy W.

    I love sending cards and notes. There are so many beautiful stamps to use, including sets for Good Night Moon and RBG! I like to thank people for the gift of their friendship, and other intangibles.

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  3. Barbara Avatar
    Barbara

    I still mail thank you notes, but I realize they seem to have gone the way of Xmas cards… hanging by a thread. I really miss them.

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