is it rude to hand-deliver a thank you card for a wedding gift; and how long do you have to send out those thank you cards? I've heard you have 1 year.
2006-06-28 05:16:12 · 11 answers · asked by tanya77586 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I'd take it as less rude. Mail is less personal.
2006-06-28 05:19:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Customarily its should be mailed out. However; hand delivery allows you to add a special touch of sincerity. The rule of thumb is to send the cards out at least two to three weeks from the wedding reception. Generally speaking people understand that you have recently come off your honeymoon. The longer you wait the less sincere the card appears to the recipient.
2006-06-28 13:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by Swordfish 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My gut says that it's nicer to mail it. I think that dropping it off at a person's house makes it seem like you're trying to save the cost of a stamp. However, after reading some of these responses, I think that perhaps a hand delivery is okay.
By the way, in the U.S. it's a federal offense to put anything in someone's mailbox. Only the postal service is supposed to do it. If the postman finds something in there, he is supposed to collect it and if he doesn't he could lose his job. Better to leave it on the door if that's what you're going to do.
2006-06-30 20:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hand delivering a thank you card would be so special -- it gives you a chance to let the person know they are very special, and their gift is something that reminds you of them.
Technically, you should have sent out all your thanks by one year, but in fact, if someone doesn't hear from you within six months, you get a black mark against your name.
2006-06-28 18:56:42 · answer #4 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's better to deliver it by hand. It's like saying, "I care about you so much that I didn't just drop off the letter in a box and trust some stranger to give it to you. Instead, I personally made sure it got to you."
2006-06-28 12:46:26 · answer #5 · answered by x 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be rude to hand deliver it in the mailbox and not talk to the person. What would be the point? If you know they will be home it's not rude at all. Nice gesture really.
2006-06-28 12:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by Irish 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always think that a hand-delivered thank you note is nicer!
2006-06-28 14:04:00 · answer #7 · answered by onefootnaked 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not rude. It's nicer for someone to get a card by preson coz they will think you've taken your time over it.
2006-06-28 12:20:33 · answer #8 · answered by sweety_chick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It greatly depends on circumstance.
And, it's never to soon or to late to say thank you.
The sin is in not.
2006-06-28 12:23:35 · answer #9 · answered by thomnjo2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would give it no more than three or four months, tops, and of course it is acceptable to hand-deliver a thank you note. Any gesture of thanks is greatly appreciated, I'm sure.
2006-06-28 12:19:38 · answer #10 · answered by blueingy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋