I have a birthday three day before Christmas, can I combine birthday and Christmas Thank yous, and what are the appropriate amount amounts of time to write and send! Lastly, should you hand deliver or send in the mail?
2006-12-23 04:37:29 · 8 answers · asked by abaker410 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I would suggest that even if you offer a profuse personal thank you in person at the moment the gift is given, you may still want to send a thank you card. A gift given in person could warrant a more formal thank you note if you think that person would really welcome such a note. I'm thinking about an aunt, cousin or grandmother who you don't see frequently. If in doubt, send a note; you can't go wrong it that way.
I don't see anything wrong with combining a thank you for a birthday gift and a Christmas gift in the same note. Also, mailing the note is probably preferable, but if you're driving by the recipient's home and want to drop it in his or her mailbox, I think that would be fine too.
In my little world, too little attention is paid to written thank you notes, and I want to congratulate you for your attention to this nicety. In the last 10 years there have been several occasions where I did not receive a thank you note from a niece or nephew for a (rather expensive) wedding or shower gift, and that reduces my inclination to be as generous in the future. Keep on writing those notes!
2006-12-23 04:57:03 · answer #1 · answered by Gr8AuntCarolyn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is fine to combine your thank yous for both birthday and Christmas. They should be written out within a week of the last occasion. They should be delivered within two weeks.
Whether you hand deliver them or mail them is entirely up to you. Either way, you write out the entire names and addresses on the envelopes, but of course you only stamp those going in the mail.
Those you deliver yourself are placed in the mailbox. Please don't ring the door bell and hand the note to them. Long ago and far away, you'd send your footman to deliver your thank you notes and he would then ring the bell and give them to whoever answered the door. But, as I doubt you have a footman, you'll have to leave the notes in their respective mailboxes.
2006-12-23 05:38:42 · answer #2 · answered by castle h 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should mail out the christmas-thankyous and birthday-thankyous separately. If all you received is a birthday card for your birthday, I don't think it's necessary to mail out a birthday thank you card so long as you acknowledge the sender's birthday at the appropriate time.
2006-12-26 06:04:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I share your problem. My birthday is December 29. I've always sent a card saying thank you for both, but this one year I sent a card with one side saying thank for Christmas and the other for my birthday. They seemed to enjoy that. Also, cards should be mailed, most people don't want to open a thank you card right in front of the person who is thanking them.
2006-12-23 04:42:54 · answer #4 · answered by Optimus Maximus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would do two separarte card, but it would be okay to send them both in the same envelope I think. We don't usually send thank you cards for Christmas. We say thank you while we're there visiting (if a present is sent, it's different) and leave it at that.
2006-12-23 04:57:37 · answer #5 · answered by Honesty given here! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can combine. I would mail them. Also you should try to have them all out within one month. It is nice to see that someone out there still sends thank you cards.
2006-12-23 04:46:30 · answer #6 · answered by rebelettekusmc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't wait any longer than a week to write your thank you notes. You may mail or hand-deliver them.
2006-12-23 05:28:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Combine in one card and mail as soon as possible.
2006-12-23 18:55:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋