My sister gave me a great birthday party, with friends attending from my work and theirs. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone's home address to send their thank you cards to! The thank yous are written and stamped-I just don't know where to send them! So, my question is twofold: 1) Can I send a thank you card to a work address, and 2) If not, does anyone know of a good way to get someone's home address?
2007-03-04 16:43:17 · 7 answers · asked by Sandy Lou 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Hello Sandy Lou,
First let me say congratulations on actually writing out your thank you cards! Many people cannot be bothered to do that these days. Good manners never go out of style no matter how many people pretend to not know basic etiquette, or pretend to "forget" to do it, or get "too busy" to do it. Acknowledging the time and thoughtfulness that went into each gift is a social obligation that should not be overlooked. Having said that, you are already ahead of the game. Now let's look at possible ways to get those addresses:
* Your friends might be listed in the local phone directory or online.
* You might have mutual friends who know that information.
* Since you work with these people, it might be possible to ask the human resource manager to provide those for you if you explain your purpose. If confidentiality is an issue, perhaps he/she could address them and mail them since they are already stamped.
* It is acceptable to ask your friends for their addresses. Some people do that to send out invitations as well.
* If all else fails, you can send them to the work address or
* Hand them out in person.
I hope one of these ideas will work for you. Again, good work on putting forth the effort to get that done!
Julie
2007-03-04 17:03:06 · answer #1 · answered by julie j 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure the work address would be fine, unless your company has a policy banning personal communication--you might want to ask your supervisor's permission first. If you can't get permission, you can do a search on whitepages.com if that person has a home phone and the line is in his/her name(if not you can try a spouse's name) then you can find their address. So long as your company is OK with it, I'm sure the gesture would be very much appreciated if it were sent at work--no one sends thank-yous anymore!
2007-03-04 16:53:30 · answer #2 · answered by justpeachee22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think it is appropriate to send them to the work address. You can find an address in the phone book if they're listed, or on www.whowhere.com
2007-03-04 16:52:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would hand deliver them. Some people may not want to receive mail at home. Also, some jobs only allow people to receive work related mail.
2007-03-05 07:47:23 · answer #4 · answered by pretty_as_me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a thank you note to the work address would do just fine as they are people you know from work.
2007-03-04 16:48:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could hand deliver them to your coworkers while at work, and your sister could deliver to her coworkers. I did that for those that attended my wedding and did not know their home address, and was not going to ask
2007-03-04 16:51:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine they opt for to study some manners and etiquette right here. they ought to have discovered someplace that they opt for to deliver out thanks notes of a few variety fairly contained concerning a wedding ceremony, both written or digital. With the request of money of presents, it would also be that they are short on funds. thanks playing cards will be offered in bulk inexpensively at you community drug shop. If funds for them become extremely tight, they might have used digital thank-you playing cards for loose at 123Greetings or similar different greeting web pages.
2016-11-27 22:23:02 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋