No thank you after receiving a gift?

Question

Some people do not say a word of thanks after receiving a gift.
I am not looking for a thank you. Just notices it. I was raised to say thank you.

What do you think, they don't say thank you?

Answer 1

I believe that it is rude to not say thank you after receiving a gift. The words should be written or said, not just for appreciation, but acknowledgment that the gift has been received. It was okay for you to question, to make sure the recipient did receive the gift, but not okay for you to be upset about the thank you. You did not give the gift for something in return.

Answer 2

People are funny (Weird may be the better term). They never taught to show appreciation for any thing someone do in kindness. In Africa, there are some countries, you can give a person a shirt button. You know what they do? They take it with "Both" hands!!!! Why? Because they believe any gift, regardless of what it is ........ is worth receiving with both hands. This is how they teach their children. AND that a pretty good thank you, I feel. But, the sad part, many parents just teach their children to take what you can get and the person giving was stupid to give when they could have sold for "Money"!
Bottom line; "They greedy"! Greedy people never appreciate what they get. They just angry you not give more.

Answer 3

No thank you means no gift in the future. I was taught at a very young age to say thank you for gifts. I remember getting into a lot of trouble if I didn't do it. When my uncle had kids, they never had to say thank you for anything! In fact, my grandmother would scold me for not sending them birthday cards. I would tell her I did,then she'd say, "well, they didn't say anything about getting a card from you!" This had to happen about twice before I caught on: If I am going to catch it anyway for not acknowledging their birthdays because they don't think enough to call and say thanks for the card, then I might as well not do it. Do you think they have gotten a card/call/gift/anything since then?
Even my husband of one year has caught on. He called my younger cousin and left him a long message on his birthday. When the older one's birthday came, I told him and he said, "Well, S. never called me back, so why should I keep chasing them?" I wish I could have told him that the older one was not like his brother and deserved his own chance, but I honestly couldn't.

Answer 4

I feel the same way I was raised to say thanks too. I made a beautiful afghan for a friends son when he got married this year. At the time I was recovering form a serious surgery and it was a financial burden but I pressed on and made it. Four months lather no thanks you note. Finally I asked my friend didn't they send out thank yous she said yes they did they got them right out. Didn't you get one? I said no. She asked her son about it and he said I didn't get one since money was so tight. $.41 cents come on now. That was more hurtful than not getting a note. So you see I think it is very rude.

Thanks for asking.

Answer 5

You're supposed to say thank you upon recieving a gift. Otherwise, you'll soon stop recieving gifts. Even if it's something you hate, you say thank you. It shows that you appreciate the gesture.

You're right on this. I say thanks whenever someone does something courteous towards me - ie: holds open a door. Anything. Even when someone passes me handouts during class, I say thanks.

Answer 6

it's good manners to say "thank you" after receiving something or a favor from someone...

Answer 7

It's classless to not say thanks for a gift- rude and unfortunate.