Ok, here goes ... my husband and I got married January 27, 2007, and as of today, more than half of the thank you notes have yet to be sent! I know, I know. We're being real jerks about it, and I feel sick just thinking about it. The thing is, we have moved twice, and were financially strapped for a long time. Now that we're back on our feet, how do I explain for the delay in sending the thank you note? Should I just send lengthy apology letters instead?
2007-11-07 11:26:45 · 11 answers · asked by MariaB 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I would not send length apology letters, but I would add a small apology in the thank you notes. Perhaps just along the lines of:
"We would like to thank you for attending our wedding in January, and the lovely gift of ... that you gave us. We love the gift, and have found it very useful. Please forgive the delay in sending this, as we have had quite a hectic year, but do know that we have not forgotten your generosity."
2007-11-07 13:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by Minerva 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have a yr. to write/send Thank You notes.. I wouldn't get into much detail for the delay.. Just be overly appreciative of the gifts that were given by friends/family.. Or simply say I had written Thank You's and when we moved I packed them and never mailed them. I found them when we were unpacking ! It's worth a bit of a chuckle if anyone asks... I really did that once ! Good luck
2007-11-07 20:11:59 · answer #2 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would stick with a Thank you note. There is no need to go into lengthy detail as to why there was a delay in sending. The only thing that matters now is you are sending them.
2007-11-07 19:31:34 · answer #3 · answered by fuzeber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send THANK YOUS, you are a total Ditz and looking for more excuses. Just send the notes, not apologies, just the notes. You could sit yourA$$ down in a chair and totally write out 100 cards in one day. Your excuses are childish, and I'm not buying them for one second. Neither will any of your "guests" who have wondered for 10 months whether you received the gift they got for you.....anyone wait 10 months to buy you a gift? I'm sure they all have busy lives too. You SHOULD be ashamed, and do something now.
2007-11-07 22:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about it..
We are now at November.
Wait and send they a Christamas Card and Thank Them for the gift.
Let them know you moved a couple times.
You could type some Thank you notes and run them off so you don't have so many to write.
~~Just a Ideal~~
2007-11-07 20:27:32 · answer #5 · answered by Mustbe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's great that you want to write thank-you notes. Personally I think it would be a supreme violation of etiquette rules for the recipients of your notes to be insulted that they received a note. I don't think a long apology is necessary. Perhaps you can say something like, "Please forgive the belated note, but I wanted to thank you for the wonderful toaster that you gave us..."
2007-11-08 02:14:32 · answer #6 · answered by drshorty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A thank you note will suffice perhaps with a small mention of the busy year you have had this year but do not excuse yourselves for not having written them earlier
2007-11-07 19:36:16 · answer #7 · answered by Evieve 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd write regular thank you with a short (apologetic) note mentioning the two moves.
2007-11-07 19:31:19 · answer #8 · answered by Winterskye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can say that you're finally on your feet and wanted to say thank you the right way...with plenty of time and thought.
2007-11-07 19:59:33 · answer #9 · answered by Miss.Understanding 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SEnd a 2 in one. Write your thanks and ps with an apology.
2007-11-08 02:54:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋