At one time or another I'm sure we've all been invited to a wedding, baby shower, anniversary, birthday and/or retirement party, and usually we take a small gift or token of our appreciation to give to the intended recipient. It's just our way of letting them know that we appreciate them, love them, and want to help them out as they start this new chapter in their lives.
Buying them a gift is not something that we HAVE to do or are FORCED to do rather it's a tradition and something that we normally want to do.
With that being said though, we also want to know that our gift was not only received but was appreciated. So, you would think that the intended recipient, who received all of the gifts, would be so grateful and appreciative that they would take a few minutes out of their busy schedule/day/or life to send a quick "Thank-You" note to everyone who gave.
But no, not only do they not take the time to send a hand-written "Thank-You" note they can't even take the few seconds it takes to get on the social media websites such as facebook and twitter to send a "Thank-You". How sad!
In 2002 my husband and I were invited to a wedding of a young couple that I didn't even know very well but my husband did. We bought them $85.00 dollars worth of towels and washcloths as a wedding gift and to this day, 10 years later, we have yet to receive a Thank-You.
In 2006, we received another invitation from this same couple to attend a baby shower and needless to say, we passed ~ not only on the shower but also on the gift.
In my opinion, if people don't have enough respect for you to say or send a "Thank-You" for what they've already been given then they don't deserve your "presence" or "presents" again.
It's called Common Sense!
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