A while ago I started a Pit thread about my spoiled-brat cousin who couldn’t be arsed to thank me for her wedding shower gift – because I was expected to address my own thank-you card at the shower and did not. So I didn’t get a thank-you note.
(The “spoiled-brat” appellation has been earned for many other reasons, not just for the thank-you note incident. That whole branch of the family is all about the cash. They’re willfully ignorant bigots too. I really don’t enjoy being in their presence anymore. And I never hear from this cousin otherwise.)
Guess what came in today? That’s right – the baby shower invitation. What a shame I can’t attend – I already have plans that day. Plans to sit around and pick the jam from between my toes.
And here I was thinking that I was the only one bothered by this. I recently attended a baby shower for a co-worker’s daughter (wrong for many reasons: her second kid, I never even met the daughter in question, etc). I only went because my co-worker has invited me to a lot of things and I always make excuses, so I went this time.
At the end of the party, we were given envelopes to write our name and address on it. I was appalled and wrote it out but shoved it under a bunch of papers, etc and did not put it in the box where they were supposed to go.
Guess what? I never got a thank you. Not even from the mom. Tacky, tacky, tacky.
I don’t blame you one bit for not going to the shower (or sending a gift, I imagine.)
Oh, also recently, we sent a baby gift for jeevmon’s mom’s best friend’s grandson (does that make sense? His hononary aunt’s daughter had a baby). Guess what? We never received any indication that they even received the gift, let alone a thank you. We finally had to make a discreet inquiry about if the gift at least arrived. This was almost 3 months ago so seems like nothing is coming.
I swear, what is it with people?
Holy crap I’ve just realized that I’ve completely fogotten my manners.
My honey and I eloped 2 weeks ago and since that time we’ve gotten a couple of gifts from friends. The whole thing has been so casual that we just called and said thanks. I’m realizing now that I need to do the Thank You note thing.
Whew, I’m glad that I realized now and not 3 months from now.
Glad we could help, velvet. Though may I say, calling them to say thank you would be perfectly acceptable by my standards. Oh, and congratulations!
Remind to give my mom a big hug and kiss and to thank her for raising me right when I see her this weekend. I just cannot imagine why anyone would not ASAP sit down and write out a simple thank you note. I mean I worry about it til I get it done. It’s just plain good manners people! Write them notes now!
Oh and velvetjones best wishes for a long and happy life together. Now get that thank you note out to me right now! 