# Thank You Card Etiquette for Group Gifts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-card-etiquette-for-group-gifts/348758>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 17, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-card-etiquette-for-group-gifts/348758 "2006-03-17T15:46:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Iris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a5b964/32.png) [@Iris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iris)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-card-etiquette-for-group-gifts/348758/1 "2006-03-17T15:46:50Z")

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I recently had a baby and I’m finally getting around to writing thank you cards for the baby gifts. My friends from college gave us a group gift - a really nice stroller. I definitely want to send each of them a thank you note, but I’m struggling with what to say. Do I just thank them for the stroller or thank them for their contributions towards the group gift? Any thoughts?

As a sleep-deprived new mom, my brain isn’t working too well these days…

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**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-card-etiquette-for-group-gifts/348758/2 "2006-03-17T16:04:09Z")

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I think the best thing to do is to thank each individual as if they alone had given you the gift. Say everything you would have said if a single person had given you the gift, and don’t mention the group aspect of it.

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**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-card-etiquette-for-group-gifts/348758/3 "2006-03-17T16:11:41Z")

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I would thank them for the lovely/fantastic/generous gift, and say that it is very appreciated. No mention of “group gift” or “contribution.”

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**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-card-etiquette-for-group-gifts/348758/4 "2006-03-17T17:48:04Z")

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> [@Beadalin](#):
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> I think the best thing to do is to thank each individual as if they alone had given you the gift. Say everything you would have said if a single person had given you the gift, and don’t mention the group aspect of it.

Exactly.

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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-card-etiquette-for-group-gifts/348758/5 "2006-03-18T01:24:01Z")

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> [@foxymoron](#):
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> I would thank them for the lovely/fantastic/generous gift, and say that it is very appreciated. No mention of “group gift” or “contribution.”

Thirded. I get a group gift at the end of every school year from my students, usually a very generous gift certificate to the mall or local shop, and I just write a note to each child, thanking them for the wonderful present.