Congratulations on doing the right thing by even preparing to write this note in the first place. Now don’t blow it. Remember a few simple rules of etiquette, and check the sample thank you notes for additional guidance:

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- Wedding gifts.
- Sympathy letters, flowers, or mass cards.
- To the hostess after a party that was hosted in your honor.
- Bridal or baby shower gifts.
- Gifts that were received by mail.
- After being entertained by your boss.
- Gifts received during a hospital stay, as soon as you are well enough to do so.
- After being hosted as a house-guest for one or more nights (unless it’s a close relative or friend who is doing the hosting, in which case it still doesn’t hurt).
- After a dinner party for which you received a hand-written invitation. You’re off the hook for an Evite or verbal “come over tomorrow night”– but a thank you phone call or email the next day is a good idea.
- Gifts of congratulations.

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Multiple gifts
If Aunt Tina gives you a gift at your wedding shower and then also gives you one on your wedding day, send her an individual thank you note for each gift. It doesn’t matter how close together you received the gifts– write two notes.
Thank you note appearance
They should always be handwritten. There are some cases where email is acceptable, but never type an email on your computer, print, and send via mail. If it is going in the real mail, it should have your handwriting. And use dark blue or black ink over colored ink. It is more easily readable and you are probably not a 10-year-old girl.
Notes from children not old enough to write
Parents should write on their children’s behalf but encourage their participation, which gives you something original and personal to add to the note. You can also let children add stickers or draw a picture on the other half of the card. More on that here.
Gifts of money
Treat the same as a gift, but standard etiquette dictates you do not mention the exact amount. More on this here. Also, if you have a particular item you intend to buy with the money, you can include that.
How to start
Personalize it. Starting your note with generic statements like “Thank you for the gift” are too impersonal. Even a brief description warms it up like, “Thank you for the fuzzy blue sweater.”
Terrible gifts
What if you don’t like the gift? Well it really is the thought that counts. Remind yourself that the giver spent time and money selecting the gift, and that is why they deserve thanks.
Addressing them
Thank you notes should be addressed to whomever signed your gift card. If your card was signed by Mrs. Crumb, write to her but mention the rest of the family if you know them, such as “Please send my best to Todd and the kids.”
Mass production
Apparently at some weddings, the bride and groom have “thank you for coming” printed on many pieces of paper, and guests are to pick one up on their way out, and that is supposed to serve as their thank you note. I do not recommend this. Yes it’s a ton of work to handwrite personal notes to each guest, but consider how much work it was for your guests to pick out and pay for your gift and travel to your wedding.

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Don’t include fewer than three sentences in any note.
- Don’t use pre-printed or fill-in-the-blank thank you cards. That’s scarcely better than not sending a note at all.
- Don’t talk about yourself. This is about the gift, not your life.
- If it’s your bridal or baby shower, don’t ask your guests to address their own thank you note envelopes. Tacky.
- Then writing a farewell note to your company, don’t write anything negative, even as a joke.
- Don’t wait a year to mail thank you notes for wedding gifts.
- When thanking someone for money, don’t name the amount. Say “Thank you for the generous gift.” (Exception: Situations such as charitable donations where the exact amount is needed for business purposes.)
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