The thank you gift boxes were filled with homemade treats and were delivered to police officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, 24-hour pharmacies, Offutt Air Force Base, nursing homes and ...

The best thank-you gifts express your gratitude and offer a thoughtful token of appreciation. Here are our top picks for 2024, from gift baskets to candles.

If you’re overthinking what to get as a thank-you gift, we have plenty of gift ideas that will help you show your appreciation, no matter the occasion.

Nearly three quarters of those surveyed, or 73%, said they have received a holiday or Christmas gift from someone – and they didn’t have a gift to give in return. That rises for millennials ...

In 2005, Professor Jeannette Haviland-Jones sent out three different types of packages—a candle, a fruit basket, or a floral bouquet—to 147 different women. It was a thank you gift, she said ...

According to Swann, it’s good practice to write a thank-you note within one week and, if possible, within three days. "But being late is always better than never sending one at all," she tells ...

You'll be more likely to write a thank you note if you do it soon after receiving a gift or an act of kindness. The general expectation is between one day and two weeks after opening a gift.

And yes, even if you don’t like the gift, you should still send a thank-you note—but there’s no need to mention that it wasn’t what you wanted or that you’ll be returning it, Goss says.