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.

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If a gift shows up later from said pain in the butt guests, do the right thing, send them a thank you FOR THE GIFT. Nothing needs to be said about them being there or sharing your special day." ...

I realized that I've always written thank-you notes from a place of guilt. I recently decided to stop writing them, and I'm not making my kids write them, either.

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Perhaps Gen Z should embrace that cringe, earnestness be damned, and shamelessly send a millennial thank you note after their next yap session. Because, after all, they too probably needed that. ️ ...

In return, I have always taken the time to write careful and personal thank-you notes for each of these gifts. Part of my motivation has been to set an example for my students, demonstrating the ...

My solution is to send enotes for expressing appreciation, ... “Thank you for the (insert present) that you gave me. It was very special and/or significant” is not fooling anyone.