10 Reasons To Say Thank You With A Note
I have a humiliating story to tell. Eight years ago I married the man of my dreams, and we had a beautiful wedding. It was so fun to be surrounded by so many people that we love! We were so blessed to receive so many gifts that helped us start our lives together. After we got home from our honeymoon I handmade over 100 thank you cards and we spent a few days filling them in. That’s not the embarrassing part.
We never mailed them. In fact, since then we have moved five times and I have brought them with us to each home. I just threw them away last week in preparation for our next move. It is so embarrassing and I am so sad I never mailed them. Plus, I have serious guilt.
Since then I have tried really hard to make sure I send thank you cards when I receive gifts. I hate to admit that I am still REALLY bad at it. We just welcomed our 3rd baby to the world and as I was looking at baby announcements from Minted I realized that they also carry thank you notes!! Talk about making life easier for people like me!
If I have a card on hand, writing and sending a note is much easier. Here are 10 more reasons to send a thank you card, so go ahead and order as many as you want:
- To tell someone what an amazing friend they are.
- To tell a parent or grandparent how much they mean to you.
- Someone brought you an unexpected gift.
- To your spouse for something as simple as taking out the trash or just being amazing.
- Someone brought you dinner or did you a favor.
- To slip in your kids’ backpack or lunch box reminding them how grateful you are to have them in your life.
- A friend watched your kids.
- Thank someone who is a good example/mentor to you.
- For your kids’ teachers.
- Someone you have done business with (like a realtor or hair dresser).
I think the art of sending real mail has fallen through the cracks, and everyone loves getting stuff in the mail! Maybe we can all try to be a little better at expressing our gratitude and make someone else’s day in the process.
Minted can make it easier for all of us! If you need a creative way to share birth details or graduation, or to say thank you, be sure to visit Minted!
When was the last time you mailed announcements or thank you notes?
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i love the personalized ones with your daughter! very cute. thank you notes are fun.
great ideas! i love sending thank you notes, so much fun and we get to be really creative.
OMG, I love this! Such pretty ways to say thank-you!
THose are great cards! I should really bedoing more thank you notes!
These are some cute cards. It is always nice to receive a thank you card.
These are such adorable thank you cards! I would love to make some of these!
I bet you’re not the only one with a story like this! Tiny Prints definitely has some great options for any occasion (we use them a lot!). I know I’m more likely to get things to the mailbox if they are pretty and personalized.
A note or letter is a nice touch. Handwritten is great to!
Anything that takes a little off the plate is welcome around here. we are also bad about getting thank you cards out.
I am way overdue for a Thank You note to all the nice people who helped me welcome my son. Gootta get on it
I love these notes! It’s kind of sad that writing thank you cards is a “lost art” these days. Not too many people write them anymore — they send texts/emails/FB messages as a way to say thank you.
These are too cute. What an adorable way to say thank you.
I wish I had a nickel for each piece of mail or thank you card that I had forgotten to mail! I would be pretty well off! Nothing to be embarrassed about!
Those are really cute cards! I send out Thank You cards after every one of my children’s birthday parties to people who brought presents.
I like to write Thank You notes. It is a great personal way to say Thanks.
Those are adorable thank you gift cards. I love photo cards for announcements, I never thought about using photos for thank you cards those are cute.
I should send thank you cards more often. They are such nice sentiments.
I grew up with my mother giving out Thank You cards and have kept the tradition going myself. I have even taught my children how important it is to show gratitude.
These are so cute! They would make great gifts for anyone. I would be happy if I ever got one of these beautiful cards!
Don’t be so hard on yourself I think we have all done that or something we don’t forgive ourselves for that we are embarrassed about. I did the same thing only mailed half and never mailed the other half cuz I thought my husband had. Found them months later when cleaning out some drawers. We didn’t have a big wedding or reception but I would have loved to thank those that shared our day with us and for their thoughtful gifts.
My son’s graduation party was the last time I sent an announcement. I really love the idea of sending out a “thank you” note to someone for a kind gesture. It seems hard for many people to even say thank you when we give a gift. I still haven’t figured that one out.
these are some great ideas! I love the cute announcement cards. Thank you cards are so very personal, and I give them out a lot.
I haven’t had the reason to send a written note in a long time, but it is such a lovely gesture when it calls for one.
These are so cute! I have never received a thank you card for gifts I’ve given.
I have always sent thank you notes and have my kids do, as well. There is just something about receiving and sending a true NOTE. Thanks for sharing.
I send out a thank you note whenever I get a gift from anyone.Anything less is poor form.
Absolutely. Whenever I give a gift, I EXPECT a written thank you.
I used to be the same way! I would write out notes for hours, and then forget to ever mail them!! I’ve gotten better (thank goodness) and I think it is because I keep a stash of blank cards handy now next to stamps and my bills. 🙂 Thanks for the reminder to thank people often! 🙂