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jambalady
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Thank you etiquette question
we received a gift for DS from SIL's best friend.
It was a truly sweet gesture, except that the friend sent us monogrammed shirts with DS's first name and SIL's last name. SIL has a different last name than we do.
Should I just send a TY and ignore the mistake or make a joke out of it like "gee, I knew we weren't the best of parents, but is DS being taken away from us already?"
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Posted 7/24/08 4:15 PM  |
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Re: Thank you etiquette question
i would say thank you and ignore the mistake. Its not as if she can return it.
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| Posted 7/24/08 4:17 PM |
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nbc188
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Re: Thank you etiquette question
Posted by architectnycity
i would say thank you and ignore the mistake. Its not as if she can return it.
ITA. It was a nice gesture. If you like it, maybe there's a way of removing the last name somehow?
Message edited 7/24/2008 4:21:38 PM.
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| Posted 7/24/08 4:18 PM |
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clwp
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Re: Thank you etiquette question
I would just send a thank you for the thoughtful gift. People get weird about gifts and thank you's.
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| Posted 7/24/08 4:19 PM |
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eroxgirl
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Re: Thank you etiquette question
ITA with the others. Just send a thank you and ignore the mistake. She'll probably realize it when she sees your name on the return address..
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| Posted 7/24/08 4:21 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Thank you etiquette question
Posted by eroxgirl
ITA with the others. Just send a thank you and ignore the mistake. She'll probably realize it when she sees your name on the return address..
That was what I was going to say...just focus on the gesture in your thank you...she'll probably realize it right away.
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| Posted 7/24/08 4:26 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Thank you etiquette question
I definitely wouldn't say anything in the thank you card (words on paper can be totally misconstrued), but if the right opportunity arose, I might joke about it in person. 
Edit: I just reread and saw that it was your SIL's best friend (NOT your SIL as I previously thought) - in that case, I definitely would NOT say anything, ever! (not even joking)
Message edited 7/24/2008 10:18:48 PM.
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| Posted 7/24/08 10:17 PM |
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MrsSteflily
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Re: Thank you etiquette question
I wouldn't mention it. It's the thought that counts and a personalized gift is extremely thoughtful.
I wouldn't even put my last name on the return address. I wouldn't want to make them feel bad.
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| Posted 7/24/08 11:56 PM |
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ABCiverson
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Re: Thank you etiquette question
Posted by MrsSteflily
I wouldn't mention it. It's the thought that counts and a personalized gift is extremely thoughtful.
I wouldn't even put my last name on the return address. I wouldn't want to make them feel bad.
ITA!
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| Posted 7/25/08 1:47 AM |
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