Comments on: Acknowledgement http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/ Help for a Punctual and Polite Life Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-336 --Deb Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:48:25 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-336 I think it depends--some things warrant an extra thank you, whether it's by phone or by mail. I've been known to send "just because" gifts to friends and then never hear anything at all, which drives me absolutely bonkers. A formal thank you note is not necessary, but an acknowledgment that UPS didn't lose it would be nice.... And some gifts warrant more of an effort, too . . . if somebody gives you $1,000,000, or a diamond necklace or a house, I would say it's definitely required to be as generous in your thank yous. (grin) In fact, that's probably a good rule of thumb . . . to proportion your thanks to the "value" of the gift. A ride home on a sleety, rainy, bitterly cold day is worth more than the same ride home on a beautiful, sunny spring day! I think it depends–some things warrant an extra thank you, whether it’s by phone or by mail. I’ve been known to send “just because” gifts to friends and then never hear anything at all, which drives me absolutely bonkers. A formal thank you note is not necessary, but an acknowledgment that UPS didn’t lose it would be nice…. And some gifts warrant more of an effort, too . . . if somebody gives you $1,000,000, or a diamond necklace or a house, I would say it’s definitely required to be as generous in your thank yous. (grin) In fact, that’s probably a good rule of thumb . . . to proportion your thanks to the “value” of the gift. A ride home on a sleety, rainy, bitterly cold day is worth more than the same ride home on a beautiful, sunny spring day!

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-334 Melissa Donovan Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:13:38 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-334 These are all good points. I always try to say thank you, though I've never been big on thank you cards. I find that a verbal "thank you" or a phone call will do nicely. As for the e-mails... well it depends. I try to answer all of them, but I think a few slip through every now and then. These are all good points. I always try to say thank you, though I’ve never been big on thank you cards. I find that a verbal “thank you” or a phone call will do nicely.

As for the e-mails… well it depends. I try to answer all of them, but I think a few slip through every now and then.

]]> By: Laura http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-333 Laura Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:52:35 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-333 I do try to acknowledge all real e-mails that I get, but I'm sure that I've accidentally deleted a few with the spam. (I get way too much spam...) <em>Laura's last blog post..<a href='http://www.writingthoughts.com/?p=323' rel="nofollow">Web Content Thursdays: How Do You Feel About Incoming Links</a></em> I do try to acknowledge all real e-mails that I get, but I’m sure that I’ve accidentally deleted a few with the spam. (I get way too much spam…)

Laura’s last blog post..Web Content Thursdays: How Do You Feel About Incoming Links

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-330 --Deb Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:05:32 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-330 Personally, if somebody hands me a gift and I say thank you there (after opening it, of course!), I will usually consider that to be sufficient, but if I get a gift in the mail or get one that I don't open until after the giver has left? Absolutely that gets a thank you--an e-mail or a phone call at the very least. I can't think of the number of times I've sent gifts to friends and then spent the next several weeks wondering if they'd safely arrived because I hadn't heard anything. I can't tell you how much that bugs me (grin). Personally, if somebody hands me a gift and I say thank you there (after opening it, of course!), I will usually consider that to be sufficient, but if I get a gift in the mail or get one that I don’t open until after the giver has left? Absolutely that gets a thank you–an e-mail or a phone call at the very least. I can’t think of the number of times I’ve sent gifts to friends and then spent the next several weeks wondering if they’d safely arrived because I hadn’t heard anything. I can’t tell you how much that bugs me (grin).

]]> By: pussreboots http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-329 pussreboots Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:57:06 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-329 I say thank you to the compliments. I send thank you cards usually hand made ones (either that I've made or I've bought from another artist) with handwritten notes inside. I also respond to the obvious non-spam emails. Happy blogging. I say thank you to the compliments. I send thank you cards usually hand made ones (either that I’ve made or I’ve bought from another artist) with handwritten notes inside. I also respond to the obvious non-spam emails. Happy blogging.

]]> By: Gillian http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-322 Gillian Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:55:07 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/01/30/acknowledgement/#comment-322 I'm not so good at sending the note, but apart from that, I'm very thorough at saying thank you. One of the bees in my bonnet is to see people run for the bus, the driver waits and then they get on without even a nod to the driver. (At least that's how it appears to me as I walk the dogs and see them running.) The driver isn't obliged to wait, so it behooves them to show appreciation. Yes, thank yous and the other little courtesies that grease the wheels are very valuable. (IMNPHO) I’m not so good at sending the note, but apart from that, I’m very thorough at saying thank you. One of the bees in my bonnet is to see people run for the bus, the driver waits and then they get on without even a nod to the driver. (At least that’s how it appears to me as I walk the dogs and see them running.) The driver isn’t obliged to wait, so it behooves them to show appreciation. Yes, thank yous and the other little courtesies that grease the wheels are very valuable. (IMNPHO)

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