When I met with the dean, my future boss, ... Thank-you note for a gift. When someone in your life gives you a gift or does you a big favor, it warrants a handwritten thank-you letter.

The first time, no thank you note/card gets a pass; the second time (there won’t be a second time).” “When the kids are little and don’t say thank you in some way, I put it on the parents.

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.

Miss Manners does not want you to think of this as shirking your duty; the change will be good for your husband, as well as for you. DEAR MISS MANNERS : My half-sister is 11 years older than me.

(Between us, I will admit that my favorite gifts are notes of appreciation from students and parents.) In return, I have always taken the time to write careful and personal thank-you notes for ...

If this gift is from you, please reach out so that she can properly thank you.” If anything, going to such great lengths to thank the gift-giver will make the “thank you” even more special.