To think that it doesn't take much to text 'thank you'.

[DorisDaisyMay]

Do you think its odd when you get presents for people and they don't contact you to say thank you?

Especially, if they have had time to text Happy Christmas today.

It's still Christmas Day! I haven't text any family or friends yet to say thank you for the gifts they've bought my children (we don't exchange adult gifts) but I will be getting round to it tomorrow. With 4 kids unwrapping gifts and then opening them (which takes about 10hours with the packaging these days) and then cooking and then eating and then cleaning and then squeezing in a few family games before bed for them and having a tidy and a drink for us there just isn't time. I have managed to send out a few merry Christmas messages but nothing personal. I'd like to hope none of them are offended.

I can't believe they wouldn't say thanks when OP delivered them. There is only so many thanks needed. 1.

I would never text a thank you not on Christmas Day. It would be annoying! Would either write an email or get little one to send a letter later in the week! Sometimes I forget to send the odd card but it’s a painful process and i don’t mind if I receive one back, unless I have gone to extra effort like posting overseas or it’s a big gift.

We haven't opened all our presents yet. Our general rule of thumb when is:
Christmas day stockings and presents to each other whoever is there on the day.
Boxing day: Other presents.

I wouldn't text to say thank you generally either. You'll get a handwritten note within a month, probably sooner, but it does depend on what actually happening at the time, how many letters need to go out and other factors.

I don't know, my husband's family are so obsessed with thank you letters that it seems pointless to send a text because not only do you say thank you when the present is given wrapped or arrives in the post you have to say thanks in Christmas day and then follow it up with a letter. Definitely overkill and uneccesary, especially for something that too mil 2 mins to pick out on Amazon. I prefer to thank people when I see them.

I dont expect thank you cards or messages and I also don’t send them. I know the recipients are as grateful as I am and that’s enough

I’m afraid I’m one of those people who will message Happy Christmas, but not thanks for the present.

Tomorrow, I will be writing thank-you notes to everyone who sent me a present - they will go in the first post on Monday.

I have received texts from nieces and nephews of thanks, and accept this as very acceptable behaviour. You should thank the giver, but how and when (within reason) can be flexible.

I gave my three teenage nieces £50 each, which is a pretty significant amount of cash for me. They weren’t there when I dropped off the cards with the cash in, but I know my brother (their Dad) passed them on to them. I’ve heard nothing from them, not even a text - they’re obsessed with their phones so it’s not like they’re having tech-free time. I don’t think it’s too much to ask for them to quickly type out a thank you text which would take less than 30 seconds but would mean a lot to me.

Worrying now that people will find me rude.
Opened gifts yesterday afternoon and will be posting thank you cards on Tuesday when post office open again.
Assumed it was much nicer to get a hand written card than a quick text.

Tiggles that’s absolutely fine, a hand-written card is lovely. The ones people are upset about are the ones who never say thank you, not even via text.

I do thank you notes so I don't text thanks.

Do you realise how hectic Christmas day is with children??? I was not texting any thankyou messages on christmas day, us adults didnt even get chance to open presents til boxing day!