to at least expect a verbal thank you when I give someone or their dc's a present?

[Blossomhill]

Just so pissed off with it tbh

Said person said when I asked about birthday vouchers I gave them. Yeah got those. Then when asked if dc liked money and present didn't acknowledge at all just kind of said yes

FFS I just find it so rude. I always say thanks and appreciate things people do/buy for me.

YANBU - obviously they were dragged up... does it really take that much effort to say thank you?

Oh agree entirely - particularly when you say "did you get them" or "were they ok".

yanbu bloody rude

Yip - very rude! It's not that hard to say Thank You, is it?

Drives me insane. YANBU!

Have been to a few parties during the year with DD1 and only 1 person has sent a thankyou note or said thankyou, its so rude!!I am so shocked people just EXPECT presents and then dont even bother to say thank you. Its a real issue for me as always make my DD send everyone a little thankyou note after each birthday and xmas, its just plain manners.

Oooh - it doesn't take long to write a little note does it - and it means so much.. YANBU!!!!!

We always make ours write a note. Even DS who is 4, telling him the letters! So rude not to!! Nothing elaborate needed - "thank you for my lovely present" is fine.

Hate it when you send someone something in the post (or order something to be sent directly to them), and you only know whether it arrived because you ask...

It's particularly annoying when you've ordered something to be sent directly, as if it didn't arrive, then you need to know about it to chase it up. If you phone the recipient to ask them, it just looks like you are fishing for thanks...

As you can tell, this does wind me up.

And this also reminds me I need to write to my grandma to thank her for my birthday money ...

pet hate of mine

yanbu

there is no excuse not to say thankyou,but I am amazed how often people don't bother.

YANBU at all.

This winds me up and like ggirl, I'm amazed by how many people don't bother. It's so rude.

YANBU (as is clearly the case), and like so many others is really winds me up. Unfortunately even some fairly close family members of mine have forgotten to send any form of thanks or acknowledgement for some presents I have sent them. I'm not that precious about it, I don't expect a formal thank you letter or anything, just a phone call/email/text would do.

Interesting thread ..... my DD has been to 8 parties since she started reception in Sept and not one of them has thanked me/her for the present. It's her party in two weeks and we always do thankyou notes but I was wondering whether or not I should bother with her school friends as noone else appears to.
Last year I took a pic from the party and printed it off with a "thanks for coming to my party" heading and a handwritten thanks for the whatever.

makes me angry too....people are soo rude sometimes.YANBU at all.

YANBU although i did think it was only me that thought this up unitl this thread so thank you x

LoobyLou -that's a great idea about photo and note with it! Will remember it - interesting that no-one has posted here saying it is okay NOT to say thank you or NOT send a note.... Imagine they are hiding away!

YANBU
This is a big bug bear of mine. I ALWAYS send a thank you card/note to people who have sent me gifts or done me a favor.

My DH's auntie has done lot's and lot's of knitting for our baby (Due in 4 days ) I got her an outdoor flower pot arrangement (This was earlier in the year) and a thank you card. MIL said to me, 'What have you done that for?' And I said to say thank you to DH's auntie, that is the way my parents brought me up.
DH doesn't do thank you cards or notes but will give a verbal thank you, although he does sometimes need to be prompted.

YANBU. I don't mind whether person says thank you (particularly if opening in front of giver, I wouldnt expect a written note then), writes, phones e-mails or what but please just acknowledge present. I have one good friend who never does this and it really hurts me because I go to a big effort to get her something nice. She lives far away from me now and I've sent her loads of stuff over the years and have no idea whether or not its been received.