Acknowledging gifts

[AlternativelyWired]

A birthday gift for an adult in this case. After what length of time is it appropriate to acknowledge receiving the gift and at what point does it become rude to not have said something? Those two things might be the same for some I know.

I would send a thank you text as soon as opening gift in most cases. If I couldn’t for whatever reason I would certainly make sure I didn’t leave it for any more than 24 hours.

with most things being remote, I'd normally confirm receipt and say thank you when a gift arrives, and then call and say thank you when I open it - assuming it's birthday/occasion gift that I'd wait to open.
Random non-occasion gift - I'd call and say thank you on the day it arrived.

It's definitely arrived too as it was tracked delivery and was signed for by the recipient. Same for their Christmas gift too. It's been a few weeks since their birthday and it arrived in time.

should be same day its opened (ie birthday)
But i got something from amazon the other day, off my wishlist and it didn't contain any actual indication of who it was from - they sent 2 things so i could tie up the order ID on one thing with the item without a gift note, but would have no idea if i had not got that other item.

(but then i would have put up a general thanks on FB to say it had arrived, let me know who sent it)

I'd expect a thank you on the day it arrived or the day it was received - if it was late

Thinking back they have never acknowledged gifts. Time to stop I think.

@girlmom21

I'd expect a thank you on the day it arrived or the day it was received - if it was late

well you wouldn;t know who it was from until you opened it, if it arrived via the post?

@burnoutbabe I don't understand why you quoted me there. I said on their birthday - if they received it on their birthday, or when they received it, if it was late. Because the vast majority of people will open a gift on the day it's received if it's after a special occasion?

I usually wait 2-3 days after Christmas to call the gift giver- I don't want to impose on their Christmas if they're busy with their own children/family.
On my Birthday I will thank the gift giver on the day.

but mostly things arrive early (most things i get sent, they tend to want it there early so i can open on the day and not risk it arriving later)?

The sender probably knows it has arrived (sent tracked) but the recipient won't open until later on - ie on the actual day.

@burnoutbabe

but mostly things arrive early (most things i get sent, they tend to want it there early so i can open on the day and not risk it arriving later)?

The sender probably knows it has arrived (sent tracked) but the recipient won't open until later on - ie on the actual day.

sorry I just re-read my post. I meant I'd expect a thank you on the day it was opened (ie the birthday) or the day it was received if it was late

yes that makes sense :D

I sort of have this at times with my nephew - i get a thank you card a few weeks later. But i tjink I'd prefer a text on the day to confirm he got it (particularly if i posted it myself, not say via amazon where i KNOW it arrived)

@AlternativelyWired

Thinking back they have never acknowledged gifts. Time to stop I think.

It is.

@AlternativelyWired

Thinking back they have never acknowledged gifts. Time to stop I think.

I have a two year rule. If two consecutive birthday presents are not thanked I stop sending. Can’t understand when we have more forms of instant communication than ever before and some people still can’t send a simple text or make a call.

It's just rude. When they were still a teenager then I let it go but now they are in their 20s then it's just bloody rude.