People saying thank you for gifts

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thankyouuunext · 03/04/2025 10:41

I wasn’t quite sure how to phrase the title, sorry.

I was wondering, if you gave someone a gift - whether it’s a physical item or cash, and they thanked you when you handed it over, later opened it in your absence but didn’t bring it up or say thank you again, would you take that initial thank you as a sign of their acceptance / appreciation?

Interested to hear your thoughts. Thanks!

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DappledThings · 04/04/2025 16:34

LeggyLemur · 04/04/2025 14:27

For me, it's not about "necessity". It's about politeness and courtesy.

It's completely unnecessary for me to smile at the postman. It's completely unnecessary to say "morning" to the 6:30am labrador man. It's completely unnecessary for me to hold the door for someone.

But I'm polite. I was raised with good manners.

So I do these things. That would include sending a follow-up "Thank you" message to let the gift-buyer know I'd opened their gift and liked it. Completely unnecessary but basic courtesy for me.

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But you're saying it is necessary to double thank to avoid being discourteous. I disagree. I wouldn't expect a double thanks from anyone. I wouldn't think it was odd if I received it but I wouldn't have considered it basic courtesy to have doubled-up, just an extra.

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