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I had a cousin who got married 2 summers ago, and my grandmother gave her $1,000. She never once called to say thank you or sent out a thank you card/letter. Everyone in my family is upset with her because she received nice gifts from everyone.
I deal with people, patients in a hospital, and every time someone dosen't say thank you I just say "your welcome" and many times that will do the trick. But I shouldn't have to even say it.
It's like when someone passes in front of you, like in the grocery store, and never says "excuse me".
The gifts were both unexpected and unsolicited. I wouldn’t expect someone I’m not especially close to to take the time out of their busy day to write me a thank you note under those circumstances. Birthdays, Christmas, wedding, graduation, I would expect it more then. A random, surprise gift? Probably not. Plus, if OP included her business card in the package, it could be seen as more of an advertisement than a gift.
This use to bother me a lot and to an extent it still does, because it can be shocking to see how self involved some people are. I use to get really annoyed if I held the door open for someone and they didn't say thank you or show any sort of gratitude from me holding the door open--I mean I could of slammed it in their face Hahaha
Some people do not like having someone hold the door open for them, including me. I can open the door myself and having someone do it ceremoniously or in any way really is a bother.
I find you strange for wanting a thanks every time you do this. First, holding the door is completely unnecessary, is often a bother for others who can do it themselves, many people do not want it, and expecting a thanks for this is ludicrous.
There is also the case where a person is WAY behind you and you're forcing them to hurry up just because you're obsessed with the door opening exercise. Another case being where the door opener does not hold the door nearly or at all wide enough for a person to pass through.
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As for making necklaces or light catchers or whatever from polished stones, or any craft item really - this is the type of thing where the giver and craft-maker is actually doing it as an activity for themselves because they like to create and use their craft-making as a way to fill and pass time. Then they need to get rid of the items so they choose recipients - all the while, the activity which created the item was just to fill or pass time or to give the craft-maker a feeling of creation or productivity.
But depending on taste in materials, color, and patterns, recipients may find the craft item junk or not aesthetically pleasing.
And the craft-maker tries to claim they made the item especially for the recipient when in reality they were just making it to fill and pass time, or to feel a sense of creation/productivity.
Most people do not want an afghan made of cheap synthetic yarn in garish colors.
People should always, though, write a thank you for a gift. Or verbalize a thank you for a gift.
Last edited by matisse12; 12-26-2018 at 05:51 PM..
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