Comments on: Post-Christmas Thank You Notes: How To Have Good Manners and Look Creative With Little Expense http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/ Simple, applicable personal finance advice for the modern world Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:47:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rodgerlvu http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/comment-page-1/#comment-663144 rodgerlvu Fri, 15 May 2009 07:32:54 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/#comment-663144 thanks. you are the most intelligent person i ever met... thanks. you are the most intelligent person i ever met…

]]> By: Susan http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/comment-page-1/#comment-608023 Susan Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:57:32 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/#comment-608023 You can buy packages of very nice blank cards or Thank You cards at dollar stores, and the dollar sections at Target, & Michael's. There are usually 8 cards per pkg, sometimes more. You can also recycle greeting cards by cutting off the front (if there's no writing on the inside front) and using it as a postcard - postage is cheaper, too! You can buy packages of very nice blank cards or Thank You cards at dollar stores, and the dollar sections at Target, & Michael’s. There are usually 8 cards per pkg, sometimes more.

You can also recycle greeting cards by cutting off the front (if there’s no writing on the inside front) and using it as a postcard – postage is cheaper, too!

]]> By: Trent http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 Trent Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:44:22 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/#comment-1276 You can do this with plain note cards as well, using one side for the lettering and the other for your note. You can do this with plain note cards as well, using one side for the lettering and the other for your note.

]]> By: HC http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 HC Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:29:14 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/#comment-1274 This is creative, but honestly, Miss Manners and your wallet will be happier if you just order some informal (non-folding) note cards. Buying a batch of 50 can run as little as 50 cents a card, even with personalization. I am sometimes willing to shell out money for Crane & Co., because the cards are SO nice, but there are plenty of other printers that will do a batch of cards for much less. And they don't have the "thank you" on the front. If the note is written well, then that label is redundant (and in some people's view, also tacky). This is creative, but honestly, Miss Manners and your wallet will be happier if you just order some informal (non-folding) note cards. Buying a batch of 50 can run as little as 50 cents a card, even with personalization.

I am sometimes willing to shell out money for Crane & Co., because the cards are SO nice, but there are plenty of other printers that will do a batch of cards for much less. And they don’t have the “thank you” on the front. If the note is written well, then that label is redundant (and in some people’s view, also tacky).

]]> By: Jeff http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Jeff Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:06:26 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/12/16/post-christmas-thank-you-notes-how-to-have-good-manners-and-look-creative-with-little-expense/#comment-1199 Oh, man... that is WAY too much work. If you've got a small family (or a lot of time), that might work. I figure you're looking at about 15 minutes a card, conservatively. I've got, at a minimum, 10 to send out. That's 150 minutes. Too long. I completely understand and appreciate Thank You cards, and maybe this makes me a jerk, but I can't justify that. I'd rather call each person individually. But then again, what's wrong with saying thanks when you open the present (assuming you're with the person who gave it to you)? Is a Thank You card really necessary then -- after all, I've already said thanks, and meant it. And if it's an expected thing, doesn't it lose some value anyway? Oh, man… that is WAY too much work. If you’ve got a small family (or a lot of time), that might work. I figure you’re looking at about 15 minutes a card, conservatively. I’ve got, at a minimum, 10 to send out. That’s 150 minutes. Too long. I completely understand and appreciate Thank You cards, and maybe this makes me a jerk, but I can’t justify that. I’d rather call each person individually. But then again, what’s wrong with saying thanks when you open the present (assuming you’re with the person who gave it to you)? Is a Thank You card really necessary then — after all, I’ve already said thanks, and meant it. And if it’s an expected thing, doesn’t it lose some value anyway?

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