https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:49:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-242059 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:48:38 +0000 LivsMama 242059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Im with @Grace: Thank me at the time. Even when I get a thank you card in the mail, i barely glance at it before I throw it away. Especially for baby gifts. I HATED that I felt obligated to send a thank you note for every gift, dinner, etc we received while trying to care for a newborn and figure out the whole motherhood thing. So now whenever I give a baby gift, I make sure to write that I do not want a thank you card. She has other things to worry about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-242005 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:21:50 +0000 Grace 242005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I so hate the thank-you after the fact stuff. I'd rather receive a sincere thank you when the gift is received and be done with it. If it's a situation where I sent a gift but wasn't there, I'd like the phone call more. I can catch up with the person then and we can talk about how life is going, etc. Thank you cards get read and then thrown in the garbage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241916 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:28:52 +0000 BSB 241916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like receiving mail so I would prefer a note. I don't always have time to pick up the phone so I when people call me, it usually goes to voicemail. </p> <p>Although, if it's someone I haven't talked to in a while, I'll call them back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241858 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:56:49 +0000 cyndistar3 241858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sent mail for wedding and baby shower gifts but I always call for birthday gifts just because to me it seems more personal. Whenever I call people it always ends up being hour+ long conversations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241843 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:51:00 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 241843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's how I see it @Rachel </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241842 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:51:00 +0000 mrbee 241842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunglasses: The harder it is to give thanks, the more it counts in the eyes of the recipient! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241835 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:46:40 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 241835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: why doesn't it count? Mabye calling is my go-to because i've never received a thank you by mail. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241830 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:45:10 +0000 Shutterbug 241830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: I voted that calling is better because I think (especially for older relatives) they'd rather speak to you in person than get a note. Maybe that's just my family :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241789 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:09:57 +0000 chopsuey 241789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I call my mom and sister when they send things. Other times I'll text, email or write a card. Depends on who the gift is from and the occasion </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241716 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:04:38 +0000 Rubies 241716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so baffled because I LOVE receiving notes and think it's classy and wonderful. But isn't it more personal to speak to the person? </p> <p>Interesting... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241687 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:53:02 +0000 autumnlove 241687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A call or email wouldn't cut it for me...I want a simple hand written card! I was Facebooked wall thanked once...ugh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241657 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:34:34 +0000 Andrea 241657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted the same. It depends who is doing the calling. If I sent my mom a gift, she wouldn't send me a thank you. She would call me and vice versa. </p> <p>If calling me is easier for you, I'd rather have that than no thank you at all which I will always remember (I do)!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241656 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:34:21 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 241656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There isn't anything like a handwritten note. If I call someone on the phone and tell them thank you I still send a note. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241652 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:32:04 +0000 looch 241652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted the same, only because I'd rather get a call than nothing at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241651 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:31:55 +0000 mrbee 241651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Calling doesn't count! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241647 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:31:11 +0000 heffalump 241647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like a note. DH does a phone call... but since I"m always the one in charge everyone gets a note </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241644 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:30:01 +0000 mrsjyw 241644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a handwritten note does it for me, esp when we rarely get useful snail mail these days :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241634 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:26:53 +0000 Mrsbells 241634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends. For our wedding we called everyone individually to say thanks, its the more common thing to do among our friends and people appreciate that much more than a mailed thank you card. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241628 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:24:37 +0000 Sammyfab 241628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love sending and receiving mail so I always do a handwritten thank you. I HATE talking on the phone so I would never call someone to thank them even though it's an equally nice gesture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241621 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:18:44 +0000 MsLipGloss 241621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a hand-written note wins every time. But there are relationships where a phone thank you will work, too (really close relationships, i.e. mom, best friend, etc.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241603 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:05:06 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 241603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate both options but I call instead. It's also cheaper ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-to-say-thank-you-instead-of-sending-a-note#post-241601 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:03:34 +0000 Rubies 241601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is calling a person to thank them for a gift better, worse, or the same as sending a hand-written note? </p>