I received a couple of red envelopes last week from my mom's friends and I'm not sure if I should send a thank you card?
Do you send thank you cards for red envelopes?
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It depends on what it was for. We got a bunch of red envelopes for our wedding (no card) so we sent thank you cards for those. We received a bunch when we went back home in the summer, and all we did was just call them to say "thank you" (they gave them to DH's parents to give to us).
ETA: Not sure how formal your mom's friends are. My parents feel that you should call to say thank you as soon as you receive it, and then you can follow up with a card.
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@caffeinated: My mom's friends just met LO and some gave red envelopes for $20 or $40 and told me to go buy her some clothes with it. I received them in person and thanked them for their generosity!
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I send thank you cards for red envelopes received as wedding gifts and birthday gifts for the LO. For my wedding I thanked them for the generous gift and told them what I will use the money for (home improvement on our new house). For my LO, I write the thank you cards from his point of view and tell them that mommy and daddy have put the money in a piggy bank for him.
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I also think it depends on what it's for. If it's for a bday, then yes. If it's for "safe travels" or something like that, then no.
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@Andrea: I think they were "just because" red envelopes?!
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@autumnlove: wow, lucky! I don't think I've ever had just because red envelopes!
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@autumnlove: That's so nice of them! I think if it was done casually and LO is not old enough to write a "thank you" card i'd probably just leave it at that. I'm sure a card will be unexpected but still well-received.
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I send thank you cards for red envelopes! Usually they are for the kids birthdays and stuff.
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No... we don't get them often anyways.
Actually, when we got married, we had 2 weddings, one "Western" wedding for us... and then a big Chinese banquet for 350 of DH's parents' friends and family. We "received" a ton of red envelopes for that reception but didn't keep any of the envelopes (it all went to DH's parents and to pay for the banquet). We never even saw or knew who gave us anything, so obviously no thank you cards were written. Oops...
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Usually, yes. For like $20-40 and if it were handed to us in person, I would just thank them right then and there.
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@autumnlove: "Just because" envelopes?! That's awesome!! If so, then no. If it were for an occasion then I would.
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@Alivoo01: My mom had friends over for Thanksgiving...so maybe the occasion was Thanksgiving? Lol!
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@autumnlove: LOL!! Sounds like just a family gathering so I'd say no thank you card necessary for this one. You lucked out - 2 times! ha!
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No, I don't send cards for red envelopes.
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I don't get them often. However, the last one was from my aunt in the mail for $50, not that long ago. I didn't send her a thank you card but I told my mom I gotten it, so she knows received it. Maybe I should have sent something ... I figure I'll thank her in person when I next see her.
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I'd send a thank you card...I think it's better to send one than not
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Nothing to add but, I had NO idea what Red Envelopes were. Now I do. Thanks!
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I don't. I really only get red envelopes from relatives now and they would not expect any written thank yous. I only get them if I see them in person so I would just thank them in person.
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@ms.janedoe:
Yay! I love red envelopes!
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for wedding red envelopes, we sent thank you cards.
for new year red envelopes, just an in-person thank you.
for baby shower, thank you cards.
for meeting baby for the first time, just an in-person thank you.
basically, if it's for an occasion/party, send a card. if it's just a casual envelope done as a gesture, no card.
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