quiltz
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,709
Location: CANADA
Jun 29, 2014 16:13:28 GMT
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Post by quiltz on Jun 21, 2022 13:47:59 GMT
you might send a check the next time so you'll know if it's been cashed. I haven't written out a cheque in at least 5 years. Don't know where my cheque-book is. In my part of Canada, cheque writing went away a long time ago.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 21, 2022 14:16:19 GMT
It infuriates me when someone doesn't even acknowledge receipt of a monetary gift. Nowadays, a text of thanks is acceptable. At least you know they received it, and took the time to thank you. I have sent cash in the mail to the great-grandkids and am always nervous until I know they received it. Luckily, their Mom, [my DGD] is pretty strict about seeing that they send a thank you. It's usually a text, and that's okay with me. What do you gain by asking? You gain peace of mind. I think I would wait a little while longer, and if you have not heard anything by then, reach out and just ask if they received your card. It doesn't have to sound like you're scolding them for not thanking you; you're just wondering if it was received. There's nothing wrong with that. I agree with you 100%. Those who are saying to just let it go should consider it from the POV of the person who was sent the gift and it DIDN’T arrive, so they don’t even know something was sent. If your grandpa religiously sent you something for every birthday, every Christmas, etc. for your entire life, wouldn’t you wonder just a bit if he suddenly DOESN’T send you anything for a pretty major life event like graduation? Now they’re probably thinking Grandpa is being a jerk for snubbing them when in fact a gift was sent but it never arrived.
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Post by mags243 on Jun 21, 2022 14:41:47 GMT
My twins graduated last year, and all of their thank yous were out within two weeks. I had many people comment on how nice their notes were, and I really do think they were greatly appreciated. You can never, ever go wrong with a written thank you, especially if it it apparent you put time into it.
As to the OP, I would ask. I've sent cards to my kids at school, and they have come up missing or took ages (6 weeks!) to get there. Either way I would want to know.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 21, 2022 14:42:30 GMT
Nope... I never send cash in the mail though.
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Post by librarylady on Jun 21, 2022 15:51:39 GMT
I would NEVER, NEVER, NEVER send cash through the mail.
As I write this note, DH is calling his sister to jog her into acknowledging that she received a gift he sent her on 5/15.
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Post by jemmls4 on Jun 22, 2022 0:09:54 GMT
I don’t send cash for this very reason. Always a check so I know they got it when cashed. And if they haven’t cashed it in say a month, I can reach out. I will say I was told a doctor’s office had sent out paperwork to me three weeks ago and I never got it. Office told me they’ve heard of all sorts of mail problems more often.
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