As children, we were taught to accept gifts, thank the giver, open the present, express our gratitude in the normal way and follow up with a letter to say thank you.
Granted these days the thank you letter seems to have gone the way of the dodo. A recently married family member took 8 months to send a thank you card.
However, that's by the by.
I'm noticing a tendency these days for gifts to be accepted and then put to one side unopened.
Whilst it's possible my taste in gift purchasing is excreable, I don't believe I'm deviating too far from the usual standards!
Has this delayed response become the norm?
Granted these days the thank you letter seems to have gone the way of the dodo. A recently married family member took 8 months to send a thank you card.
However, that's by the by.
I'm noticing a tendency these days for gifts to be accepted and then put to one side unopened.
Whilst it's possible my taste in gift purchasing is excreable, I don't believe I'm deviating too far from the usual standards!
Has this delayed response become the norm?
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