Most people seem to be unsure as to the correct response to
receiving a birthday card. Are there multiple ways to respond? How about
a quick email or a text to say that you received and thank you for remembering me
and my birthday?
I seem to remember everyone’s birthday. Before PDAs, I
remembered my family’s and friends’ birthdays in my head. But now that I can
enter birthdays in my iPad and put in reminders, I have added to that list my extended
family, past clients and colleagues. I actually go out and
buy cards to suit each one (not just generic) and mail them so that it arrives
on time – for overseas friends and family, this may be 3 weeks in advance!
And yet… how many of those that receive it acknowledge that
they received my good wishes? Sadly, a very tiny percentage.
A few weeks ago, I sent a gift for a relative’s grandson who
turned 5 and who lives in Canada. I rushed a board game through Amazon to a
friend who was leaving for Toronto. I know from tracking that the gift reached
the friend on time. It is 2 weeks now, and I have to still receive an
acknowledgement!
My final peeve is at a former colleague. To congratulate him
on his new office premises, I took a gift and a card. I meant to surprise him.
The office was closed. I went back the next day. The office was still closed.
So I called him (ruining the surprise). He sounded rushed and asked me to leave
the gift hidden under an upturned trash can in the backyard. I did.
That was 4 days ago! Not a peep from him.
Sheer bad manners!
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