Give a B-Day Present and get back an email?

[desmond]

I have a long time friend that sent me a present on my last B-day so I felt obligated to send him one on his. When I received my present I called him immediately to thank him, all I got was an email responce from him. I feel like Charlie Brown……

[Coronita]

Happens all the time to me. Actually sometimes folks don’t even remember my name…

[ocrenter]

I guess it depends on the length of the email. Huge long email back, not so bad. A quick, hi, thank you, sincerely, I would feel WTF as well.

[sdrealtor]

What did you send him and what did he send you. Maybe he didnt like your gift?

[Diego Mamani]

I wonder whether your friend posted a similar OT message last year at some blog he usually reads:

Give a B-Day Present and get back a phone call?

Submitted by friend
“I have a long time friend, let’s call him Desmond who is close to me so I felt like sending him a gift on his birthday. I was expecting a thank you card, but all I got was a quick phone call. I feel like Charlie Brown…”

He probably got a reply like this:

“You give not expecting to receive, so you shouldn’t expect a thank you card or note. It is more work for already busy people and they end in the trash killing millions of trees. I strongly suggest you save the environment and send email instead.”

[bearishgurl]

[quote=flu]Happens all the time to me. Actually sometimes folks don’t even remember my name…[/quote]

I have a pretty good memory but it’s kinda hard for most Piggs to remember it when you keep changing it :=D

[outtamojo]

[quote=desmond]I have a long time friend that sent me a present on my last B-day so I felt obligated to send him one on his. When I received my present I called him immediately to thank him, all I got was an email responce from him. I feel like Charlie Brown……[/quote]

It’s E greeting cards for him from here on out.

[desmond]

[quote=Diego Mamani]I wonder whether your friend posted a similar OT message last year at some blog he usually reads:

Give a B-Day Present and get back a phone call?

Submitted by friend
“I have a long time friend, let’s call him Desmond who is close to me so I felt like sending him a gift on his birthday. I was expecting a thank you card, but all I got was a quick phone call. I feel like Charlie Brown…”

He probably got a reply like this:

“You give not expecting to receive, so you shouldn’t expect a thank you card or note. It is more work for already busy people and they end in the trash killing millions of trees. I strongly suggest you save the environment and send email instead.”[/quote]

Diego,
You are a complete stranger and you took more time writing than my friend did. Oh well I know sometimes I put more emotional effort into things than I should, but, hey I am learning.

[briansd1]

I tell my friends to not give me gifts.
Don’t need anything. Don’t want anything.
Doing things together is enough.

[sdrealtor]

I feel the same way Brian. On my birthday last weekend I threw a party for my friends to thank them for all their love and support. I brought all the wine and it was good wine. I just wanted to enjoy time with them.

[Diego Mamani]

[quote=desmond]Diego,
You are a complete stranger and you took more time writing than my friend did. Oh well I know sometimes I put more emotional effort into things than I should, but, hey I am learning.[/quote]
LOL! Just the day before I had read some web comments on gifts’ etiquette, so I just copied and pasted. Some people feel offended if they don’t get a thank you card, others will hate the card because of the dead trees… you can’t please everybody. You are OK with a phone call, but others will see a call as a cheap/lazy substitute for a proper thank you note, etc.

[desmond]

[quote=sdrealtor]I feel the same way Brian. On my birthday last weekend I threw a party for my friends to thank them for all their love and support. I brought all the wine and it was good wine. I just wanted to enjoy time with them.[/quote]

Nobody wants gifts after age 21 from their friends. This guy sent gift that required me to activate and pay $100 a year for service. In the note that he sent me he said that after I activated the service could I give him the priority code so he could get a rebate on the gift he gave me. Holy shit, this is not what I ever wanted to get or do.

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