You give a gift and the recipient doesn’t thank you. What would you do in the situation?
Three ways to handle it :
- That’s easy: Don’t give another one! -Jack Marshall
- This, is to me, is one of the most egregious ethical transgressions. After an objectionable amount of thankless time has passed, send an email that’s says “Hope you’re enjoying you’re our cilantro soy candle/subscription to Peafowl Quarterly/Clive Owen blow-up doll – Faith Sale
- If you give the gift to hear thank you, you probably gave it for the wrong reason. Just let it go and remember to say thank you next time you receive a present. -Pastor Rudy Rasmus
I am personally on the fence between number one and three. I like to think of gift giving as a kindness exchange. I believe the gifts should come from your heart first and your wallet second. I also think the phrase, “Thank you” is one of the most powerful sentences we can ever utter.
Real Life of an MSW 
If you send someone a Clive Owen blow up and they have no comment on the matter, you probably shouldn’t be their friend anyway.
That said, when this happens to me I do a version of #2 and check in that the gift was received. You never know, sometimes it hasn’t been! Of course, when I hear that it was, I don’t follow up with rude questions about lack of thank yous 🙂
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I love your sense of humor, and your stance on gift giving. 🙂 Thanks for chiming in on this one.
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Giving has to come naturally and once given see the pleasure on the other person. Why ask that is not giving. Nice words of giving.
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What a lovley way of putting it. Thanks for reading.
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Welcome dear.
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I’m with you. Particularly when the gift is posted. I generally ask whether it has been received and take it from there
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Yes, I learned never to assume, and if it was received then you have some choices to make about how to proceed.
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If you give anything with an expectation of anything it wasn’t a gift- Your own gratitude is a reflection of your character and is really enlightened self-interest
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I couldn’t have said, it better. Thanks for chiming in on this one.
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