A few guidelines for scripting and sending a thank you card

When you celebrate an occasion and receive gifts from family and friends; it is suggested to give them a thank you note or a thank you card. A thank you card is given to acknowledge their presence and the wonderful presents they brought for you.

Below mentioned are a few guidelines to help you ensure that your gift givers are acknowledged properly:

• Make a list of all the gifts that you got on a certain occasion and the names of the people who gave you the gifts. It is a good idea to utilize a spreadsheet to keep proper track of your gifts and the gift givers. This way you would be able to make out as to which friend has given which gift; it helps a great deal while selecting or designing the thank you card.

• Do not wait longer to send the thank you card. A thank you card must be sent instantly after receiving the gift. This way the gift giver is assured of the fact that you received the gift. Also sending a thank you card on time adds more meaning to it.

• Collate a list of contact addresses of the people who have sent you gifts. Once you have compiled the list of gift givers and the list of the contact addresses for the gift givers, you can then start writing the thank you card for each one of them.

• Choose a suitable thank you card. Thank you cards are available in a variety of designs and are made from different kind of materials. For most events, it is good to post a simple thank you card with a line or two written inside. Though, for certain special occasions like a wedding or a child birth, you may wish to give a special thank you card which has a personalized note.

• It is recommended to write a thank you card in your own writing. It makes the receiver feel that you are actually thanking him for his presence on the occasion and not doing a formality by just dropping in a card.

• Blue or black inks are considered to be the most appropriate colors for writing a thank you card, so try using them.

• You must address the thank you card to the person who has given the gift to you. In a number of cases, you receive a card along with the gift. The card generally has the names of the people who have given you the gift. If all of them stay in the same home, you must send just one thank you card that is addressed to all the members. However, if the family members stay at different places, it is recommended to send a thank you card at their respective places mentioning the names of the family members who stay at that place.

• Personalize the card by adding a special note mentioning about the gift you received from the person.