If the gift is particularly large or especially thoughtful, or if the person enjoys getting physical mail, send a handwritten thank you note or a card with a personalized message instead of one of ...

I told my mother, “Grandmother has never written me a thank you note, and I gave her a gift. I will start writing when she does!” ...

Growing up in the South in the '60s, I was taught from an early age that sending a handwritten thank-you ... the notes in question were not your typical “thanks for the Amazon gift card.” ...

I read these complaints in your column and wonder how many grandchildren feel now as I did then. — 64-year-old Grandmother Thank you for your letter and a very interesting perspective on this popular ...

Call me harsh, but I told my mother, “Grandmother has never written me a thank you note, and I gave her a gift. I will start writing when she does!” I read these complaints in your column and ...