Importance of Thank You Cards #giveaway

Why you should say ‘Thank you’

I’m a huge stickler ย for Thank You Cards. It doesn’t take a lot to say thank you when someone does something nice for you and to let them know that their efforts have not gone unnoticed.ย  And quite frankly it’s just good manners!

 

Who doesn’t like getting a little thank you in the post.

Easier said than done!

This is something I would like to instill in my daughter from an early age, but it can be incredibly painful trying to get an early writer to do them without a lot of coercion and frustration.ย  It was her birthday last week and she received some lovely presents from her friends.ย  So, we needed to sit down and do some Thank You Cards.

Some people feel that Thank You Cards need to be handwritten, yes I do agree to some point, but I personally don’t mind if the thank you is in the form of an email, text message or commercially produced . ย As long as people say ‘thank you’. ย But for the love of god please do not send e-cards, I have a personal hatred of them. nothing worse than having to click on a link and waiting ages for it to load to see a dancing cat!

As always, I did a little cheat.ย  Using a photo that I took at the party, I had a little post card (pack of 10 was ยฃ6.99) created using PhotoBox and added some text on the back so all she needed to do was address them. ย She also added some stickers to personalise them. ย Another bonus is that the children who came to the party now have a little keepsake.

Importance of Thank you Cards

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To enter simply use the Rafflecopter form.ย  Full Terms and Conditions can be found at the bottom of the form.ย  However, in short it’s open to UK residents only aged 18+ and closes on the 30th September 2013.

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107 responses to “Importance of Thank You Cards #giveaway”

  1. Claire Smith Avatar
    Claire Smith

    My sister for looking after our dog whilst we were on holiday.

  2. Zoe G Avatar
    Zoe G

    My children this morning as they were very good getting ready for school, I know what you mean about thanking people, my mum drummed it in me when I was a kid and I am the same with my 2 kids, its polite and makes the other person feel appreciated

  3. chantelle hazeldem Avatar
    chantelle hazeldem

    my sister in law for inviting my children to my nephews birthday party x

  4. Ashleigh Allan Avatar
    Ashleigh Allan

    my mum and dad for letting my kids go for a sleepover!

  5. kerry slade Avatar
    kerry slade

    My Mum for having my son for the night

  6. tina edwards Avatar
    tina edwards

    my husband, for loving me

  7. Natalie Crossan Avatar
    Natalie Crossan

    I thanked my friend for babysitting for me so I could go to work :)

  8. LynneH Avatar
    LynneH

    My husband; for breakfast in bed this morning

  9. Tracy Nixon Avatar
    Tracy Nixon

    My consultant this morning – he looked after me well whilst I was interviewed by 5 groups of student consultants to be!

  10. laura hayes Avatar
    laura hayes

    my children for helping tidy up

  11. kim neville Avatar
    kim neville

    my mum who sewed badge on my daughter’s schoool blazer

  12. Karen Barrett Avatar
    Karen Barrett

    My daughters mum in law, she sent me a lovely shopping bag.

  13. Hazel Rea Avatar
    Hazel Rea

    The last person I thanked was my daughter – she sorted out a printer problem with the computer.

  14. Martina Pichova Avatar
    Martina Pichova

    my toddler son – for giving me another little present – this time it was a dry leaf he picked up on his walk…

  15. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    The man in Specsavers about 30 minutes ago for fixing my son’s glasses

  16. Jayne T Avatar

    My husband for sharing his chocolate orange with me today.

  17. Allan Smith Avatar
    Allan Smith

    My girlfriend for making me a cuppa!

  18. EMMA WALTERS Avatar
    EMMA WALTERS

    MY SON FOR DOING HIS HOMEWORK WHEN I ASKED!

  19. katrina day-reilly Avatar
    katrina day-reilly

    my grandma just for phoning me but I had not spoken to her for a while

  20. Jeanette Avatar
    Jeanette

    My sister for looking after me when home from hospital. :-)

  21. claire woods Avatar
    claire woods

    My work colleague who told me how to do something.

  22. frances hopkins Avatar
    frances hopkins

    My kids for being good for more than 5 mins!!

  23. Jo Glasspool Avatar
    Jo Glasspool

    My Daughter for making me a beautiful card at Rainbows. x

  24. Alison Joyce Avatar
    Alison Joyce

    My mum for buying my daughter some winter clothes.

  25. Suzanne Cooke Avatar
    Suzanne Cooke

    My hubby for making me pudding after tea.

  26. Rachael G Avatar
    Rachael G

    My Mum for my little girl’s birthday presents.

  27. Alison Avatar
    Alison

    The last person I said thank you to was a friend whos asked me to be godmother!

  28. Katie Walker Avatar
    Katie Walker

    My friend for being a sweetheart and listening to me moan.

  29. Lynsey Buchanan Avatar
    Lynsey Buchanan

    My daughter for her good behaviour

  30. ally Avatar
    ally

    My Husband – for removing a huge spider (i am a coward)

  31. Claire D Avatar
    Claire D

    My partner for helping with the housework

  32. Liz ferguson Avatar
    Liz ferguson

    A cadet who helped me pack my groceries at Tesco’s.

  33. jodie harvey Avatar
    jodie harvey

    the lady in the shop when she handed me my change and shopping :)

  34. Jessica Edmunds Avatar

    My partner for sticking with me through my depression xx

  35. Rachel Craig Avatar
    Rachel Craig

    Nurse at hospital, for Caring for my relative whilst on her ward. What delighted me most was that the nurse took account of disability :- deaf. As she faced relative, speaking clearly and concisely. Allowing for skill of lip reading to be used.

  36. Tammy Tudor Avatar
    Tammy Tudor

    My mum for baking me a delicious steak and ale pie :)

  37. Leanne (SecondTimeMummy) Avatar

    My mum – she had to come and rescue me with cash last week when my card was declined. DS had spent ALL my money on in app purchases on the ipad!!! #dontask

  38. alison johnson Avatar
    alison johnson

    my daughter for making me a cup of tea x

  39. Laura Pritchard Avatar
    Laura Pritchard

    One of my colleagues at work for checking something for me.

  40. Jo welsh Avatar
    Jo welsh

    My brother for my daughters birthday present

  41. Judith Avatar
    Judith

    My mum for taking me out for a meal.

  42. lowri earith Avatar
    lowri earith

    My husband for “being the best hubby in the world” x

  43. kevin smith Avatar
    kevin smith

    My parents, for all their help while my wife was pregnant

  44. Isabel OBrien Avatar
    Isabel OBrien

    My grandparents. They still send me ยฃ20 on my birthday.

  45. Angie Hoggett Avatar
    Angie Hoggett

    my mum because she’s amazing!

  46. Val Sowry Avatar
    Val Sowry

    I thank everyone, everyday because it is the right way to behave.

  47. clair downham Avatar
    clair downham

    my mum for helping me clean

  48. Stephanie Lear Avatar
    Stephanie Lear

    My daughter who just bought me some gorgeous slippers xx

  49. christy beckett Avatar
    christy beckett

    I thanked a lady at Aldi this morning for letting me go in front of her in the queue as I only had some juice for my boys pack up and she had a trolley full of shopping.

  50. Kat Glynn Avatar
    Kat Glynn

    My mother in law for dog sitting

  51. Samantha Fenn Avatar
    Samantha Fenn

    My friend for looking after our eldest whilst I was giving beth to his baby brother!

  52. sam cornford Avatar
    sam cornford

    My mum, for looking after my daughter while i went to work.

  53. ang hedley Avatar
    ang hedley

    Great bog, made me smile! I too am a stickler for thanking people- I am proud that this has been instilled in my boys. Aged 13 and 10 they appear to be the only ones that go to their football coach at the end of each session and Thank them! #proudmum

  54. Sarah Hall Avatar
    Sarah Hall

    My husband for booking a week away for our anniversary

  55. matthew collins Avatar
    matthew collins

    I guess it must be the guy at the local takeaway, even though he was a bit mean with the salad! It’s strange how for some people (like me and you) it’s just automatic to say thank you, please etc and to others it’s automatic to just not bother!

  56. Kerry Kilmister Avatar
    Kerry Kilmister

    I just thanked my friend for getting me a glass of wine whilst I was entering this competition

  57. Amy Ripley Avatar
    Amy Ripley

    My mother for babysitting

  58. Linda Bird Avatar
    Linda Bird

    My husband for helping me sort out my stamp collection.

  59. Becky Shorting Avatar
    Becky Shorting

    My OH for looking after me when i stupidly busted my toe!

  60. MANDY DOHERTY Avatar
    MANDY DOHERTY

    My son for doing the washing up x

  61. elisa wright Avatar
    elisa wright

    A colleague for holding the door open for me

  62. Fiona Matters Avatar
    Fiona Matters

    My boyfriend – he just got me some water.

  63. Amanda Olley Avatar
    Amanda Olley

    My husband when he bought me a cup of tea in

  64. Kirsty Sparks Avatar
    Kirsty Sparks

    My dad for putting my wardrobe together :)

  65. Pam Gregory Avatar
    Pam Gregory

    My mother in law for looking after my cats

  66. Gary H Avatar
    Gary H

    Oh it’d have to be my wife yesterday for ironing my work shirt for me. I’m always thankful.

  67. Samantha R Avatar
    Samantha R

    my dad for baby sitting

  68. shelagh milne Avatar
    shelagh milne

    My husband for making me a cup of coffee a few moments ago.

  69. Joy Dehany Avatar
    Joy Dehany

    My lovely hubby for just being lovey – that and he picked some flowers from the garden and put them in a vase to cheer me up x

  70. Philip Cooke Avatar
    Philip Cooke

    My wife because she bought me chocolate!

  71. Keelyann Chauntry Avatar
    Keelyann Chauntry

    A friend called Carol, as she gave my son a collection of Thomas the Tank Engine books x

  72. andrea lloyd Avatar
    andrea lloyd

    My dad for fixing the broken shelf

  73. helen booth Avatar
    helen booth

    My hubby for taking our 2 sons out to rugby this afternoon so I can crack on with some baking!

  74. james rowlands Avatar
    james rowlands

    my lovely wife for cooking me tea

  75. Janine Atkin Avatar
    Janine Atkin

    my mum for babysitting for me

  76. Hayley Todd Avatar
    Hayley Todd

    I have just said thank you to my son for putting the washing up dishes away when he was in the middle of a game of Fifa 14 :-)

  77. Becky Downey Avatar
    Becky Downey

    MY SISTER FOR GIVING ME A PRIZE SHE WON!

  78. amy Avatar
    amy

    my friend Zoe, for the lovely moving away present she bought me :)

  79. HANNAH Avatar
    HANNAH

    I thanked my aunt and uncle for money they sent me for my birthday, in fact posted it today.

  80. holly storey Avatar
    holly storey

    my mother in law for helping me out with my oldest daughter when her baby sister was born

  81. Anne KIAZ Brookes Avatar
    Anne KIAZ Brookes

    My mom for taking me shopping

  82. Naomi Buchan Avatar
    Naomi Buchan

    My other half for cooking a lovely dinner x

  83. Tracey Belcher Avatar
    Tracey Belcher

    My Dad for being so wonderful

  84. Natalie boundy Avatar
    Natalie boundy

    The lovely young man who handed in my purse that I lost wow there’s still some good people about xx

  85. katie gould Avatar
    katie gould

    My dad for my morning cup of tea

  86. Rebecca Kingston Avatar
    Rebecca Kingston

    My father for helping us move house

  87. TracyJo (@tjsi1963) Avatar
    TracyJo (@tjsi1963)

    The polite girl serving on the checkout at Tesco, she packed my shopping for me and was just really helpful!

  88. Anne-Marie Avatar
    Anne-Marie

    I thanked my husband for being so patient, i’m pregnant and completely hormonal at the moment so he has a lot to contend with!!!

  89. Emma Wolski Avatar
    Emma Wolski

    My mum for helping me out whilst I had to have 3 weeks off to take my wisdom teeth out! She helped me around the house!

  90. antonia richardson Avatar
    antonia richardson

    my friend karen for picking my son up from school

  91. Chrissy Jarrett Avatar
    Chrissy Jarrett

    My mum, for being amazing!! :D

  92. Thea Wilson Avatar
    Thea Wilson

    The last person I thanked was my husband for looking after me a couple of weeks ago when I had the flu, I felt very spoiled!

  93. @sasofsussex Avatar
    @sasofsussex

    I thanked my daughter for going to the car and getting the picnic blanket out so I could put it in the garden for the kids to sit on whilst they played with their dolls :)

  94. claire matthews-curtis Avatar
    claire matthews-curtis

    My partner as hes a great loving father to our children and a amazing partner to me

  95. Diane Jackson Avatar
    Diane Jackson

    my daughter for making her lunch

  96. Kim W Avatar
    Kim W

    What a brilliant idea to use a photo of them. Last thanked my husband for unblocking the drain!

  97. Melanie C Avatar

    I thanked my Mum for buying me a new laptop :) x

  98. Sam @happyhomebird Avatar
    Sam @happyhomebird

    My son’s 1-2-1 for helping him out so much.

  99. Victoria Bazley Avatar
    Victoria Bazley

    All of my wedding guests on Friday – lots of thank you cards need to be ordered!

  100. Florence Avatar
    Florence

    My Mum who made me a lovely cup of tea!

  101. Polly davis Avatar
    Polly davis

    An elderly couple who had us and our 3 children for lunch. It was such a lovely day and they went out of their way to find toys for the boys to play with.

  102. Kelly Ellen Hirst Avatar
    Kelly Ellen Hirst

    Family for my daughters birthday presents

  103. karen dixon Avatar
    karen dixon

    My sister in law, for looking after our cats while we were away

  104. Lucy Mayer Avatar
    Lucy Mayer

    My little girl – for whispering ‘I love you, mummy’ before hopping into bed. :)

  105. Angela Williams Avatar
    Angela Williams

    I thanked my lucky stars I am not the man in the street whom I bought The Big Issue from.

  106. Kate Jordan Avatar

    My little boy for making me laff and smile!

  107. Prerna Gupta Avatar
    Prerna Gupta

    my friend for always being there for me!

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