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Ⅳ Thankyou Note Etiquette（第2页）

◇Fifts。

◇Fiftsreceivedduringahospitalstay。

◇Forsofgratulation。

◇Afterbeiainedbyyourboss。

◇Afterbeinghostedasahouseguestfhts（uessisacloserelativeorfriend）。

&yhostedinyourhonor。

Inthefollowingsituations，athank-youamust，butitwouldstillbeaosendathank-younote。

◇Afterbeiadiy。

◇Afterajobirequired，butdefinitelyasmartidea）。

◇Aftergivingthahegiverifts。

◇Tothepeoplewhohelpedyououtwhenyouaresicapable，suchasbaby-sitting，preparingmeals，errandsforyou。

◇Afterbeingpersoainedbyasalesman，whisideredaspartofbusiness。

&sofThank-youNotes

Don’tdelayihemosthetimingasfollows:

◇Thank-younotesforhospitalgiftsshouldbesentassooiswellenoughtosendthem，wheis。

◇Thank-youngiftsshouldbesentwithihsofreofgifts。However，iionofthehomakesseesoutassoonasgiftsarereceived（weddinggiftsaregebeforethe>

Itisextremelyimportahank-younotespersoendedlarge’spartieswhereparentshaenthank-you’swhesleavetheparty，eventhoughthegiftshaven’tevenbeenopened。Inouropinion，thereisnopointingivingthank-youhisaidsomutioingjusttherightgiftforthebirthdaybirl，butnaspek-youhegift，thegiverwillneverknowhowmuchthegiftwasreallyehiskindofthank-youisjustatitheoteoylist，andosenseofpersoion。

&houghmostthank-younotesshouldbesentoninformalstatiodoes’sacceptabletouseapieceofpapertornfrlistpad。Trytofiecardsreflegyourpersonality，andpreparesomebeforehaexpensiveandyoudiraesifyoushopdiligently。

Ifyoudo，youdoolie。Butyoushouldstillshoreforthethoughtthatwehegiftforyou，eventhoughitisnotyourcupoftea。Youalwayssay“Thankyouforthethoughtful______（fillintheblank）。IwillalwaysthinkofyouwheneverIuseit。”

■AddressingThank-YouNotes

Itistheone（s）whosighatyoushouldaddresstoinyourthank-youhecaseofagiftfromafamily，theenvelopemaybeaddressedtoMr。andMrs。Smith，aionmightbe“DearAlidJohn”。It’somakerefereherfamilymembersinthebodyofthenote，suchas“RemembertoextendmythanksandmisstoMayandSophia，ahemknowhowmujoyingthebook。”

&yofyoursalutationshouldbebasedoionshipwiththepersonwhomyouarethanking。Forihecaseofathank-younoteforajobihesalutationshouldread“DearMs。OslessMs。Oscarpermittedyoutoaddressherbyherfirstname。Similarly，athank-youforaweddinggiftrefriendsofyourparentsshouldbeaddressedto“DearMr。andMrs。Philip”unlessyougrewupgthembytheirfirstnames。

&ingathank-younoteforhospitality，yousimplyaddressittoyourhostess（assumihepersonwhodidthework），butihank-youtothehusba:“PleaseletFrankknowhoreciateyracioushospitalityaaiesoverdinner。”