Should I write Thank You cards?

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<p>At my work, I started doing work for a new department this year (I am still doing work for my old department as well). For the holidays, two of the people I work for gave me small gifts. It’s not anything major, but it’s definitely nice and a nice gesture. I stopped by to thank both people personally, but I am wondering if the proper thing to do would also be to write Thank You cards. Would it be weird, since a few days have passed, and we see each other every day? </p>

<p>I would love any ideas.</p>

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<p>If it matters, both gifts were given to me at work/left at my desk.</p>

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<p>It would be nice gesture on your part. It doesn’t matter that a few days have passed.</p>

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<p>You can NEVER go wrong writing a thank you note.</p>

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<p>OK, that’s great to know! Should it be a Thank You card or something on a piece of nice paper? I am just trying to figure out what’s proper for work.</p>

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<p>I suppose I could imagine a circumstance for which a thank-you note a few days later might be weird or improper (one-night stand, perhaps?), but this surely isn’t one of them.</p>

<p>Go ahead. If nothing else, you’ll be making your grandmothers and Miss Manners very happy. (Miss Manners would say it should be a hand-written note on a blank note card or plain white writing paper.)</p>

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<p>A thank-you note would be a very nice gesture.</p>

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<p>In these cases I usually give a holiday card with a thank you note in it</p>

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<p>I think a thank you note that is hand written is ALWAYS nice. Kiddie’s suggestion to include it in a holiday card is a good idea. I always use New Years greeting cards to avoid the religious stuff.</p>

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<p>I got cards with art work from VT for my son to thank admissions people with whom he had met. I can’t imagine how a thank you could be bad. He did a very simple message, basically just thanks and something they had talked about. I like the idea of a New Years card in your case.</p>

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<p>Another option is to reciprocate with a small gift, like a holiday food item.</p>

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<p>We did bring VT chocolates for a few people who went above and beyond; not admissions people because that would have felt weird. But a few local chocolates are probably ok as a thank you in your case, OP. I think a card is enough though. Almost nobody sends them anymore.</p>