Re: The Thread about Wedding TY Notes made me star... - Page 2

Reba055 · ‎06-23-2014

@lulu2 wrote:
We received a thank you note today for a wedding that took place 12/5/14.

It was a pre-printed "Mr. & Mrs. John Smith thank you for the wedding gift."

What a surprise!

@lulu2 omg that sounds like somone got wind that the thank you notes were never done (a parent maybe) and ordered those.

Horrible as it is, it's better than nothing. I am still haunted by a high school graduation gift I received from a dear friend of my mom's. And it was a very nice gift. I somehow sent thank you notes promptly to everyone but her. Once I realized it, it had been MONTHS. I'm embarrassed to say that I never did send one. I was horrified that I hadn't done it, and I was too young to just suck it up and explain. I also kept thinking I would do it. Naturally my mom had asked me if I had sent out my thank you notes before I realized, so of course I said yes.

Now every time I see her I want to crawl in a hole, lol. I don't see her often, and over the years I've wanted to bring it up and never could. As I write this, it sounds so silly. It's not like she's forgotten that I didn't send one, lol. Why I just don't say something I don't know. Crazy. I guess I'm hoping she thinks it got lost in the mail.

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

When I have gone to the same hairdresser for years, I definitely don't expect them to thank me for my customary tip every time.

The seamstress...hmmm. I assume that since both of you knew she was doing you a big favor, she pretty much expected you would give her more than just her standard fee. So I get that she considered it a given - but I think a smile and even a casual thanks would have been more appropriate than nothing at all.

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homedecor1 · ‎03-09-2010

@Kachina624

Well from what she told me she now is a part-owner (owner going to turn over business to her).

All this aside, I know for a fact that I get color, 5 highlights & a cut -- last year it was $70 this year I've been paying $95 (w/o tip). I get "touch up" (every 3 weeks) and its $50 whereas before it was $35.

Even if she buys the supplies I have very short cropped hair and it takes her about 1 hour. So I would say that is pretty good.

Haircuts used to be $22 now its $30. I love the way she does my hair and I'm not complaining. And, honestly when I hear what others pay in NJ I'm certainly not complaining...

I was just stating the thank you thing ... kinda irks me!

tedEbear · ‎03-22-2015

@lulu2-----Wedding gifts have a 1 year time frame for ThankYou notes with a little mention of what the gift was. So, she doesn't know her etiquitte. However, some people don't know they should use common sense and just say ThankYou. You are lucky you even got a TY-------tedEbear

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

I'm getting rather confused by the lack of gratitude for tips these days, myself.

I go to one of those cheapo chain salons. I found a girl there that cuts my hair exactly the way I want. The cut is only $12, and I get no extras (never have colored my hair). I usually tip at the 50% range, and while I know that is not a fortune, I do know that salons like this don't see many tips at all. I have sat and watched, scores of people process out, with no tipping or just a couple of bucks.

I think any tip outside the charge for any service should be met with a thank you, as it really is not required.

Yet my hairdresser does kind of act like it is no big deal when I give her a tip that is larger than her last three or four clients combined.