This generation of teenagers (and some grownups) need to realize a thank you note is a valuable tool.[/quote]
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Isn't THAT the truth! I discovered a way, one of the ways, to request a
thank you gift. (other than simply never giving another)
I took 2 crude, hand written letters from a pair of little girls (who didn't know
each other) thanking me for gifts of an old purse with a lot of old, glittery fake
jewelry I had given them. One of these letters is about 5 years old!
Showing them these letters in place of an eagerly awaited gift, then leaving,
kinda made a big difference. Months later, right after Christmas, I did get real
nice letters from that person!!! And for a small gift, not the real big expected
one either!