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How do you feel when you give a card set as a gift . . . and then the recipient uses one of the cards to send you a thank you for the cards?
I don't know why, but it urks (sp?) me! I've been told that it means that she loves them, and she wants to use the cards right away and show you how much she loves them . . . but wouldn't you rather she use them on someone else?
I don't know, maybe this is just a silly pet peeve of mine . . . but gets me every year at teacher gift time!
I agree with you, it would be weird for them to send one of your thank you's back to you. I do give out a lot of card sets, but haven't had this happen to me (yet!).
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I agree with you, it would be weird for them to send one of your thank you's back to you. I do give out a lot of card sets, but haven't had this happen to me (yet!).
I'd say it's happening to me 90 percent of the time!
Okay.....you all are gonna laugh at me.........I'm pretty new to stamping and I thought giving hand-made card sets as gift would be such a cool idea that I should tell others about it!!!! lol......dummy me......I should have known that savvy stampers would already be doing this!!!!
I never thought of the recipient sending one back as a thank you, though.
I do have a related question, however.........how do you give your card set gifts? I was trying to figure out a way to make a matching box or something.....but I'd love to hear how you package them.
I do have a related question, however.........how do you give your card set gifts? I was trying to figure out a way to make a matching box or something.....but I'd love to hear how you package them.
Thanks from a newbie!!!
I usually tie them with a cute ribbon and put in a gift bag - super simple. Have fun!
Okay.....you all are gonna laugh at me.........I'm pretty new to stamping and I thought giving hand-made card sets as gift would be such a cool idea that I should tell others about it!!!! lol......dummy me......I should have known that savvy stampers would already be doing this!!!!
I never thought of the recipient sending one back as a thank you, though.
I do have a related question, however.........how do you give your card set gifts? I was trying to figure out a way to make a matching box or something.....but I'd love to hear how you package them.
Thanks from a newbie!!!
No laughing at all!
I have given my card sets in several different ways. I used to have clear plastic boxes that I bought from someone who bought in bulk online (can't remember where she bought them from. I have also put them in gift bags that I decorated to match the set. This time I just wrapped them in ribbbon and put a matching gift tag. (I was lazy ;)!) I had intended to put them in a matching lunch tin, but I never got around to it.
While I admit it would seem a bit "weird" to receive the card back as a thank you, I'd GLADLY take this over knowing the recipient wasn't even using them. Perhaps the giftee wanted to indicate to you that she appreciated and was using them. She may have thought that to send you a store-bought card, or one made by someone else, was in bad taste.
I've never received Thank You cards as a gift, but if I did I think I'd use them to send out. Is that really a faux pas???
In answer to the first question, I made a couple of gift sets and sent them to my nieces and nephews so that they could send out thank you's (which they never do). So when I get them back as a thank you I think it's great.
As to how I give them. I've been wrapping them in pretty ribbon and then adding a wax stick with a initial stamp so they can seal them. Everyone so far has thought it was a really cool idea. But then everyone has actually been family members and they're prejudiced. :-)
I would LOVE it if someone sent my card back to me! I never receive handmade cards and I would love to receive a handmade card ... and I know that I would LOVE the card I got, especially if I created it ... lol ... it wouldnt bother me at all ... they are saying THANK YOU to you!!!!
I can't stand it when people send one back to me as a thank you! I always tell the recipient ... "and don't send one to me!" If I've been thanked in person, that's all I need.
I've never rec'd one of mine back so until that happens I dont know how I would feel! I do agree with WeimFamily though...if I got one I guess I would be glad they were using them! (Although it would be nice if they shared them with others and not just the creator!!!!!) It would also be confirmation that they didnt chuck them after receiving them which sometimes I wonder if/have a feeling my receipients do!!! Hallf the time I dont even get a thank you for gifts I give...if they only knew that the handmade gifts cost WAY more than a gift card (adding up all our supplies, etc) and was not my/our way of taking the "easy" way out!
It seems or I get the feeling rather, that people in my area dont value handmade gifts as much as folks in other areas of the country...too bad and sad really! But I guess that would be another thread!!!
[QUOTE=WeimFamily]While I admit it would seem a bit "weird" to receive the card back as a thank you, I'd GLADLY take this over knowing the recipient wasn't even using them.
I totally agree with the above. I give sets to my Mom & was thinking it was kind of weird when she sent what I considered an "adult woman" card to my DD for her birthday. (DD was turning 12).
But, then again, DD didn't mind & I was glad she used my card. I know it saved her a trip to the store & this was dead of winter so in the end I was happy to have saved Mom the trip! Next time I will have to include a better variety I guess.
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I have given a card set as a gift one time and I would definitely love to have gotten one back as a thank you. I would take it as a compliment that they like the cards. I really don't believe it is offensive or uncouth but that's just me. Heck, getting a thank you card is rare as it is so i'll take what I can get. At least you know they used one of them...and who doesn't like recieveing hand-made cards?
Ok, another thought on this, maybe you can teach her to write her note on a post it, included in the card (like I've seen some stampers do). Then you can use the card yourself!
As for packaging, the template from Snooksandboo.com is sooo easy and can be made to match anything you do. I use it all the time and it makes a great presentation. I think if you check the gallery for card caddy or card holder you should find some pictures of it. Lots of people here have it, it is inexpensive and super easy!
I too have received the cards I made as gifts sent as thank you notes. I simply cut the back off and used the card front again! I actually sent a recycled one to my demo, she got a chuckle! I was surprised at first, but at least I got a thank you!
I would love it. I wouldn't feel bad at all because I know they are using them. I never know what they think of it if they're not into handmade gifts. Some people might be irritated in the first place that I made the cards instead of getting a store-bought gift.
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OMG!! I have someone who does this to me!!! They order Christmas cards from me every year- then they send me one that I made... My own mom does this too, I gave her an entire years' worth of cards and holy crap if she didn't send me some of them. IMHO I think that it's not only weird, but kinda rude too. I realize that not everyone feels this way, but I'm just tellin ya how I see it. lol
It is kinda weird to get your own card back. But then i sometimes feel guilty sending a card that someone else (like my sis) made to other people because while I am sending a handmard card, it wasn't made by me.
But if you're a half glass full kind of person, at least they actually were thinking of you enough to send a card. It is becoming a lost art for people to actually sit down, right a note, put the card in an envelope, stamp, address and then actually mail a card. Doesn't seem like a lot of work but it sure can be sometimes! lol Let's hope that the person was just so excited when they got the cards that they wanted to immediately send one to someone and since they needed to send you a "Thank you", you were the first lucky recipient!
I just gave totes to 10 teachers and bus drivers and did not get a single one of my cards back as a thank you, HOWEVER, I did get 3 other thank you notes either saying my cards were too pretty to use..lol..or that they had to show thier wives first so couldn't use them, but all of them thought they were perfect and loved them, even the men. You can see pictures of the ones I gave in my gallery. I was thrilled with how they turned out.
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I think it would just make me chuckle if that happened. Its just kind of a silly thing. Hey, at least I'd know I'm getting a really nice card! I guess I can imagine their thinking process though. They may be thinking that you might be offended if they sent you a store-bought card when you just made them these nice thank you cards. They probably think that its a way of showing you they like them and are using them. Anyhow, try to see in the humour in it, because I doubt its meant as a slight. Sometimes people goof up when they are trying to figure out what the correct etiquette is (geez, or even now to spell it!).
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I think it is nice of someone to send you a thank you, whether it is one of your own or not. People probably feel weird sending out a store bought ty card for handmade ones. I know I would. If they don't stamp themselves it kind of puts them in a weird position. I would say be glad you got a thank you, be grateful your gift is being used, and maybe don't over think things so much
Hey Leslie, If you're responding to my earlier post, yep, I did reread the OP and noticed I'd lost the main thread as I read responses...sorry! (insert emabarrased face here) That's why I ammended my reply.
I would take it as a compliment. I could see myself doing something like this to show how much I liked the cards and to show that I valued you enough as a friend to use one of my handmade cards on you.
I would take it as a compliment. I could see myself doing something like this to show how much I liked the cards and to show that I valued you enough as a friend to use one of my handmade cards on you.
Seems like this is the overall consensus! Thanks for the input. I will keep that in mind the next time I give my card sets!
giving card sets as gifts -- a question
