A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

In this digital age, a handwritten note may seem like a relic. But etiquette experts say they can be more powerful than ever. By Shivani Vora These days, checking your mailbox can be a disheartening ...

Writing thank-yous may sound like outdated etiquette, but the experts agree: There are times when it’s an absolute must. Here’s when you need to write a thank-you note: This should go without saying, ...

DEAR ABBY: Some time ago, you printed a letter from a grandmother who said she was changing her will because neither her adult children nor her grandchildren ever wrote her thank-you notes when she ...

Believe it or not, in this 21st-century world we live in, there is still an appreciation for the handwritten thank-you note. When I present this idea in my trainings, I am often challenged with: But ...

I have a few old cards and notes pinned to the bulletin board on my office wall above my desk. A few more cards hang by magnet on my refrigerator door at home. A stack of old ones are tucked inside a ...

Etiquette experts and professional card writers offer advice for making the process easier and even go a little faster. By Daniel Bortz In the afterglow of a wedding or honeymoon, sitting down to ...

My favorite part of The Tonight Show is host Jimmy Fallon’s weekly thank-you-note segment. He grabs a pen, flips open a card, and writes messages to public figures and random activities like hayrides ...

Why is it that we still get a tiny thrill from checking the mailbox each day? Rationally, we know what’s in there: bills we don’t want, catalogs we never ordered, and that bulky Valpak stuffed with ...

I realized that I've always written thank-you notes from a place of guilt. I recently decided to stop writing them, and I'm not making my kids write them, either. We express our gratitude in other ...

I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My children began resisting the task, seeing it as tedious and unnecessary. Now, they must write thank you notes before they are able to ...