The Thank Yous
Well, if you're anything like me, you've opened your gifts and have them in a pile unlabelled to whom it's from at the moment laying around somewhere in your home.
So, what do you do now?
You have to phone and thank everyone for the wonderful gifts you received (if you haven't already called them), but who gave you what?
I am always struggling this time of year to figure what was most likely given by whom and what I should say to thank them for the gift. If you are like me, the following may help you decide how to approach this situation.
Please select from:
a) Thank you. It was really nice.
b) Thank you. It fits nice.
c) Thank you. It smells nice.
d) Thank you. It'll go nicely with my things.
And, if any of those don't work, perhaps you have a better idea because I certainly never know what to say.
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Unfortunately, many of my relatives copped out this year by giving my wife and I "combination" gifts. Which meant they got her gifts and put my name on them as well so they wouldn't have to bother looking for two gifts. So most of my thank-yous consisted of, "Thanks, [wife's name] really likes it."
Posted by: AlanDP | December 26, 2005 04:44 AM
You could always do what I do.
Take a big turd in the present, wrap them back up and send them back.
There's nothing that says I appreciate the gift then giving it back with a day old turd enclosed.
Posted by: peemil | December 26, 2005 02:20 PM
peemil - only after you've eaten corn. Lol, ew.
Posted by: Sam | December 26, 2005 02:39 PM