Here’s what the experts had to say about this etiquette conundrum for our tech-obsessed times.
We asked a few Southern experts for their opinions.
Here’s what they had to say.
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“Everyone is busy; sometimes a text is the only thing that can fit into a day.
That said, we strongly believe in the power of a handwritten note.
The recipient feels an instant connection to the writer, who spent the time towrite and send the note.
Jennifer Hunt, founder and CEO of Birmingham, Alabama-based stationerDogwood Hill, agrees.
But it is always best to follow up with a thank-you note.”
“However, it is always best practice to follow up with a handwritten thank-you note.
“Our neighbors sent over a big thing of doughnuts,” she says.
“I have a little box of all kinds of thank-you notes for any occasion.
I just popped one out, handwrote a note to the neighbor, and sent it over.
I could have yelled, ‘Hey, thank you!’
But to me, it’s more personable [to send a note].”
Roxine Blomstrom, the certified etiquette expert behindManners Matter School of Protocolin Franklin, Tennessee, agrees.
“A personal note is the best way to say thank you,” says Blomstrom.
“Everyone likes to get a nice note of appreciation in the mail.”
The Unanimous Decision
The handwritten thank-you note still reigns supreme.
