SubscribeGenerally, thank you notes should be written on cards and sent with a lick and a stamp, rather than a click and ‘publish.’ But - today we’re making an exception. So in the future, try to do as I say, not as I do.
When should you send a ‘Thank You’ note?
- You receive a gift
- You win an awesome brand new Nintendo Wii
- After a job interview
- You are on the receiving end of a random or unexpected act of kindness
- Your neighbor shovels your drive
- A friend offers to babysit for free
- The girl at the Jack In The Box drive thru hooks you up with a free Christmas Jack Antenna Ball! (Yup, it’s okay to be jealous)
What are the seven elements of a Thank You Note?
- The Salutation - Dear TrueBlueTitan,
- The Thank You - Thank you so much for randomly drawing my name as the winner of your super duper contest featuring the Nintendo Wii.
- Highlight the appropriateness of the gift or favor - I don’t know if you know this, but my mother is Korean, and Japan (where Nintendo is from) is not very far from Korea. In fact I looked on a map today and it’s like half an inch away. How perfect!
- Tie the appropriateness of the gift with the gift giver -Your internet entrepreneurship blog is really rad, just like the Wii.
- If the gift was money, talk about how you will spend it. Or write about how you are going to use the gift - Hopefully my blog won’t suffer too much as I plan on spending many hours this holiday season at the Wii bowling lanes.
- Write a line to update the gift giver on your life - Timmy got his leg out of the cast and I’m no longer suffering from that nasty head cold so things are looking better.
- Sign the Thank You Note - With Thanks, How2Blogger.
Don’t be sad if you didn’t win a Wii yourself. Not all of us can be winners. Well, actually you still can be, lucky for you. If you want a Wii - you could still win a Wii over at Contest Beat or if you’d rather just have some stinking cash, say $100 bucks, well I’m giving that away in my own little contest!
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by Karen, on December 16 2007 @ 3:56 pm
Well you lucky little bikini-clad blogger you! How will you help the world with your new Wii(would like to play)? I’m copying your post to my computer so I can use it for all my thank-you notes this coming Christmas. You are a total humanitarian; even in your moment of glory, you still GIVE. You’re a GIVER. I love you man. Say, how far away from Texas do you live and do you have a sofa someone could crash on for a few months while they’re learning to play your new Wii(would like to play) with you? See, that Wii(would like to play) commercial has blasted itself into my brain cells.
by How2Blogger, on December 16 2007 @ 5:16 pm
lol - I’m in Vegas now though I was in Texas for about 8 years, SA and Houston. And yes, I do have a sofa - though it might be moving to make room for all the Wii fun…
by Beth, on December 16 2007 @ 7:18 pm
You do know you’re going to have to sell the Wii on Ebay because I need new lingerie. Congrats. I won an iPod Touch and I’ll hopefully be getting it Monday, (it’s taken over a month, they sent me the wrong item to begin with). That’s actually the first time in my life I have won anything.
Are you gonna let me play with your controls?
by betshopboy, on December 17 2007 @ 12:17 am
Congrats on winning the much sought after Wii. Your contest entry was uniquely woven into a “How to” post. Well done! Have fun with your new toy, while we green-eyed, sour-grape monster sulk under the faked X’mas tree! LOL!!
by Rob Schultz, on December 17 2007 @ 11:37 am
Congratulations again! The Wii was packaged up early Saturday morning and is now en-route to Las Vegas. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy mine.
The thank you note was a nice added bonus. I see that the right man won!
by Mike Huang, on December 17 2007 @ 12:27 pm
Congratulations on such a huge win and I’m sure there are many other ways to thank someone too
-Mike
by Jay, on December 17 2007 @ 7:13 pm
first, i’m jealous… secondly, congratz with the Wii… and damn, maybe i should’ve written a few thank you letters lol… um, what happens if i never did? am i gonna get stoned when i walk down the street from those people i sound be writing them for? or is the verbal thank yous good enough?
Jay
DatMoney.com
DatCurious.com
by Sweet Mummy, on December 17 2007 @ 7:40 pm
This is an excellent post. Congrats on the win, too!
by How2Blogger, on December 17 2007 @ 8:48 pm
Everybody’s invited to Vegas to play Wii with me. Though now it’s become very apparent that I’m going to have to invest in a new t.v.
by Rob Schultz, on December 18 2007 @ 12:09 pm
If only I had known that the Wii was going to cause such a huge amount of churn in your life! I can’t for the “How to procrastinate with a Wii” post!!!
by Frigga, on December 18 2007 @ 8:09 pm
Hey, I just found your blog and I’m kinda liking it so far.
Thanks for the laugh, I’ll be back 
by Debo Hobo, on December 19 2007 @ 1:42 pm
Thank you very much on the lesson and congratulations on all your success. I want to win the Wii so off I go to do that. Thanks again
by What Did The Wii Do For Me? | Truebluetitan - Internet Entrepreneur, on December 20 2007 @ 9:32 am
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by jessie, on December 21 2007 @ 6:43 am
well, this is a simple concept with a very deep meaning… not many people nowadays know how to say thank you for the little kindness shown to them by others.
by Blog Contest Central, on December 21 2007 @ 7:41 pm
I think being thankful for all the blog owners who holds blog contest are important. And this post is very timely. Something along the lines of my own Thank you post
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