Thank You Card Solid Gold

There are some traditions that will be around forever and one of those is the Thank You Card (TYC).  TYCs are a powerful tool in increasing happiness, strengthening relationships and reciprocating love.

Increase Your Happy Factor:

1. TYCs express gratitude-studies show that happy people take time to give gratitude often.

2. TYCs are a vehicle to reliveing a time you received help or a gift.  Positive nostalgia is powerful in increasing the chemical factors in your body that make you happy.

3. They give someone else recognition and appreciation which=happy karma.  You will both be more inclined to do more good!

4. Thank you cards strengthen the bond between you and the recipient.

Yes, some people will get your thank you card and say, “oh that’s nice,” and tear it in half to use it as a straightedge for their scrapbook journaling lines or your card may become the centerpiece of their refrigerator collage for the next 15 years.  In any event, a thank you card never goes unnoticed.

Closure:

On another note, thank you cards can be used as a vehicle to tie up any lose ends.  Is there something you wanted to clarify?  Was there something awkward you wanted to address?  Any directions you forgot to put in the gift?  A recipe for the flour-less chocolate cake you left on someone’s doorstep?

Get Organized:

Thank you cards make people look and feel successful and well-put-together.  Remember to:

1. Make list for those you need to write.

2. Be timely!  The quicker you can get that thing sent off, the more effective it can be.  At the same time, it is NEVER too late to send a thank you card.

3. Make another list of the cards you have already written.

4. Have a lot of card options to choose from.  Whenever I’m in Marshals or T.J. Maxx, I do a drive by in the stationary section and see if there is a design I really like.  They go for about $5 a box.  My recipients can get a totally different card each time!  You can get really crazy and note which card pattern they recieved in the “cards you have written” list!

Get Creative:

1. Get crafty and make cards at home!  You can even send “thank you” gifts.  Flowers?  Chocolates? Something very individual to the recipient to really show your appreciation.

2.  Get online and make a card online with a personal photo or a variety of designs!  I used Card Store a few days ago and they mail it directly to the recipient!  It took me about 15 minutes to learn how the site worked and now it takes me approximately 10 minutes max to get a card created and mailed out by them!  The best part is that if you want to use this for future occasions, you can set a date for it to be sent in the future!!  It only cost around $2.50 and fast.  Often there is some sort of coupon.  This extra step makes people feel even more appreciated.  My recipients LOVED them.

Not everyone is expecting a thank you card from you but when they get one, they remember it!  Make yourself stand out.  I have heard many people say that, “thank you cards are so old fashioned,” or, “I don’t want to look like a suck up.”  Trust me, a Thank You card is ALWAYS right.  A Thank You gift is even better!