Prairie~Phlox Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 We received one as a wedding thank you & working on graduation stuff for my senior, I noticed they have them for a graduation thank you’s as well. Just wondering what everyone thought of these. They are a lot simpler, but is it just an easy way out? It’s better than not sending a thank you at all… Just wondering what y’all thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 We use them. I like them. I think people appreciate a photo of a kid with the gift enjoying it and smiling. At least I hope so!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Why is it easier? Did they not write a personal note? I have gotten some photo thank you cards, but they included the usual note. Just a photo with "thanks!" printed on it, yes, I would consider that the easy way out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I only like them if there is a personal note hand written on them. Otherwise, it makes it feel Very impersonal. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I would find it weird if they didn't have a hand written note. I haven't seen that. Otherwise, I love a photo with a thank you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I admit it. We did photo thank you cards with no note. I was grasping at straws just to get them done. I did require that my grads hand them out personally when possible, but I was struggling just to get them done. I had several comments later in appreciation for the photo thank you cards. Turns out, many times they sent gifts to grads, they never even got a thank you in return. :( Anything is better than nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Why is it easier? Did they not write a personal note? I have gotten some photo thank you cards, but they included the usual note. Just a photo with "thanks!" printed on it, yes, I would consider that the easy way out. Wedding gift & yes, nothing personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I did photo postcards for my wedding thank yous, just as they were becoming popular. Everyone loved them, but I did write an actual thank you note as the postcard message. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Yay. Every Christmas card I get I throw out when decorations are put away. Unless it’s a photo card, and that goes in with my photos. If I received a handwritten card from a grad, it’s ending up in a land fill. Unless it’s a photo card of someone I know. Note or no note, I’d keep the picture and be happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjand6more Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Love them. With or without the note, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I think it's fine, as long as the graduate adds a personal note and signature. We once got a photo card with a printed thank you and the mother addressed the envelopes, and it felt like the graduate wasn't really involved at all in that process. So, yeah, just make sure the graduate involves himself with something personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I'm confused. Are these photo thank you cards of the item received? Or the item AND the recipient? Or just, say, the recipient's senior picture? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2samlibby Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I think they are ok, IF they are with a personal thank you note. If it's just a picture of the couple (or the grad) with the word thanks printed on it, then no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Wedding gift & yes, nothing personal. Are you related to the bridal couple? For my dad’s relatives it is common for the couple to hand deliver or mail a wedding photo. The couple would call and say thanks when they receive a gift by mail. My dad’s relatives do not have a tradition of writing thank you notes so none is given or expect (in person thanks or thanking by phone is expected so there is acknowledgment). My mom thought the habit interesting and my parents has an album of siblings, cousins, nephews, nieces, grandnephews’ and grandnieces’ wedding photos. They have some of my dad’s relatives’ graduation photos too. One of my elderly maternal aunt specifically asked for a photo of my kids instead of a thank you card. She likes photos more than words and it’s easier on her eyes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 for grandma and grandpa - go for it. they like pictures. for everyone else - get a pen and a blank card and write an actual note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Walmart.com has where you use a nice photo(ex graduation or wedding) & it says “thanks†or “thank you†etc. the one we got from a friend where we gave a gift was an odd shaped envelope, a photo with the bride & groom holding a homemade thank you sign and it was just a regular photo they had printed. It was the first I’d ever seen that & that was last fall. I just noticed the others when I started working on graduation announcements yesterday & saw it was a “thing†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzanne4 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I think a photo is great, but you absolutely need to write a thank you note as well. I would not like receiving a photo if the person could not take the time to write a note. Better to send nothing at at all. I know my 95 year old mother (grandma) would feel the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 We use them. I like them. I think people appreciate a photo of a kid with the gift enjoying it and smiling. At least I hope so!! I use Touchnote. You add a photo to a card or postcard, then add a whole note on the other side. It's like a normal sized card so you can write a normal 3-4 sentence thank you note. Just a photo with no really thank you note? Tacky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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