#722 the write way

Is the handwritten thank you note another practice that is as outdated as film and flash cubes?  

For the last three weddings I have been at I have received:
> a picture postcard that said thank you and was just hand-signed

> a picture postcard with a pre-printed thank you message and even a pre-printed address that was bulk mailed (to Ms. E  TH TRIPLETT & GUEST -- how's that for warm and fuzzy?)

> a note that had fill in the blanks like MadLibs:  We sincerely thank you and your _____ for sharing joy and ____ with us by ____ the thoughtful _____.  I am sure it took more time to come up with the innovative words to write in the blanks than it would have taken to do a more traditional note.

Beyond gifts, I have interviewed a dozen or so people in the past month and received only two follow up notes from anyone. 

Technology has certainly increased the acceptable level of informality in our society, but that only makes it easier to make a good impression by taking a little extra step.  Pull out your pen and dig out some notecards.  Appreciation is expressed more profoundly in cursive.

-- beth triplett
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