A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break ...

not just to eat but to handwrite thank you notes to our customers. My brother would climb up to the attic to bring down bins full of greeting cards my mother and I had purchased the previous year ...

I wish I could have focused on my newborn and not on writing notes. I have friends who have family members who care about this etiquette, inquiring when a thank-you card will arrive or why it's late.

As to what to write your thank-you note on, you don’t need fancy stationery or a card, Mr. Leighton said, although it’s a nice touch. A sheet of notebook paper will suffice. But if you want to ...

First, you should keep thank-you supplies stocked in your home office or your desk at work. A small box of note cards or stationary, postage stamps, and a pen are all you need. Having those ...

As a child, I was forced to write thank you notes. I had stationery cards with golden “M”s embossed on the front, and these appeared every time I received a gift. I was called to the kitchen ...