RinaMay Asks a Question

On May 3, I invited you -- my readers -- to ask me a question. Any question. After the success of NeilPuck’s Q & A (not to be confused with his T & A since he has no Ts), RinaMay has asked a question.

Her question:

In February, I received an invitation to a wedding which is taking place in late May. Yes, the bride was a little anxious to rope in the groom.

I had decided not to attend...but I did buy a lovely greeting card, which I returned to the couple, along with the response card, saying I would not be attending.

In that envelope, there was a cheque, in the amount of $50.00. Bridezilla and Groomenstein cashed the cheque a week later.

To this date, I have not received a thank you, by way of e-mail, phone call, or card.

Is this proper etiquette? Am I too sensitive? My feathers are definitely ruffled!! I'm plucking mad!!

Should I just have a bowl of corn flakes, and forget the whole thing?

What say you?

My response is:

A number of things can be done in such a case, Rina:

1. You can send them an invoice for $50, with a note stating that you did not receive the service for which you paid.
2. You can camp out on their lawn, calling out that they're blood-sucking thieves. This, however, requires that they reimburse you $75 -- $50 that they owe you, plus $25 for the extra hassle.
3. Call them, and in your best George Costanza voice, remind them that WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY!

But in all seriousness, their lack of promptness can be attributed to a number of things as well:

1. Perhaps they don’t have their Thank You notes yet.
2. Maybe they’re waiting until after the wedding -- common practice -- to send all of their Thank You notes in one fell swoop.
3. They’re turds. Which I doubt, since they’re friends of yours.

Don’t write them off, Rina. I’ve received Thank You notes almost a YEAR after the wedding took place.

Chalk it up to rudeness on your friends’ part, and perfect manners on yours.

(My equally soft heart, however, is leaning towards burning dog doodie on their doorstep.)

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[ READER COMMENTS ]

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   RINAMAY said:

   Thank you so much for your insight!!

   I'm going with (3) They're turds!! They aren't what I'd consider 'friends'...just an ex-office mate and his beloved, yap yap yap of a wife!

   You have smoothed my feathers, but, truth be told, I still feel a little irked.....with that in mind, and knowing they're 'cat people' flaming dog doodie on their doorstep it is!!

   In hindsight, I should perhaps have gotten them a pooper scooper as a gift!!

   Posted at 09:29 AM, on May 11 2007

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