SAYING ‘THANK YOU’ IS A LOST ART

Dear Heloise: Over the years, I have sent many wedding and graduation gifts in the form of cash tucked into cards. About 1 in 20 gifts resulted in a thank-you note. And I know why. The envelopes are opened, the cash is separated from the card, and no note is made as to who gave what and how much. Now some people simply don’t have the good manners to respond, and others don’t know to whom or how to respond.

I now give personal checks. My name and address are embossed on the checks. And, of course, the dollar amounts are readily apparent. Hence, there are no excuses for bad manners. Even so, the recipients’ check endorsement signatures are usually the only acknowledgements that I receive.

A true bonus is the occasional “thank you” scrawled beneath the che

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