INFORMEDdebate
YES
Is it OK to thank
people by email?
from members:
Douglas Gross
Anchorage, AK
It’s less intrusive
and you won’t
feel pressured or
intimidated talking
to a person.
Diane C. Milam
Winter Park, FL
Sincere appreciation
can be expressed
via email. Email is
convenient, but that
does not take away
from the true meaning of
the message.
Keith Howes
Hickman, CA
The average person
gets eight nega-
tives for every single
praise. Any form of
saying “thank you” is
acceptable and encouraged.
NO
MEDIA BAKERY
from members:
Laura Chandler
Burlington, CT
Tacky! If you know
the home address
you should handwrite a short thank-you always.
Clyde DeLoach
Fort Worth, TX
To establish a
personal link,
[send] a card.
Find out more about this topic on the Web:
•
www.netmanners.com/email-etiquette/what-about-thank-you-notes
•
www.literatureandleisure.com/2011/09/manners-monday-thank-you
•
www.oprah.com/oprahshow/thank-you-note-etiquette
Theresa Gonzales
West Linn, OR
There is nothing
that takes the place
of a handwritten
thank-you. It is good
manners, and tech-
nology can’t change that.
14 The Costco Connection DECEMBER 2011
