Thank You's when gift returned

elisabethb29 · August 2010

What if we get a gift that we decide we don't want and return it or get duplicates... what is a polite way to word the TY card?

katiewhompus · August 2010

Heh...duplicates..

Word it as if you were keeping the gift. They don't know you received duplicates and don't need to know that you don't like it.

banana468 · August 2010

Ditto. They don't need to know that you returned it.

blondie82784 · August 2010

I agree... They wont know that you returned or exchanged it

elisabethb29 · August 2010

Another potential problem (I know about it because I stalked my registry), we got the Wii Fit, but we don't have a Wii and took the rest of the Wii stuff off our registry, because we were pretty sure we wouldn't get it, and realized we don't really need/want a Wii. I know this is reading a lot into things, but what if they figure out we don't even have a Wii? (I'm just hoping someone I'm close to, like my brother, was the one who got it, so I can return it and not lie and it wouldn't be a big deal at all!) But that is definitely one thing we will be returning and I'd feel really weird lying about it, but I'd also feel bad admitting we returned it!

mysticl · August 2010

"thank you so much for the _______________. We greatly appreciate your thoughtfulness and were so happy that you were able to spend our special day with us"

Or something to that effect. No lying about using the gift.

They may think you took the wii stuff off the registry because you got it elsewhere and just removed it so you wouldn't get duplicates. BTW: We have the wii fit and it is AWESOME. I love it and have so much fun using it. And I am anti-video game.

danieliza1127 · August 2010

As far as the Wii Fit, maybe you should just put the Wii back on your registry. There's no harm in having it there. It's just a wish list, not a mandate. Then if the wedding comes and goes and you still didn't get it but did get the Wii Fit, you can either buy the Wii yourself if you want it or return the Fit.

ohwhynot · August 2010

I have to say it depends on the situation - we returned one gift and exchanged it for something else, but there was a story behind that (and it wasn't bought from our registry) and we knew the couple wouldn't mind one bit if we exchanged. There was also a possibility that they'd someday visit and see that we didn't have their item.

melliott09 · August 2010

I would not tell people I returned their gift at all! Just thank them as if you are keeping it.

[Deleted User] · August 2010

agree with all above to thank them as if you were keeping it unless you had a shower and they saw you recieved 2 of the same item. in which case you have two options-
1. still play it off as if you are keeping it, if they come over, you still have one and it doesnt matter if it's theirs or the one someone else gave you. They'll think it was theirs.
2. if they see you open two, chances are they will hand you the gift receipt and then you should wait to send the TY until you exchange and then tell/ thank them for what "they" purchased for you and apologize that the item was not taken off the registry quick enough.

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