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RANDOM neighbor gift

Jammies930Jammies930
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Hi Ladies,
I just got home and saw a box on the front doorstep---no biggie, we've had lots of those lately...but when I opened the box and read the card, it took me a WHILE to realize that the gift is from our neighbor two doors down--whom we've spoken to maaaaaaaybe twice.  AND--he spent A LOT of $$ on the gift!!!!  AND he wrote out THE NICEST card to the two of us...i'm just twigging out because it's kind of....weird. The extent of our interactions are from the big snow storm when we were all shoveling out....and that's about it. 

I know I need to go down to his house and thank him in person, right?  eek--it's just going to be soooo uncomfortable.  I canNOT believe he sent us such an expensive gift--let alone a gift at all...!!! 

*sigh*  I really should thank him in person, shouldn't I....?
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Re: RANDOM neighbor gift

  • Jammies930Jammies930
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    edited December 2011
    p.s.  he got us something off of our registry, too...which meant he had to, like, do some research to find and send the gift he got for us---isn't that WEIRD???  ok, i'm done ranting....
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  • Ashley42410Ashley42410
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    edited December 2011
    You have a very generous neighbor!  And I think you should thank in person, sooner than later since the neighbor knows you have received the gift :)
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  • TrishesTrishes
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    edited December 2011
    I'm wavering between awesomely generous and sweet (of him to get you a gift!) to weird (that it was something off of your registry - though these days, it's not that hard to find someone's registries).

    But yes, I'd say an in-person thank you would definitely be appropriate.
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  • hljaneshljanes member
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    edited December 2011
    It's pretty easy to find where people are registered - a simple Google search is all I usually need.

    Maybe he's just a generous neighbor.  I'd take it that way and bring FH to thank him in person.
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  • Jammies930Jammies930
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    edited December 2011
    thanks for the input  :)

    FI and i went to his house yesterday because we saw his car out front and figured he'd be home...rang the doorbell--nothing.  knocked on his door--nothing.  so we tried again today.  same story--car out front, but no answer at the door.  i'm thinking we'll try one more time, but if we don't get up with him, just explain to him in our thank you note that we tried to get up with him in person but couldn't catch him.  we're moving out of this neighborhood the week we get back from our honeymoon, so i feel bad--but don't know what more we can do!
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  • dibsontopdibsontop member
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    edited December 2011
    That seems appropriate.  Try one more time and then mail him a thank you.  And like you said, explain that you tried in person with no luck.  You can't be expected to continuously try over an over.  However, maybe try at a different time of day or day of the week than previous attempts.

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