Thanked the wrong person

Re: Thanked the wrong person

• novella1186 member

  

  February 2015 edited February 2015

  Whoops. Lol... First send the correct Sue a thank-you card (I know you know this)

  and then maybe just call the wrong Sue, even though you don't normally call. Or e-mail? Do you ever e-mail her? No big deal, you were just trying to be nice, so all you have to do is say, "Sorry for the confusion, the thank-you card was meant for a different Sue!" She'll probably just think it's funny. 

  
  

  I can relate. There are 4 Toms on my mom's side of the family, and whenever I get a card from any of them it just says "from Tom" 

  
  

  Between FI and I we also have a landlord, a brother-in-law, a boss, a co-worker, and a mom all named Chris. So FI will start saying "Oh guess what Chris told me?" And I'll say "Wait, specify a Chris." So much confusion! 

  
  

  edited because I hit the wrong button! 

  

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• tammym1001 member

  

  February 2015

  I did this. My Grandma called me after the wedding and said "ummm I think you sent me someone else's thank you card". I had put their card in her envelope and her thank you card in theirs. I just called the other person and explained what happened. We all laughed about me having "bride brain" and I sent her a new thank you card. It isn't a big deal. It happens.

  
  

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• dolewhipper member

  

  February 2015

  tammym1001 said:

  I did this. My Grandma called me after the wedding and said "ummm I think you sent me someone else's thank you card". I had put their card in her envelope and her thank you card in theirs. I just called the other person and explained what happened. We all laughed about me having "bride brain" and I sent her a new thank you card. It isn't a big deal. It happens.

  I wish it was that easy!

  
  

  I actually thanked the person it was addressed to for a gift they didn't give me (I hope my OP wasn't too confusing). Dear Aunt Sue, thanks for the gift card yadda yadda. I even said I hope her and her husband can come to the wedding. Oops.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• manillabar member

  

  February 2015

  dolewhipper said:

  tammym1001 said:

  I did this. My Grandma called me after the wedding and said "ummm I think you sent me someone else's thank you card". I had put their card in her envelope and her thank you card in theirs. I just called the other person and explained what happened. We all laughed about me having "bride brain" and I sent her a new thank you card. It isn't a big deal. It happens.

  I wish it was that easy!

  
  

  I actually thanked the person it was addressed to for a gift they didn't give me (I hope my OP wasn't too confusing). Dear Aunt Sue, thanks for the gift card yadda yadda. I even said I hope her and her husband can come to the wedding. Oops.

  I see what you're saying, but I think she'll still understand if you explain the mistake. A lot of names are repeated in my extended family so I totally get it and I think any other reasonable family member should as well

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• sarahufl member

  

  February 2015

  lol, I guess multiple thank yous are better than none
  
  PPs covered it. But also, this is why I ALWAYS sign cards with mine and H's first and last names. Even if it is for someone I am super close with, I don't want them to get confused.
  

  
  

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• SammiNJonni member

  

  February 2015

  Just send a thank you to the correct Sue and explain the mistake to the one that received the thank you. 

  
  

  

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• bananasplit472001 member

  

  February 2015

  Just send her a corrected thank you note with explanation and make sure to send the other person that actually gave you the gift a thank you note.  I'm sure she understands that mistakes can be made when you are sending our so many thank yous.

  

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• dolewhipper member

  

  February 2015

  And what if she didn't send me anything or attend the bridal shower and declined the wedding?

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• bananasplit472001 member

  

  February 2015

  dolewhipper said:

  And what if she didn't send me anything or attend the bridal shower and declined the wedding?

  If she did not send you a gift or show up to any wedding events then you do not need to send her a thank-you note.  If it was the one that you sent to her in error then you do not need to send her a corrected one as you have nothing you need to thank her for.

  

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• kellyem2 member

  

  February 2015

  dolewhipper said:

  And what if she didn't send me anything or attend the bridal shower and declined the wedding?

  You don't need to make it sound like you're upset with her for not sending along a gift. Just drop her a line that says exactly what you said here. You got a gift that simply said from "Sue" so you took a guess and got the wrong Sue. This kind of thing happens a lot, especially with big events. She'll understand.
  

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