Hi all,
Ok, so I had my childs birthday at a venue this year (a bounce house type place). When the kids were all done jumping/sliding we were escorted into our reserved party room for pizza/cake/presents. We had a "hostess" of sorts that kept all the kids cups full and gave out more pizza if they wanted etc... Here is where the problem came in, our "hostess" asked if I'd like her to write down all the gifts and who gave them, I told her "yes". Present opening got a little crazy as all the kids wanted to see and when all was said and done, I found a gift card to Toys R Us and have no idea who gave it to my child. Upon looking down the list that the "hostess" wrote all the gifts on, she clearly had missed one. I have a "guess" as to who probably gave the gift card to my son, but I am in no means 100% sure. I don't want to come across tacky or look like a complete idiot, but should I ask the parent if this was what their child gave my son?? We are writing out thank you cards and I'm torn on how to handle this appropriately. What would you do?
Thanks!
If she only forgot one kid's gift... process of elimination....
Call the child's parent and just ask! I would not be offended to receive that call and would be happy to get the thank you note.
Wouldn't it be from the O. who was missing from the list?
Sorry...confused.
I would ask and explain that you lost track when child started opening the gifts. I find nothing wrong with it, actually my sons friends mother had called me once and asked me If I was the one that got the lego Batman game for her son and I told her yes, she thanked me for it and wrote out a "thank you" card too. I didn't see anything wrong with it. Just ask and i'm sure they will understand...Good Luck!
I would just write a generic thank you note to that person -- Thank you so much for coming, and thank you for the gift! We had a great time at the party and were happy you could join us.
Ah, I would then just call that person. tell them that it went a little crazy, and you didn't want to miss anyone on your thank you list. Just ask. Add some humor to it, and I am sure they won't think you rude. It happens all the time with kid birthdays!
Write thank you notes to express thanks for not just the "toy / giftcard" but for coming to my party and making it a special day. that will be fine.
If it's a gift card can you call Toys R Us and give them the gift card number? Maybe they can match it to the buyer!
Anyone who has ever been involved with a child's b-day party will fully understand how a gift card could get separated from the giver's name. ASK the mother you THINK gave it. She'll understand!!! I know I would!
Is there only one attendee/gift missing from the list? If so, I'd say you're safe sending that family the thank you card for the gift card.
Just be vague. Have the thank you card say. Thank you for coming to the party and bringing me the cool gift. I had a fun time and hope you did too!
just be vague and i hope you tipped the hostess. that's not an easy job.
By all means ask! You are lucky, you can blame it on the hostess at the venue :-) Just say that you are trying to write out Thank You cards but the hostess missed several people and you wanted to make sure everyone received a Thank You card.
BTW, bravo for you! I am happy to see a parent encouraging Thank You Cards. So few parents stress that importance these days.
Hey - Especially if you think you know which family gave you the gift card, I would ask the families (and explain the situation). When my son turned 4, we had a party at a place exactly like that and all my son got was Thomas the Train gifts (each one very different and distinct). Yet, the hostess just wrote down "Thomas" by each person's name. I was so annoyed!
Also, my nephew graduated from high school this year and his thank you card said "Thank you for the gift - it was just what I wanted"....as if he couldn't remember or had no idea what he had received from us in particular. It was pretty annoying.
So, I highly recommend trying to find who gave it to you and thanking them appropriately.
Good luck!
L.
