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We recently attended a birthday party for two children in the same family. We know both kids, and brought a present for each one. I have just received the thank you note and it only mentions one of the gifts that we bought for only one of the kids. I am worried that the other child did not receive our present, or that they don’t know that we also brought a gift for their other child. Is it OK to call and ask about it?
Well, since the gifts were not opened at the party, you certainly look to the thank you note to hear that your gifts have been received and acknowledged. Also, you took time to pick out two different gifts for two different kids and you want to make sure that both were received. Still, it is most likely that your present was received, but they didn’t actually keep track of all of the presents and who they were from; thus, when the notes were written, they forgot to mention one of the presents.
You have two choices: either trust that the other gift was received and perhaps casually check in about it next time you see the family OR call the family and confirm that both presents were received. It may be an awkward conversation as you are bringing up the fact that they did not mention one of the gifts in their thank you, which may embarrass them, but once that awkwardness is over, they will be able to confirm the gift was received or not. If you decide to call, make sure to approach the conversation with a friendly inquiry like, “We received your wonderful thank you note, and just wanted to make sure you received “Y” gift for “Z” child too. We didn’t want you to think we hadn’t brought a gift for him too.’ By being friendly and expressing genuine concern will help to ease the potentially awkward phone call.
