Grieving relative didn’t thank me for sympathy gift — should I ask?
A reader sent an Amazon sympathy box after a relative’s husband died, saw a photo of it on her porch, but never received a thank-you and wonders whether to follow up.
Dear Eric: I sent an out-of-town relative a sympathy box from Amazon when her husband died and never received a thank you. I know she got it because I saw the picture on her porch.
She’s the kind of person that knows the rules of etiquette. Should I email/text her to ask if she received it, or let it go? If I ask, how do I do it politely? – No Thanks