Episode 534 - A Big Tip
Your Awesome Etiquette podcast episode for the week. Plus, your weekly etiquette challenge, the Monday joke, and an etiquette extra with your feedback.
On today’s show, we take your questions on inviting divorced couples to the same party, handling angled parking mishaps, and giving a big tip to a dog walker. For Community Members, we have a question about how many comments to leave on social media. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment.
Etiquette Extra - Holiday Cards
Lizzie Post gave USA Today a few tips on What to know before sharing season's greetings. The article pulls together etiquette on writing cards that includes everything from addressing the envelope to common mistakes to the best tips for personalizing your message.
The article concludes with this timely reminder…
Seasonal greeting cards should also be mailed, or electronically sent during the first half of December, so your recipient or recipients can get it before Christmas, or before they travel for the holidays.
"This is a great week to start and make sure that you get the holiday cards you are purchasing or making in the mail within the next few weeks," Post said. "If you are thinking about it now then you have got some time to plan. It's not too late depending on what you choose to do."
Order your gift copies soon to get them signed and personalized in time for the December holidays!
You can order signed and personalized copies this holiday season through our local partner, Bridgeside Books.
Weekly Podcast Etiquette Challenge
This week’s challenge is to follow up with someone you saw, spoke to, or even thought of over the holidays. Think of this challenge as an encouragement to pick up the phone and give your holiday host a call to thank them. Or follow up with the cousin/friend with whom you had a chance to rekindle a conversation. Or reach out to that old friend who came to mind in a moment of repose. Drawing out the opportunity to connect that the holidays bring is the challenge for this week.
We hope that you had a great Thanksgiving break! We are quickly shifting gears at Emily Post as we get ready for more holiday season etiquette. We wish you well and want you to know we will be here with the answers to all your entertaining, travel, tipping, and gifting etiquette questions this season.
All the best,
Lizzie and Daniel
Happy Monday Joke
“What's the best kind of tree joke?”
"Acorny one."