Say my name

January 29, 2012

I noticed that saying thank you through text and instant messages comes off differently when you say the person’s name.  I recently received two thank-you text messages. One has my name on it (i.e. Thanks, Asereth) and the other just plain old “Thanks!”  Guess which came off more sincere in my book? The former rather than the latter. Of course, I may be wrong here cause I’m only talking about perception.

Just saying “thanks” seems so perfunctory.  It sounds so automatic like a knee-jerk reaction. It comes off like it was done because it was the polite thing to do. But adding the recipient’s name gives it more warmth. Like the sender is really appreciating what you did and is going the extra mile to show he/she is indeed grateful.

You might say I’m being too judgmental here and am reading too much on a simple text message (why don’t just I graciously accept the gratitude and move on?) You may be right but I’m also guilty of this (maybe that’s why).