Is it proper etiquette to respond to every greeting card?
If somebody sends me a paper Halloween greeting card in the postal mail, does etiquette require that I mail a response? Or is some other response required? Or, is a response not required?
You do not have to respond to a greeting card, though it might be nice. However, the exception to that is Christmas or holiday season greeting cards. It is generally considered good form to send a card to anyone who sends one to you. If it is your birthday, a wedding, the birth of a child, the funeral of a loved one or some other occasion that merits thank you cards, you should send a thank you card or note even to people who only sent a card or best wishes, as that may have been all they were able to do at that time.
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