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Auntie Noo · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:40 am Post subject:

Not anything I could put in a public forum that my Mum reads no!!!!!!!

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melody yarns · Site Admin Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 8688 Location: UK

Gill I'm sending you hugs too - sometimes utter politeness is the sternest message of all Cool

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Gill · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:37 am Post subject:

How does this sound - (bearing in mind Melody's suggestion of keeping it polite)

Dear ******,

I am a little worried that I haven't heard from you regarding your Exchange Gift that I posted to you a couple of weeks ago. I see from the tracking on the parcel that it arrived safely on the 25th July.

I wondered whether there was a problem with it? Perhaps the colour is wrong or you don't like it? I gave it a lot of thought before starting your gift and it was the comment on your questionnaire "Anything particular that you would like to receive? - A gorgeous fine shawl " That got me thinking that it would be a lovely surprise for you to receive one.

If you are really not happy with it, it would be no problem for me to knit something else for you, if you wanted to return it...

Regards,

Gill

This isn't the first version I wrote Twisted Evil

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Auntie Noo · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:39 am Post subject:

Would love to read the first version!

That sounds very restrained and polite Gill!!
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terri · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:55 am Post subject:

That should certainly shame her into responding!!!!! Very polite, and that puts you in a much higher position than her Wink

I think it's disgraceful that she hasn't been in touch, some poeple eh Rolling Eyes

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pictish · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:05 am Post subject:

The only bit I would change is the 'knitting something else' bit!!! Evil or Very Mad

I would just say 'If you are really not happy with it, I would be only too happy to have it back' Laughing

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cazzie · Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 4792 Location: Northants

I think it reads fine too - and agree with Pictish's suggestion
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ClaireUK · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject:

I agree to - an excellent letter but agree with Pictish too ; )
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FatCat · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:20 pm Post subject:

I'm another that agrees with Pictish - you really don't want to be offering to knit anything else for her!

You could maybe put a line in the last part saying that you always ask for feedback whenever you take part in swaps, so that you get a picture of what people have liked or not liked about things you've made. That way it will sound like it's a more general thing that you do on all swaps rather than something personally aimed at her?
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