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Tag Archives: etiquette
Go the Extra Mile
I recently made a purchase at a retail store and after the sales associate completed my transaction, she walked out from behind the counter, handed my bag to me, and with a sincere smile said, “Thank you for shopping here. … Continue reading
The Importance of an RSVP
An RSVP is critical to the planning of a successful event. It gives the host or hostess a number to work with when making arrangements for food, beverages, seating and more. If you fail to appropriately RSVP or uphold your … Continue reading
Make Your Boss Look Good
Regardless of your job or career field, it is important to be your boss’s public relations specialist. It is your responsibility to make your boss look good within the company and to clients outside the company. Any disagreement or ill … Continue reading
Cell Phone Speaker Feature – Etiquette Faux Pas
I was shopping in a department store this weekend when a woman near me started speaking. Thinking she was speaking to me, I turned toward the woman. At first I was confused because she wasn’t looking at me, there were … Continue reading
Entering and Exiting Doors – Who Has the Right of Way?
Have you ever approached a door at the same time as someone going in the opposite direction approaches the door? There is usually an awkward moment between the two parties as they try to decide who is going to go … Continue reading
Forks Were Once Controversial Utensils
Believe it or not, the fork was a controversial utensil and not accepted in all countries until the mid 1600s. The word fork comes from the Latin word furca, meaning pitchfork. Many cultures made a connection between the pitchfork and … Continue reading
Posted in Etiquette History
Tagged dining with forks, etiquette, Etiquette History, fingers, fork history, forks, manufacturing forks, pitchfork
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Use A Coaster Under Your Drinking Glass
Drinking glasses have a tendency to sweat and can damage furniture by leaving a watermark in the shape of a ring on the furniture. Always place a coaster or cocktail napkin under your drinking glass before setting it down on … Continue reading
When Flirting Crosses the Line
Webster’s Dictionary defines flirting as amorous behavior without serious intent. If you find yourself engaging in playful conversation with serious intent, you need to know who you are having this conversation with and immediately stop it before crossing a line. … Continue reading
Posted in Dating Etiquette, Etiquette Tips, Social Etiquette
Tagged crossing the line, dating, etiquette, flirting, relationships
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Sharing the TV Remote Control
I have heard marriages and friendships have been broken because two people were unable to share the television remote control. Here are a few tips to help avoid these broken relationships: 1) Do not change the channel without asking for … Continue reading
Posted in Couples Etiquette, Etiquette Tips, Social Etiquette
Tagged commercials, etiquette, remote control, television, TV
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Traditional Anniversary Gifts
First……………………………………..Paper Second………………………………….Cotton Third…………………………………….Leather Fourth…………………………………..Fruit or flowers Fifth……………………………………..Wood Sixth…………………………………….Sugar, candy, iron Seventh…………………………………Copper or wool Eighth…………………………………..Bronze Ninth……………………………………Pottery Tenth……………………………………Tin, aluminum Eleventh………………………………..Steel Twelfth………………………………….Silk or linen Thirteenth………………………………Lace Fourteenth……………………………..Ivory Fifteenth………………………………..Crystal or glass Twentieth……………………………….China Twenty-fifth……………………………Silver Thirtieth…………………………………Pearl Thirty-fifth…………………………….Coral or jade Fortieth………………………………….Ruby Forty-fifth……………………………..Sapphire Fiftieth………………………………….Gold Sixtieth………………………………….Diamond Sixty-fifth……………………………..Diamond Seventieth……………………………..Diamond
Posted in Etiquette Tips, Gifts
Tagged anniversary, etiquette, gift ideas, Gifts, Wedding Etiquette, weddings
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