Miss Manners: Sending postcards is a lovely gesture, no matter the timing

Miss Manners: Is it bad etiquette to send a postcard after I return from vacation?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I often vacation at the beach and pick up several postcards with the full intent of sending them, but rarely get around to it. Is it bad etiquette to send them from home?

Miss Manners: Sending postcards is a lovely gesture, no matter the timing

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I often vacation at the beach and pick up several postcards with the full intent of sending them, but rarely get around to it. Is it bad etiquette to send them from home? Someone once told me you should only mail postcards if you can manage to do so from the location you are visiting, but I feel like it’s nice to tell someone you are thinking of them, no matter where you are. Is it tacky that they won’t be postmarked by the lo…

Miss Manners: Strangers keep telling me distressing stories. How do I prevent this?

Miss Manners: I don't know what prompts them to open up about their sad events. Plus: I was told it was wrong to send postcards once I'm home.

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