Thanks for birthday wishes


Each year the same old story. A ton of people post a message on facebook, google+ or just send you a card the old fashioned way or even send you a message on your Phone.
Some of them you might see tomorrow or the next week or even next month, others will disappear again for a year just to do the same next year. And some of them you might also wonder, who the hell was that.

Makes you wonder how should I reply and in the third and last category should I really bother to reply at all. I bet I’m not the only one when I say that each year I always got a bit of and strange feeling while I’m glad they reminded me. Or in Facebook’s case they happened to log on today and see the message in the upper right corner stating it’s my birthday! Makes me feel all warm inside when I read all the reactions on Facebook, that’s for sure.
But anyway, while I’m glad they remembered it’s always difficult to give them a proper reply which can often become a little uncomfortable, this is especially true when you’re confronted with an entire group that wishes you a happy birthday at the same time.

To help things along for those like me, those who never know how to thank people individually or in group. I will post a few examples of simple ways to tell them you appreciate their birthday wishes and the fact that they remembered (but forgot to buy a gift, in case the most of them).

A few good birthday wishes you can use on public sites, forums and groups in general (facebook, google+, ect) :

- Thank you for everybody who saw my name today in the upper right corner!
- Hey everyone, I just wanted to thank all of you and let you guys know I appreciate all the kind birthday wishes i got today from all those good friends of mine.
- Thank you a lot for the kind birthday, you just helped make this a very happy day for me!
- Thanks everybody, Those where the best birthday wishes ever! You guys rock.