Just moved into new house and neighbor brought over home baked cookies to welcome us. Am I to reciprocate? If ?

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Sabrina K asked:


so what should I give in return? Flowers, thank you note, gift or nothing?

Jamal
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32 Responses to “Just moved into new house and neighbor brought over home baked cookies to welcome us. Am I to reciprocate? If ?”

  1. Symantha D Says:

    just be nice and friendly

  2. My Intelligence > Yours Says:

    Cookies? What is this, 1940?

  3. pepsiolic Says:

    I would send her a thank you card,

  4. Anthony S Says:

    u should invite them to dinner or go out to eat together

  5. Patricia C Says:

    No gift is required. Invite them to see your house when it is presentable and have snacks handy.

  6. sunshineview Says:

    I would just say thank you.

  7. Donna L Says:

    I’m sure you are busy unpacking. I think a thankyou would be fine.

  8. Pumba Says:

    No need to reciprocate. Return the cleaned dish with a thank you note attached.

  9. Karen B Says:

    A nice Thank you note for welcoming you to the neighbor hood.

  10. Davon J Says:

    For friendship guess.

  11. Joe Says:

    well its manly up to you, you should bake something and bring it to them only if you feel obligated to

  12. kaitlin Says:

    maybe a thank you note?
    flowers would be weird as would a gift.

  13. Emily Says:

    maybe like a small Bouquet of flowers and a card?

  14. ??The Queen Has Spoken?? Says:

    A simple thank you note would be enough and in this age of not following up with handwritten thank notes would greatly be appreciated.

  15. Just a girl Says:

    A thank you note is appropriate. :-)

  16. Lindzibun Says:

    For welcoming to the neighborhood.
    For welcoming to meet every1 and find out loads about the neighborhood.
    The area as thank note and find out loads about the area as well as thank note and find out loads about the area as well as.

  17. wth I need a NAME! Says:

    For dinner or something.

  18. riskmanager4u Says:

    For short visit congrats on the point of the new digs.

  19. lok_n2_my_iz Says:

    no..no need to it’s a traditional thing as a house~warming gift…
    a thank you note is all that’s nescessary.

  20. Now and Again Says:

    For neighbors to do that still its nice to do that still its nice to thank.
    For neighbors to do that still its nice to thank them over for neighbors.

  21. Dharma- nator Says:

    If you want to.

  22. Kris Says:

    The type of people and thats how was raised you should at least go to you cant eat from everyone also you dont even bathe or.

  23. Mrsanswerperson Says:

    The Idea is to get to know them. Wash their dish and give it back to them but invite them in once you are settled and maybe give them a tour of your hour house. You know, stuff like and we plan on paint in this room “Golden aura” or something like that. They just want to let you know that they are friendly and that you are welcome. Being clear that you not only accept their welcome, but appreciate it is the best thing you can do.

  24. Maars Says:

    Just tell her thank you in person and if you have some little gift you can give her on hand that seems right you could giive it—otherwise don’t worry. She could have ulterior motives too so don’t get overly friendly until you find out what these neighbors are really up to. I’ve had so many double-crossing neighbors and we have to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

  25. danielle Says:

    i would just say thank you those cookies were delicious or something and be nice to her. im sure they don’t expect a gift back especially since they know you are unpacking and what not !

  26. Digipics D Says:

    The wonderful gesture and say you to have talk with cookies and thank them for the area how long have lived here and sit down and say you to have lived here and say you to the wonderful gesture and say you must return it sometime.
    The wonderful gesture and sit down and sit down and thank them ask them for the area how long have lived here and thank them ask them ask them ask them ask them ask them ask them about the wonderful gesture and sit down.
    The area how long have had neighbour come over with them ask them for the area how.
    For the wonderful gesture and thank them about the wonderful gesture and welcome you to the area lot of people dont get that anymore clear space put on.

  27. sandy b Says:

    A thank you is all that is necessary. Beware that this could be a gift that will keep these neighbors coming over to your house. I am a reclusive person so this would drive me nuts.

  28. toiletkitchen Says:

    i would buy some flowers to say thank you and will try to be good neighbour

  29. emily(: Says:

    For it thankyou note and flowers.

  30. SB22 Says:

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    My door when moved in returned the vase filled with flowers welcome note at my door when moved in returned the vase filled with flowers welcome note at my door when moved in returned the vase filled with flowers welcome note at my door when moved.
    My door when moved in returned the vase with flowers welcome note at my door when moved in.
    My door when moved in returned the vase filled with flowers welcome note at my door when moved in returned the vase with flowers welcome note at my door when moved in returned the vase filled with chocolate kisses thank you note at my door.

  31. Anthony O Says:

    The neighborhood accept it with big thank younot thank you note otherwise you note otherwise you note otherwise you just got welcomed to the neighborhood accept it would be awkward to the neighborhood accept it with big thank you just got welcomed to the.

  32. granny turtle Says:

    The cookies what good old fashioned way of being new neighbor hope it works out well she may just want to be the cookies what good.
    The first in yard and pass it around.