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Reddit mentions of Crane & Co. Ecru Correspondence Cards & Envelopes (CC3116)
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We found 1 Reddit mentions of Crane & Co. Ecru Correspondence Cards & Envelopes (CC3116). Here are the top ones.
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Correspondence cardsCards measures 4 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches10 Cards / 10 Envelopes100% cotton paperEcruwhite Kid Finish100% cotton paper10 Cards / 10 EnvelopesCards measures 4 1/4 x 6 3/8 inchesCorrespondence cards
Specs:
| Color | Ecruwhite |
| Height | 1 Inches |
| Length | 6.38 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Width | 4.25 Inches |
This is a bad idea. It will seem ridiculous and socially inappropriate. At best, people will simply be a little confused and weirded out; and at worst, people will be insulted.
If you handed one to me, I would not want to take it. If you insisted, I would feel uncomfortable, and absolutely never ever 'cash it in' under any circumstances. I'd go home to my wife and say, "you know that guy /u/probably_bad_idea? He gave me this weird coin today. You ever hear of anything like that?"
Here's why: the give-and-take of favors is part of what creates trust between business associates. Commodifying the process, which is what you are explicitly doing, ruins that element of interaction. Whether or not this is actually true, it implies that you only do favors for others to earn favors in return, and expect that the people you interact with share the same worldview. It says, "I assume you're only doing this favor for me to get one in return, so I went to the trouble of making you this coin."
Another downside is, it's very impersonal. No mention of what they did or why it was helpful; just a grubby poker chip identical to what some other girl got.
[Edit to add: a third downside is the implication that you wouldn't remember what they did later on. "Hey, thanks for the favor. I won't remember it tomorrow, so here's a special coin you can cash in to remind me."
A fourth downside is the implication that you wouldn't have helped them out beforehand, but now that you owe them a favor, you will help them out once. "Hey, now that you've done me a favor, I've decided to offer you one in the future if you need it." That's not literally what you mean, but it is the implication.]
The adult thing to do would be to send a simple email. If you really want to send a special message, you could hand-write a short note instead. (Perhaps put some of your coin-designing budget toward buying some tasteful stationary like this).
In either case, here's what the note should say, in three or four sentences:
For example:
Thanks for bailing me out on those TPS reports today. Without your perfectly color-coded spreadsheets, I never would have gotten the reports to the client on time. If you ever need a hand collating widgets (or anything else), just let me know. Best,