Dear Abby offers etiquette guidance on gifts to clergy and Secretaries Day
A letter-writer, an ordained minister, asks that invitations from graduation, bridal, baby, and housewarming events not imply gifts, noting costs. Abby responds that notes or congratulations are enough and finances need not be strained. The column also shares a survey about Secretaries Day desires showing a gap between secretaries’ wishes and bosses’ assumptions.
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