Yup, okay, but by acknowledgement I meant a nice reflection on the thoughtfulness of the gift (this is the point of thank-you notes: to put forth some effort and reflection on the expense & trouble that went into getting the gift). To be clear, we aren't talking about a crappy snow globe or something - it's a $700 gift. That she will use every day.

From the vehemence of the reactions on both sides of this issue, I can tell that "you were obviously raised in a barn" behavior to me is normal to another group of people. I wouldn't hold it against someone for NOT writing a thank-you, but it would definitely delight me to get an email as described in an above post.

To each his own.