I've been to many parties where the thank you envelopes are addressed by the people attending the party. Then the envelopes are used to pull names for party favors. I'm not offended that the hostess saves time for the honored guest by having the thanks you envelopes pre-addressed.
I think it's kinda tacky for someone to do that, especially if it's something like a shower or birthday party where I had to take the time to go buy a gift. I've never been to a party where we have been asked to fill out our own thank you envelopes and I would obviously fill it out but as a hostess would never dream of doing this.
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