DEAR ABBY: When is it proper to use a preprinted mailing label? Over the past year I have received thank-you notes, holiday cards and wedding invitations with mass-produced mailing labels stuck on the envelopes.
Whatever happened to handwritten names and addresses? Am I expecting too much? I feel as if the sender is rushed and ungrateful. -- UNGLUED IN MASSACHUSETTS
DEAR UNGLUED: While it is still considered proper to hand-address personal correspondence such as invitations and thank-you notes, people are so rushed these days that it is often more convenient to use printed labels. (Also, they are more legible.)
Ask yourself what is more important, the envelope or its contents?