Miss Manners: I was invited to my boss’s house ... would it be considered ‘brown-nosing’ to bring flowers?

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Miss Manners: Should I be returning the baskets and tins that come with gifts?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to navigating the sometimes confusing social ...

Miss Manners end of year top 10 columns 2025: Our kingdom for a reliable RSVP

These are the top 10 most read Miss Manners columns of 2025: 10: Shop owner is in the business of selling gifts. Do they need ...

Miss Manners: The basket is part of the present ... please keep it!

I gave another friend some small packages of fancy store-bought popcorn, which I put in a basket that I’d purchased and ...

Miss Manners: Are people supposed to return containers in which I placed a gift?

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Miss Manners: Am I doing something wrong with my gift giving? People keep returning this part of it

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend came to a dinner party and brought with her the tin I had given her at Christmas. It had been filled with homemade curried nuts, and she had eaten those and washed out the ...