It’s summer time and while most people are hitting the resorts, SP is working like a dog travelling coast to coast on business and getting ready for the Summer Bow Tie Tour at Brooks Brothers. All this is to say, keeping the “lively and opinionated” rants up-to-date is proving to be a difficult task. The [...]
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posted on June 9, 2011
Why not get a gift you will actually enjoy again and again this Valentine’s Day? Check out the SP Shop and take advantage of the January Sale of 15% off. Monogrammed Playing Cards are just the start. A Well-Stocked Bar [...]
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posted on January 27, 2011
There’s no better time to catch up on your thank you notes for all those summer parties and guest house visits. Our factory has cut prices for the month of July and we’re passing it on to you. The usual 35.00 charge to add a return address to the back of your envelope has been [...]
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posted on July 12, 2010
A reader writes: Hello SP, I recently threw a large, catered cocktail party where many of the guests arrived with a thoughtful “hostess gift” — a term my mother used to refer to the bottles of wine, boxes of chocolates, etc., proffered by guests upon arriving at a private party. However, only a minor fraction [...]
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posted on January 8, 2010
SP takes a fair share of heat. When there is an SP feature in a newspaper’s online version or on a blog, oh Lord do they come for me in the comments section. As you can imagine the fate of anyone who deigns to assess civil behavior, the positions staked on this domain are pretty [...]
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posted on December 14, 2009
SOCIAL PRIMER: POP-UP SHOP OPENS IN ALPHA GEAR FOR GENTS ON MELROSE AVENUE SP has opened a new pop-up shop within Alpha Gear for Gents in West Hollywood. See what the LA times has to say here. The dilemma of finding appropriate gifts for gentlemen is resolved. Social Primer: The Shop offers a well-edited — [...]
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posted on November 3, 2009
Readers’ questions answered. Reader 1 I am hoping that you could help me find a solution for properly responding to offers to shake hands in business situations. You see, I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, which I don’t particularly want to announce upon meeting someone new. Handshaking is very painful for my affected hands and causes visible [...]
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posted on October 21, 2009
Well, we’re getting better at the TV thing, especially when it’s a subject worthy of ranting about. This time it’s that old stand by: cell phone and texting etiquette. They call it Textiquette, which I don’t mind. See the clip here… Tweet This Post
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posted on July 22, 2009
Readers are often asking SP if there are etiquette guidelines on texting and emailing. The answer is definitely yes and there are a million articles out there addressing the subject ad nauseum. Don’t send a message in haste or when lost in your cups. Always let an angry email rest for a night before firing it [...]
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posted on June 17, 2009
When it comes to invitations, SP (reluctantly) acknowledges that he can be something of a snob, hence the pretentious image above. I love paper, thick paper, gilded-edge paper, all of it. The first act when encountering an envelope holding an invitation is to run a finger along the lettering to see if the sender invested in one of the holy [...]
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posted on March 18, 2009
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