Miss Manners: Is a thank you in order to my neighbor after paying me to watch their house?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do you thank your neighbor for paying you to watch over their home while they were away?

GENTLE READER: Technically, this is a business transaction in which they hire you to perform a service. If anything, they would thank you for your work, assuming the plants and the cat survived the experience.

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