“You’re Welcome” vs. “No Problem” vs. “My Pleasure”

When someone says “Thank you” to you, how do you respond?

The 3 biggies are:

  • You’re Welcome
  • No Problem
  • My Pleasure

For me, I tend to lean toward “My pleasure”, only because my grandfather instilled that in me at an early age.  He said that “no problem”, although implying that there is no problem, also has a bit of a negative connotation to it.  Since it has the word “problem” in it, the underlying meaning is there.  “You’re welcome” is always the standard, but “my pleasure” has such a nice, positive sound to it.  I am sure we don’t always mean it, but it is implying that you are taking pleasure in whatever you are doing for the other person.

Plus, they say “My pleasure” at every Chick Fil A you go to.  Look for it next time you say thanks to one of the employees there.

So, what do YOU say?

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6 Responses to ““You’re Welcome” vs. “No Problem” vs. “My Pleasure””

  1. Steve Says:

    I say “you’re welcome.” But sometimes at work I say “yep.”


  2. Adam Says:

    I went through a phase a few months back where I said “yep” to people at work. I guess that should be the fourth response.


  3. ifoundme Says:

    for me it has always been “no problem”. i don’t know why. maybe because it just became a habit, plus, it’s quite understandable when i just key in “NP” when sending sms. :)


  4. Adam Says:

    good call with the SMS.


  5. Steph Says:

    Good post. I’ve always had a problem (lol) saying “no problem.” It just felt wrong. Kind of like when people say, “What are you doing?” and I automatically answer “Nothing” or “Not much.”


  6. adam Says:

    yeah, that is usually my answer too. Also, “So, how is everything?” Response: “Pretty good”.


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