Say "Thank you." or "Thanks." Move on with your day. It's just a common courtesy, nothing religious about it at this point IMO.

I've had this happen to me enough ?. I usually just say thanks and move on. I think of it like their way of saying "hope your day is well". ??

I am going to presume that most know that blessed is a pagan/witch other, greeting and is not a religion while most pagan show admiration for the gods of their ancestors very few actually worship them. pagan in its true definition simply means country dweller and has no ties to any thing religious. but they still use the phrase be blessed which in ancient touge means to be favored by life's "coincidences" I find no offence when a christian tells me they will pray for me, I will simply reply in return, and bless you as well. I find most religious folks are just showing compassion and not pushing their beliefs, but for those that do.... be careful with me I am fully armed with lots of scientific and documented knowledge. lol.

I've found the "Have a blessed day" comment to be annoying, but I try to keep it in context of just a form of wishing someone well in a different way. I've thought of saying something like "Thanks, may your day keep evolving" or something along that line, but I typically just say "Thanks" or nod and smile.

When someone tells me this, I want to ask why. but I usually stop myself. What really sets me off sets me off is when someone says "I'll pray for you", i alw as ys say please dont, Im very happy with my life and the decisions I've made.

Who are you to tell your deity who they shall bless?

Smile and nod, keep walking. Never ever say "you too".

I guess I’m not so diametrically opposed or militant about non-belief that I would be offended. Though, it does feel awkward to me, I just accept it in the spirit in which it was intended, that is, to bestow upon me what they believe to be a powerful gift.

Gesundheit.

Honestly I'm cool with the suggestions you made.

Depending on the individual, or group I’m surrounded by, I have a few different responses. Normally I go with a generic, “thanks”. Sometimes I respond with, “you too” if it’s an elder. If I want a chuckle among friends I’ll say “god isn’t real”. Or if I want to be cynical I’ll say, “I wish you luck”.

Just say thank you....it was probably made with good intent. We don’t have Atheist written on our foreheads, so people can’t know we don’t believe.

Thank you

I just say, you too.

It's just a greeting. I treat it that way.

How about "Thank you and you too".

I usually respond; "I'll do my best." No point in getting all defensive or challenging them on it. It's a throwaway line so I treat it like one.

as joe said: context. context includes mood. it actually does bother me but i never heard it from anyone i actually know. it's always from strangers. i do hate it though.

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When someone tells me to have a blessed day or even blesses me when I sneeze, I want to scratch their eyes out!

I'm gonna start replying with "and may the Force be with you!" Counter irrelevance with irrelevance!

"Beam me up, Scotty"....(cause there's obviously no intelligent life here?)

My usual response is to smile and say, “And best of luck to you!” And I certainly mean it when I say it. But I don’t thank them for it. Someone wishing me a blessed day when they could just as easily wish me a good day suggests an agenda that has more to do with spreading the Gospel than spreading good will. It may seem like a harmless form of proselytizing by well-meaning Christians, but it is proselytizing just the same, and it sweetly stops with me every time someone wishes me a “blessed” day.

May the force be with you!

I just say Peace ! That's it...nothing more.