Pet Peeve: Getting the name right

This post is not directed to anyone in particular and is not meant to offend anyone either. It's just something that is on my mind today and unfortunately happens to me on a regular basis. I'm talking about spelling people's names correctly. This goes for hand-written and electronic correspondence like invitations, emails, Facebook messages, etc. 
I can't even count how many times over the years my name has been misspelled in communication. Granted, I don't spell my name in the most traditional way, but when you're dealing with the name Kristie, there's about six common ways to spell it. That doesn't even count one of the most uncommon I've seen: Krysti.
Now don't get me wrong. If I receive an invitation in the mail from someone associated with my husband that may have had no way to find out the real spelling of my name, I don't get upset. It's when someone is sending me an email at work, for example, and when they type my name into the "To:" line it automatically pops up with the correct spelling. Then, when they address me in the body of the email they completely butcher my name. To me that's just careless. 
Maybe it's because I have a name that people commonly misspell that I pay special attention to making sure I spell names correctly, and I admit, I sometimes make mistakes too. As a teacher I really try to spell all of my students' names correctly when addressing them. Even if it's just writing their name on a pass to come see me. 
I had an instructor in college that emphasized the importance of students' names. He suggested that on the first day of school/class, the teacher have each student pronounce his or her name so the teacher would know exactly how to say it. I though this was a great idea. I can't say I've done this in my own classroom mainly because of the fact that I teach in such a small district, and I usually know how to pronounce my students' names because I've heard them already or I've had their siblings before. But I've taken the idea from my college instructor that our names are important to us, so it's worth taking the extra step to be sure they're spelled correctly. Two minutes of searching my student list, pulling up whitepages.com or finding someone on Facebook to make sure I've spelled their name correctly on a note, an invitation or a thank you is worth the time to me. Maybe you'll consider taking the time as well.