usage cases for「ありがたい」?


I am having trouble with thinking of usage cases for 「ありがたい」.

The usage case of
[ありがた迷惑](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/2114/wheres-the-
missing-%E3%81%84-in-%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%81%8C%E3%81%9F%E8%BF%B7%E6%83%91-%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%81%8C%E3%81%9F-%E3%82%81%E3%81%84%E3%82%8F%E3%81%8F)
does not make sense to me. Even though I don't know that particular phrase, I
can use it as a template. Therefore, I would expect all of the following to
also be correct：  
ありがたい案内者  
ありがたい説明  
ありがたいお土産  
ありがたいオゴリ  
....

But none of those sound correct to me. I've only heard 「ありがたい」 used as a
substitute for 「ありがとう」 in an informal situation. However, 「ありがとう」seems a
little different because it seems to bring a complete end to a thought,
while「ありがたい」might be followed by a conjunction such as
「ありがたいけれど...」、「ありがたいでも...」

What are some examples of how to use「ありがたい」、as well as examples of how to use
it in an inflected form?




By itself, `ありがたい` can mean "thankful" or "fortunate". So in many (all?) cases
it can replace `感謝する`. Or any place where you'd use `ありがとうございます` you can make
it more informal by just switching to `ありがたい` (although be careful in doing
this!).

Here are some examples:

>   * 来てくれてありがたい → Thanks for coming. (Sounds flaky to me though)
>   * ありがたいことに私はいつも健康に恵まれている → Fortunately I have always been healthy.
>   * ありがたく招待を受ける → Accept the invitation with gratitude
>   * あなたの協力は実にありがたい → Your help will certainly be welcome.
>   * ありがたいことに朝になって雨はやんだ → Fortunately, the rain stopped in the morning.
>

If you want to sound _really_ humble when thanking someone, you can use
`〜ありがたく存じ上げます`.




By itself, `ありがたい` can mean "thankful" or "fortunate". So in many (all?) cases
it can replace `感謝する`. Or any place where you'd use `ありがとうございます` you can make
it more informal by just switching to `ありがたい` (although be careful in doing
this!).

Here are some examples:

>   * 来てくれてありがたい → Thanks for coming. (Sounds flaky to me though)
>   * ありがたいことに私はいつも健康に恵まれている → Fortunately I have always been healthy.
>   * ありがたく招待を受ける → Accept the invitation with gratitude
>   * あなたの協力は実にありがたい → Your help will certainly be welcome.
>   * ありがたいことに朝になって雨はやんだ → Fortunately, the rain stopped in the morning.
>

If you want to sound _really_ humble when thanking someone, you can use
`〜ありがたく存じ上げます`.

