In the UK, I always gave cash in a Christmas card. But here we tend to get different post people most days sadly. I got the post office staff some chocolates last year as that's where the parcels are delivered anyway...
Needles & Grooves
blenoxsmith
Would be helpful to know what they like if you chat with them. For me it's easy because I chat about shared interests in spicy food and IPAs with my postal guy, so always giving him hot peppers from the garden and good beers when I get some.
MikeH
@blenoxsmith all I really know is that he likes The Clash and has a small record collection himself haha
blenoxsmith
yeah, I live in the burbs, and he walks by my garden to deliver mail, so it's easy to have conversation when i see him, but I guessing if you're in brooklyn it's not as easy to run into one another or make small talk
MikeH
reminded me to change my location. i'm in the burbs now outside of NYC. I still see him from time to time but by the time he rings my doorbell with a package and I go to get it, he's gone. you did give me an idea though...saw him at our local coffee shop this morning so maybe i'll get him a gift card to there!
Hemotep
I wish I liked my postal worker, but I swear they change on an almost daily basis here and I almost always hear them throw my records at my door when I'm home, so I'm not really fond of them right now. The lady at the post office is really nice and I'd get her something but they aren't allowed to take tips or gifts or anything in the post office.
Sebastian
A card with a gift card thanking them for safely delivering our records
Indymisanthrope
I've given little packs of those shake-to-activate hand warmers before. It was a lightweight alternative to money or sugar and, I figured, possibly helpful when walking around all winter?
nolalady
I've done $5 Starbucks gift cards for teachers, bus staff, and mail folks in the past.
Royal Dansk Danish Cookies Tin seem to be a cheap pickup in most areas