What should I get a delivery driver?

Best pick: a practical “road-shift care kit” with a good insulated tumbler, high-protein snacks, hand warmers or cooling towels depending on the season, and a small gift card for coffee, gas, or food. It’s useful, not too personal, and works for most delivery drivers.

If you want one simple gift, choose a $10–$25 gift card to a place they can use on the road, such as a gas station, coffee shop, fast-food chain, grocery store, or big-box retailer. Cash is often the most universally appreciated if appropriate.

Good gift ideas:

• Insulated travel mug or water bottle
• Gas, coffee, restaurant, or grocery gift card
• Phone charging cable or compact car charger
• Snack pack: nuts, protein bars, jerky, electrolyte packets
• Winter kit: gloves, hand warmers, thermal socks
• Summer kit: cooling towel, electrolyte packets, sunscreen
• Small flashlight or reflective safety item
• Thank-you card with a cash tip or gift card

Avoid gifts that are bulky, fragile, heavily scented, homemade food from someone they don’t know well, or anything that could be awkward to carry while working.