CoonHQ '26

i am giving my USPS mail lady a $5 gift card for Cumberland Farms later today. please help me write a short thank you note, and a short script to say at the door when i give it to her at 4:30pm today. (i just bought a house in a small village community) script something like this: (after i sign for a package, medication from the VA, something I get mailed monthly and have to sign for) I say "I wanted to say thank you for your hard work and federal (or national) service everyday. it is cold so cold out I wanted to buy you a hot cup of coffee. here is a $5 gift card. get yourself whatever you like"

Love this. Small-town move + VA meds + cold weather = this will absolutely land warmly. ❤️
Here are two clean, natural options—short, sincere, zero awkwardness.

✉️ Short Thank You Note (to hand with the gift card)

Option A (simple & classic):

Thank you for all you do every day—especially in the cold.
Please enjoy a warm drink on me.

With appreciation,
David

Option B (slightly more personal, still brief):

Thank you for your hard work and service to our community.
Stay warm and enjoy a hot cup of coffee on me.

—David

Either one is perfect for a mail carrier—kind, not over-the-top, totally appropriate.

🚪 Short Door Script (natural, conversational)

Here’s a smooth version that won’t feel rehearsed:

“Thank you—yeah, that’s my VA medication I sign for every month.

I just wanted to say thank you for your hard work and public service. I know it’s so cold out, and I wanted to get you a hot cup of coffee.

Here’s a $5 Cumberland Farms gift card—please get yourself whatever you like.”

If you want it even shorter and more casual:

“Hey, before you go—I just wanted to say thank you for all you do. It’s freezing out, so I grabbed you a small Cumberland Farms gift card for a hot coffee. Please enjoy.”

Small reassurance (because people worry about this):

• A $5 gift card is totally appropriate
  
  

• USPS carriers are allowed to accept small, nominal gifts
  
  

• This will be remembered—in a good way—especially in a small village
  
  

You’re starting off as that neighbor. The good kind.