• "Thank You" gifts can be given for a variety of different occasions. Some of these situations include thanking someone that helped you out at a fund raising event, tokens of appreciation for public servants such as firemen and policemen, and thanking a neighbor for shoveling the snow on your sidewalk. Thank you gifts can be anything from keepsakes from an event, a snack, or a gift card that the recipient can use to treat themselves.
  
  

Meal in a Box

• Energizeinc.com recommends presenting a meal in a box as a thank you gift. The meal in a box includes all the ingredients necessary to make a meal at home. They can be measured and placed in small containers, so all the recipient has to do is follow the directions and add ingredients as necessary. By having the ingredients measured and at arm's reach, it can help save a lot of time in cooking a meal. This convenient thank you gift can include meals such as pasta dishes, soups, and stews, or sandwiches such as paninis or wraps.
  
  

Nail Salon Gift Certificate

• A gift certificate for $20 or $25 to a local nail salon can serve as a small thank you gift according to Energizeinc.com. For this gift certificate the recipient could have either a manicure or a pedicure. It could also be used for services such as having eyebrows waxed, or a hand massage.
  
  

Fast Food Gift Certificates

• The thank you gift does not have to have a large monetary value. Even just a small $5 or $10 gift card can be a thank you for someone for a service or favor they have provided for you. Other gift certificate ideas include coupons you can purchase for a free sandwich, beverage, or dessert from a local fast food restaurant. Each of these items are affordable, and serve as a small token gift representing your appreciation for what the recipient did for you.
  
  

Picture Frames

• Picture frames are a thank you gift that works well for volunteers at events you are hosting. If this is a thank you gift for volunteering, include a photo of the recipient volunteering in the frame. The recipient can use the frame to display the photo, or replace it with another photo of their choosing.
  
  

Snacks

• Betterbudgeting.com recommends giving out snacks as thank you gifts. These gifts can, for example, include small sample packs of coffees and teas. These are items you can buy in bulk and offer as a thank you gift. Other examples of these gifts can include small packages of chocolates and drink mixes.
  
  

Beverage Gifts

• Betterbudgeting.com recommends several different beverage suggestions for thank you gifts. These include personalized mugs for hot beverages such as coffee and hot chocolate. Personalized engraved or etched beer steins are another possibility as the recipient could either display them or use them for their favorite beverages.
  
  

Service Gifts

• Energizeinc.com recommends creating a CD where recipients of services can leave personal messages for the service provider. Lifeonrecord.com is one of the companies that offers this service. People who were touched by the individual receiving the thank you gift call a toll-free phone number to leave their comments or the message they would like passed on to the recipient. Those comments are then recorded onto the CD and sent to the recipient.