Gifts for Recommendation Letter Writers

[mediumatcha]

This is my second time applying for PhD programs. The first round, I lived in the same city as my recommendation writers and it was easier to buy them thank you gifts (I graduated and my final grades were already submitted.) I wrote them each a thank you card and bought them each specialty coffee and a nice notebook. For a professor I was really close with, I also bought him an academic book recently released that was in his field. However, right now I am living abroad and I am not sure what to do for my writers that is thoughtful without breaking the bank-- send something wrapped via amazon, flowers, etc. Looking for suggestions! 

[PsyDuck90]

Honestly, I just wrote my letter writers a very sincere personal email thanking them for all of their assistance and mentorship. You don't need to give them a gift. 

[BioCook]

If you're crafty at all, it could be nice to make them a small gift. For two of my LOR writters, I knit them hats.