Send a care package

Care packages are fun to put together. And apart from the postage, they don't need to involve any expense; you can simply throw things lying around your home into a box, and still be assured of a smile on the receiving end. Care packages tend to be the most effective when they involve items that the recipient loves but can't easily find wherever he/she is, such as, er, tortillas in a small Cambodian town...


Effort involved: honestly, standing in line at the post office might be the most annoying part of this procedure.