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Sep 27, 2012 · Facebook unveiled a new program Thursday that lets users give real gifts — from $5 Starbucks cards to more expensive treasures, like Jawbone's Jambox wireless speaker …

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What is Facebook gifting?

In September 2012, Facebook launched Gifts to a test group in the US. Based on its acquisition of gifting app Karma, it was a cutesy online shop within Facebook for buying chocolates, teddy bears, wine, and gift cards for friends. ...

How to give real gifts on Facebook?

Now there is another way to celebrate those moments. Starting today, you can give real gifts to your friends on Facebook using Gifts. You can send gifts from birthday reminders, or from your friend’s timeline. Choose a gift, attach a card and send. You can post your gift to your friend’s timeline or send it privately. ...

Can you still use Facebook's Omni-gift cards?

Facebook’s Omni-Gift Cards with remaining balances can still be used. Since any Gift that’s not “unwrapped” after two weeks gets returned, there won’t be Gifts left in limbo. With Gifts on its way out, Facebook can focus on what does work: helping businesses sell more to Facebook’s users, rather than selling products to them directly. ...

How does Facebook make money on gifts?

Facebook would post a “wrapped” gift to your friend’s wall that they could open, see a personal message from you and be asked for their shipping address. Facebook took a cut of the purchase price in exchange for promoting Gifts and managing fulfillment with its own warehouses. ...

Can you give a friend a gift on Facebook?

Gifts isn’t activated for everyone yet, but once the feature is live, you can give a gift right within the birthday reminder in your news feed or by clicking on the Gifts tab on a friend’s Timeline. Treater lets you give Facebook friends spontaneous “Treats”—things like a latte at Starbucks, an after-work cocktail, movie tickets or a massage. ...

Can you buy real things on Facebook?

Facebook launched Gifts, which let people buy real things on the social network. (Not just those weird virtual "gifts" it had back in the olden days.) That means that people can now buy their friends all sorts of things, such as Starbucks cards and teddy bears, for example. ...