The best way to purchase a gift card depends on whether you want to email or text the gift card to your recipient, give it to them in person, or mail a physical gift card to them. Here are some of the most popular methods to buy electronic and physical gift cards:

1. On a third-party website
2. In-person at the issuing store, restaurant, or other location
3. On the issuing merchant's website
4. On a bank-issued gift card website
5. At a third-party store, such as Target

You can send up to $1,000 to your recipient for any local or national merchant. Giftly will deliver your gift with a customized greeting card by email, text, mail, or printout. Your recipient will choose the most convenient way to receive the gift: as a Visa gift card in the mail, as a credit to their bank account, or as a credit to their PayPal account. While you can suggest a store, bar, restaurant, activity, or something else you think they'd like, your recipient can use the gift for anything they want.

A digital gift card - also known as an electronic gift card (or e-gift card) - works just like a physical gift card but can be used for online purchases. Like a physical gift card, a digital gift card has some type of code or barcode that you can enter online when you're making online purchases. When you send a digital gift through Giftly, your recipient can choose the most convenient way to receive the gift: as a Visa gift card in the mail, as a credit to their bank account, or as a credit to their PayPal account.

Yes. You can purchase a Giftly, which works just like an online gift card, for almost any national retailer or your favorite local business. When you buy a Giftly online at Giftly.com, you can send it to your recipient via text, email, or print. Your recipient can then use the Giftly for anything that they like best, whether it's in person at a store or restaurant, or for online purchases. You can also sometimes buy gift cards online through a specific business's website. However, unlike a Giftly, your recipient can usually only redeem it at that one place.

The most important thing about sending someone a gift is that it gets delivered safely and securely. The safest way to buy gift cards is through a company that you trust and to store the gift card in a safe place before you give it to someone. At Giftly, you can purchase a Giftly - which works like a universal gift card - in any amount up to $1,000 and send it to your recipient via text, email, or print. Throughout the process, you never have to worry about losing a physical gift card or buying a gift from a company you don't trust.

When you send a digital gift through Giftly, your recipient can choose the most convenient way to receive the gift: as a Visa gift card in the mail, as a credit to their bank account, or as a credit to their PayPal account. Giftly allows people to send monetary gifts to friends and family and suggest where to go and what to get with the gifted funds. Through Giftly, purchasers can suggest a specific business or business category to the recipient and include a personal note. While you can suggest a store, bar, restaurant, activity, or something else you think they'd like, your recipient can use the gift for anything they want.

Yes. You can buy a Giftly through an easy online process and send it to your recipient via email, text, or print. This works great because your recipient has the flexibility to redeem the gift as a Visa gift card in the mail, as a credit to their bank account, or as a credit to their PayPal account. Once the recipient has received the funds, they are free to spend them when and where they choose and can receive a Giftly Visa Gift Card to use in-store or online purchases.

No. A Giftly gift never expires. You can buy a Giftly online at Giftly.com in any amount up to $1,000. Your recipient can then redeem the Giftly as a Visa gift card in the mail, as a credit to their bank account, or as a credit to their PayPal account. Then they can then use the Giftly for any purchases they want, whenever it is the most convenient for them.

Sending someone an online gift card for a birthday, holiday, or another special occasion is a great way to celebrate them and show how much you care. Some of the most popular gift options from Giftly are: Target, Kohl's, Lululemon, Bath and Body Works, Ross.