eGift Social – Review

Have some last minute Christmas shopping to do?  That is not a problem with eGift Social. This is a cool site and Facebook app that lets you sent gifts and/or gift cards to friends and family.

How does eGift Social Application work?

The first step is to select a merchant. Once a merchant is selected, you may add friends to whom you wish to give a gift. You decide if you would like to send the gift to your friend via Facebook, email or both.

You may then select any of the merchant’s products to give to your friends. When finished, you will proceed to checkout, where all major credit cards are accepted.

I received a gift from eGift Social for this review. I got an email saying I had been sent a gift, in my case the gift came from Sephora.  All I had to do was print out my email and take it to my local Sephora where they gave me my gift. I also tried out eGift social by giving a Christmas gift to my friend Shan.  Right now there is about 9 merchants to pick from, but I know they will be adding more merchants in time. I looked through the merchants and the gifts they offered, I picked who I wanted to give a gift to and what I wanted to give, added a greeting/note to it and checked out.  When I was finished I received a confirmation email.  That was it, easy peasy.  And since it is a Facebbok app, you can use your web enabled phone to send gifts too. The person you are sending the gift to will be notified by email or by Facebook (your choice) that they have received a gift. Yes, the recipient does have to go to the merchant (their local store) to pick up the gift, but when I was notified of my gift I had no issues with going to get the gift myself.

I think eGift Social is a novel idea.  It is quick and easy to do.  You can use eGift Social for any occasion and it’s convenient for last minute gift giving, like if  someones birthday creeps up on you and you forgot to get them something.  There is nothing to “order”, so no shipping charges and no waiting. eGift Social is something I know I will use again. There are a few days till Christmas left, give it a try too.

*I received a gift from First Data’s eGift social courtesy of Mom Central to facilitate this review.  My review is strictly my own opinion*