Reading through this whole thread, I see that I had a very similar experience as Steve. We were both sending a gift which didn't reach it's destination. Also, like Steve, I was informed that I had chosen to close my account and had to subscribe to the monthly newsletter in order to reinstate the account. I just checked again and my friend still hasn't received an email. Not even spam. I'm certain that I clicked the gift button when I made the purchase and put in the correct email address of my friend. Hope this helps...
