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eGift Statuses
Here’s a comprehensive list of all the statuses that are related to eGift sends. These statuses will appear in the Send Tracker and Analytics section of your Sendoso account.
Offer Sent: This is the first status for a Send. The Sender or integration initiated the Send.
Engaged: When the recipient engages with the gift that was sent. This includes filling out the address confirmation form, and the gift is now processing. If it's just an eGift send, this means they've opened and/or clicked on the email/link.
Delivered: The order has been successfully delivered to its destination. If it's just an eGift, this means the recipient has viewed their claim code.
Expired: When a gift offer is no longer available to redeem.
Refunded: The gift offer was never redeemed, and the sender has been issued a refund.
When an eGift offer is sent, the amount of time the user has to accept the offer depends on the type of campaign created.
eGift Timeline
When sending an eGift from the Send Page, users can customize how long the eGift offer is available to accept.
Two days before the expiration date, if the email is still unopened (SENT status), a reminder email will be sent out to inform them that their offer is about to expire.
If the email is opened while the offer is still active, the eGift offer will not expire, and they can redeem it at any point in the future. If they go to redeem the offer 90 days after it was sent, they'll need to request a new link.
Example: If an eGift offer is valid for 30 days, the recipient would get the email on October 1, and needs to open the email by October 30th. If unopened, the offer would expire on October 31st. If the recipient opens the email on or before October 30th, they will be able to redeem the offer at any time.
eGift Verification Process
Recipients will need to go through a verification process to access their eGift redemption code. They will be prompted to enter the email address or phone number that is associated with the offer.
Once the information is verified, they are sent an email with a link to their eGift redemption code.
The redemption link is active for a limited time, so if the recipient revisits the link at a later time they may be prompted to re-verify.
How Credits & Charges Work
Funding sources are charged once an eGift is sent to a recipient. If the email bounces or remains unopened for the duration of the eGift offer, the cost of that eGift will be credited back to your funding source. However, once an eGift offer email is opened, the funds used for that eGift cannot be credited back to the funding source.
By default, eGift offers expire after 30 days if they remain in Sent status (the email goes unopened), but this can be customized to allow up to 90 days before expiration.
Generated Links through Sendoso
We strongly recommend confirming your recipient's email address before generating eGift links.
Links generated through Sendoso and sent to recipients through your email cannot be fully tracked by the Sendoso system. Since these generated links are not sent to recipients through the Sendoso system, we only register eGift activity after the link is clicked.
If your email to the recipient bounces, we will have no record of that and, therefore, will be unable to credit that eGift amount back to your account.
Feel free to review this article for more information about generated links.
Generated Links and Integrations
For any generated links or offers triggered by integrations, you won’t get full visibility on all the statuses. Instead, you’ll see when the email has been initiated, clicked, and used. The timeframe in which the offers expire will be the same as your selected offer, or eGift.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if my email bounces?
If an email bounces, the link will expire and the money will be credited back to the original funding source.
Please note that this only applies to eGifts sent through the Sendoso platform. For generated eGift links, we are unable to credit your account for bounced emails as Sendoso has no way of tracking those. We strongly recommend confirming your recipient's email address before generating eGift links.
If an eGift offer expires, can the recipient still redeem it?
Once an eGift offer has expired, the recipient cannot redeem it if they did not open their email offer within the specific time. They will see a landing page that says the offer has expired and to contact the sender if they have any questions.
If they opened the email within the selected timeframe, they will be able redeem their eGift offer at any time in the future.
Can you cancel an eGift offer?
At this time, you are not able to cancel an eGift offer once it has been sent due to the eGift offer being sent immediately.
How does this apply to Sendoso Experiences?
Sendoso Experiences follow the same timeline as standard eGifts.
Will I be charged additional amounts when sending an eGift?
No, Sendoso will charge you only the cost of the eGift. For example, if you would like to send a $25 eGift, it will cost you only $25. The full $25 would be redeemable by your recipient.
How do I know that my recipient has opened the eGift offer?
Once a recipient opens the eGift offer email, you'll be notified that they have received and opened the email.
Visa eGifts require the recipient to create an account through the MyPrepaid Center secure system. Your recipient can follow the steps linked here to do so.