Send a real gift to your valentine on Facebook

If sending virtual gifts like hearts, flowers and smiles on Facebook isn't your bag, you can send the real deal via RealGifts, a Facebook app that allows you to purchase real items and send them to your Facebook friends. Real gifts appear in Facebook's Gift shop and can be purchased through the Facebook credit system (10 credits = $1).

Some of the real gifts you can buy are chocolates, flowers, teddy bears, etc. The transaction is dead simple: type in your friend's name, choose the gift and then pay using your credit card. The entire process is contained within Facebook, making it a super convenient, no-shopping-cart-hassle experience. Your gift will be posted on your friend's wall and the gift is delivered by either Fedex, UPS or the USPS. If the gift is electronically redeemable, the recipient will receive a special link to redeem the gift.

No worries if you don't have a delivery address as the gift recipient can be prompted to enter it -- benign stalkers, rejoice! Delivery is limited to the U.S. and gift selection is limited, but will probably grow by leaps and bounds as more and Facebook users test the waters of buying real gifts within the Facebook network.

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