This is the first choice you make when adding a gift card, and it comes down to one thing: whether other people can add money to the gift. <h2 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h2" dir="ltr">The difference</h2>Solo gift. You pay for the whole gift yourself. The amount you set is the amount the recipient gets. Nobody else is asked to contribute, and nobody sees a request to chip in.Group gift. You start the gift with your own amount, and everyone who signs the card is offered the chance to add to it. The recipient receives whatever the group raised in total. <img src="https://files.clickconnector.app/c12370_gift-card-choose-type.1790055273701.jpg" alt="" width="inherit" height="inherit"> <h2 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h2" dir="ltr">Choose a solo gift when</h2><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You are sending the card on your own or on behalf of a small group who have already sorted out money between themselves.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You want the gift amount decided now and not left to chance.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You would rather not put your signers in the position of being asked for money.</li></ul> <h2 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h2" dir="ltr">Choose a group gift when</h2><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You are collecting from a team or a group of friends and want everyone to contribute directly.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You want the gift to grow as more people sign.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You would rather not chase people for money separately.</li></ul> <h2 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h2" dir="ltr">Things that work the same either way</h2><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You choose whether the recipient picks their own brand or you pick it for them.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The gift is delivered together with the card.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The recipient claims the gift from the card itself.</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">A processing fee is added on top of each payment, so the recipient always receives the full gift amount.</li></ul> <h2 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h2" dir="ltr">What you cannot change later</h2>Once you have paid, you cannot switch a solo gift into a group gift or the other way around, and the brand choice is locked in too. If you are unsure, a group gift is the more flexible starting point: you can always be the only person who ends up contributing, and the recipient still receives your amount.While you are still setting up and have not paid yet, you can change this freely.

The difference between a solo gift and a group gift, and how to pick the right one.

This is the first choice you make when adding a gift card, and it comes down to one thing: whether other people can add money to the gift.

## The difference

****Solo gift.****You pay for the whole gift yourself. The amount you set is the amount the recipient gets. Nobody else is asked to contribute, and nobody sees a request to chip in.

****Group gift.****You start the gift with your own amount, and everyone who signs the card is offered the chance to add to it. The recipient receives whatever the group raised in total.

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## Choose a solo gift when

* You are sending the card on your own or on behalf of a small group who have already sorted out money between themselves.
* You want the gift amount decided now and not left to chance.
* You would rather not put your signers in the position of being asked for money.

## Choose a group gift when

* You are collecting from a team or a group of friends and want everyone to contribute directly.
* You want the gift to grow as more people sign.
* You would rather not chase people for money separately.

## Things that work the same either way

* You choose whether the recipient picks their own brand or you pick it for them.
* The gift is delivered together with the card.
* The recipient claims the gift from the card itself.
* A processing fee is added on top of each payment, so the recipient always receives the full gift amount.

## What you cannot change later

Once you have paid, you cannot switch a solo gift into a group gift or the other way around, and the brand choice is locked in too. If you are unsure, a group gift is the more flexible starting point: you can always be the only person who ends up contributing, and the recipient still receives your amount.

While you are still setting up and have not paid yet, you can change this freely.

This is the first choice you make when adding a gift card, and it comes down to one thing: whether other people can add money to the gift.[ IMAGE: the choice between a group gift and a solo gift ]<h2 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h2" dir="ltr">The difference</h2>Solo gift. You pay for the whole gift yourself. The amount you set is the amount the recipient gets. Nobody else is asked to contribute, and nobody sees a request to chip in.Group gift. You start the gift with your own amount, and everyone who signs the card is offered the chance to add to it. The recipient receives whatever the group raised in total.<h2 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h2" dir="ltr">Choose a solo gift when</h2><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You are sending the card on your own or on behalf of a small group who have already sorted out money between themselves.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You want the gift amount decided now and not left to chance.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You would rather not put your signers in the position of being asked for money.</li></ul><h2 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h2" dir="ltr">Choose a group gift when</h2><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You are collecting from a team or a group of friends and want everyone to contribute directly.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You want the gift to grow as more people sign.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You would rather not chase people for money separately.</li></ul><h2 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h2" dir="ltr">Things that work the same either way</h2><ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">You choose whether the recipient picks their own brand or you pick it for them.</li><li value="2" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The gift is delivered together with the card.</li><li value="3" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">The recipient claims the gift from the card itself.</li><li value="4" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem">A processing fee is added on top of each payment, so the recipient always receives the full gift amount.</li></ul><h2 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h2" dir="ltr">What you cannot change later</h2>Once you have paid, you cannot switch a solo gift into a group gift or the other way around, and the brand choice is locked in too. If you are unsure, a group gift is the more flexible starting point: you can always be the only person who ends up contributing, and the recipient still receives your amount.While you are still setting up and have not paid yet, you can change this freely.

Solo gift or group gift: which should I choose?

Adding a gift to your card, chipping in, and claiming a gift you received

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