When you purchase a gift certificate, you will be presented with a form to enter To:, From:,and a Personal Message. Then, when the order is completed, an email will be sent to their recipient (specified email) along with the Gift Certificate Code that will be used to redeem the certificate amount.
To redeem the gift certificate, enter the gift certificate code into the coupon code field at check out. This can be done in either the View Cart Page or during the checkout process. The Gift Certificate's amount will then be applied towards the amount of the purchase. If a balance is left over, the certificate will still be good until the remaining amount is used up on additional orders.