Kinds of gifts

A gift may be one of

* an ordinary object,
* an object created for the express purpose of gift exchange, such as the armbands and necklaces in the Trobriand Islands' Kula exchange,
* an alternative gift such as a donation to a charity in the name of the recipient.
* a regift of an unwanted gift previously received by the giver.
* a virtual object as seen on Facebook, LiveJournal, both of which allow you to purchase virtual gifts or in games such as GiftTRAP which allow you to give virtual gifts. These are all examples of the Virtual Economy
* Downloadable gifts refer to virtual gifts like e-books, software and music files which you can purchase and instantly download from web vendors.