On VKontakte it is possible to send gifts to each other. It may not always be possible to congratulate a person on some anniversary or holiday during a personal meeting. But this can be done using a virtual VKontakte gift. It is not even necessary to have any reason to express your feelings or sympathy for another person.
VKontakte has paid gifts, as well as free ones. As a rule, free gifts are provided in limited quantities and on the eve of significant holidays and events. Paid gifts are purchased using VKontakte votes, which in turn can be purchased for real money. Paid gifts can be sent an unlimited number of times.
How to send a gift to another user? You need to go to this person’s page and click on the gift icon, which is located under the user’s main avatar.
Selecting a gift to send to a friend
Some gifts can be edited, for example, you can choose the color or type of packaging. In this case, the variations will be indicated below.
When you decide on a gift, click on it. Next, you will have the opportunity to write a text for the gift. These can be confessions, congratulations, wishes, etc. There is also an option “show the text and my name only to the recipient.” This means that only the recipient and the sender will be able to see who the sender is, as well as the text of the message. However, the gift itself will be visible to other users. If you do not check this box, then both the name of the gift sender and the text to it will be visible to all guests of the page.
Gift in VK on February 14
On Valentine's Day, the VKontakte administration allows anonymous sending of messages with virtual cards. You can send a hidden Valentine card to the girl (guy) you like, while the sender will remain unknown to the recipient.
Other methods of sending gifts without signing the sender’s name on VKontakte are currently not available.
This is useful to know: How to call VK from a computer.
Gifts section
In the mobile version everything is done the same way. First, you go to the page of the user to whom you want to send a gift, then click on the corresponding “send a gift” tab. Next, you choose a gift, write a text if necessary, and also, if desired, you choose whether the gift will be anonymous or not.
Sending VKontakte gifts for a birthday
Most often, gifts on social networks become relevant on some holidays. One of these celebrations is a birthday. Even if you are in different countries with your friend or loved one, you can pay attention to him by sending him a small gift.
To do this, just go to the page of the user whose birthday is today. You can learn about this from a special notification from the VKontakte service reminding you of the holiday. Right in his profile you will see a small window with an offer to send a gift. Select any option from those offered or click on the “Show all gifts” button to get a wider selection.
When you hover your mouse over a particular gift, you will be able to see its cost (almost all proposed options are valued at 5 votes (35 rubles), sometimes there are more expensive surprises). If your balance on the Vkontakte website is replenished, then simply select the gift you like, write your congratulations in the special field (or leave it blank), and then click on “Send”.
If there are not enough funds, then after clicking on the “Send” button, a window will open in front of you with the opportunity to select a replenishment method. So, you will have the following options:
- a card from any bank in the country;
- from a mobile phone account;
- electronic money (using payment systems such as Yumani, WebMoney, Qiwi);
- Thank you bonuses from Sberbank;
- via terminals.
After topping up your account with the required amount, you can immediately send a gift to the recipient. He will receive a corresponding notification, and the gift itself will be visible in the list of received ones. If, when writing a congratulation, you did not put a tick under it, then all other users will be able to see that this gift was sent by you. By checking this box, you will ensure that only your friend sees basic information about the sender.
Sending a gift in the mobile version of VKontakte
But what if you want to hide your gift list? You don't have to delete them to do this, as they may be valuable memory for you. However, if you do not want other users to see them, you can use the privacy settings.
To do this, click on your avatar in the upper right corner and select the “settings” section. In the “privacy” subsection there is an item “who sees the list of my gifts”. Here you can choose the option: “only me”, thanks to which no one except you and the sender will be able to know about the gift. You can also choose in these settings so that only your friends can see the list of your gifts, or limit this list to only certain people.
How to give a gift in the full version
This is done very simply. You need to go to the page of the person you want to send a gift to and click on the button under the avatar (next to “Write a message”).
Now we have a window opening with a huge number of gifts that we can give. Right next to them it is written how many votes they are worth. Click on the one you want:
A window opens with a detailed description of the “surprise”.
- You see how much it costs and how many votes you currently have.
- See who the recipient is. You can add a few more or remove them.
- You can insert a message that will be displayed along with the gift.
- You can hide your name and the text you send together from everyone except the recipient. To do this, you need to place a bird near the corresponding point.
After filling out all the fields, feel free to click on the “Submit” button.
If you do not have the votes required for sending on your account, you can buy them in any way convenient for you. The system will immediately notify you about this and offer a payment method:
That's basically all, after payment all this will be sent to the recipient.
Hiding the “gifts” section in the page privacy settings
In the mobile version, you also need to go to the page settings and select the “privacy” section. In it, find the item “who sees the list of my gifts.” Next, choose the privacy settings that suit you.
Using notifications
You can reach a person whose personal account is closed using notifications. All you need to do is write and publish a post, mentioning the appropriate name in it. Step-by-step instruction:
- Using a wall on your profile page or in a group where you can publish posts, you need to create a post.
- Insert @id1234567 into the text input field, then write everything you need to say to the person. Instead of the indicated numbers, you must substitute the user ID copied from his page.
- Publish entry.
Please note that the post will be visible to other members of the social network. Privacy in this option can be achieved by creating a closed group, to which only the creator and the invited person will have access.
After posting a post with a mention, the user will receive a notification about it. It will appear at the top of the page under the bell icon.
Hiding gifts in the mobile version of VKontakte
So if you don't see another person's gift list, it doesn't necessarily mean they've hidden it from everyone. He may have hidden this section only from you, as this can be done selectively. Therefore, you can try visiting his profile from another page to make sure.
Although there are programs and paid services on the Internet that supposedly allow you to see hidden gifts, do not see them, since it is impossible to gain this access. You will waste your money or even lose your page by using them.
Sending free gifts to friends
First of all, it is worth knowing that the social network Vkontakte offers to send free gifts on major holidays, such as New Year, March 8, Defender of the Fatherland Day, May 9, etc. The number of such gifts usually ranges from 1 to 10. That is, you can send one surprise to 1-10 different users or send all free gifts to one or two closest people.
By going to any user’s page and clicking on the gifts section, you will have access to a wide list of options. However, in this case, gifts that do not require financial investment from you will be displayed in first place. It will also indicate how many free gifts are available.
Again, you'll be able to write a greeting message, check the box to make the gift anonymous, and select more than one recipient. The other two ways of delivering surprises, which I described above, will also be available to you. Choose the most convenient option and delight your friends, colleagues, relatives or ordinary acquaintances.
How to send a free gift
They are absolutely free only on holidays. Then several of the same theme for a particular holiday are selected and you can send them absolutely free to some of your friends.
For example, these could be given for free for the New Year.
If you are offered to download some software that will help you give free gifts, then know that this is a scam. There is a high probability that after installing such a program, your VK page will be hacked.
I also came across articles on the Internet on various sites that suggest simply sending pictures to friends and this will be considered as free gifts. No, friends, pictures are pictures.
If you send a picture to a friend, it will not appear in his gifts section. And so, of course, you could open any paid one, save it in the browser as a picture and send it to a friend. But this will be a little different.
How to write a message on VK if your personal account is closed?
By the way, a person does not always want to limit communication with himself. At least sometimes, we noticed how people ask to contact us in a private message with questions. At the same time, they forget that it is closed. Moreover, it closed several years ago, in the desire to hide from everyone. In general, we will not delve into the topic of why and why a person has limited access to himself, or rather to his personal account. We suggest finding “workarounds” and ways out, how to “reach out” to a person without the ability to write him a message.
Apply as a friend by writing a message
Yes, it’s not a fact that a person will accept the application or even see it on time. Think about how often you check your friend requests. But it's worth a try. The instructions are insanely simple.
- Go to the user’s page and below the avatar, click on the “Add as a friend” button. By the way, a person with a private personal account will not have the usual “Write a message” line, so don’t even look for it elsewhere.
- But to send a message, you need to click on the “Application Accepted” . An additional menu with canceling the application and “Write a new message” .
- You express everything you need and send it like a regular letter to VK.
How to add as a friend with a private personal message
Even VK groups and communities can come to help
It is very convenient when you are in the same groups. Although this is not a fundamental issue, it is simply easier to monitor his activity in the news feed.
- If you see a post by the person you want in one of the groups or communities, you can write a comment under his post or ad. Or comment on his statement.
- Of course, it is completely inappropriate to resolve issues in correspondence, in the form of comments under a post. Therefore, write your proposal to open private messages. To help him understand the importance of your message and disable restrictions, you can briefly describe your proposals.
- Just don’t intimidate or disclose, for example, negative news, this will further limit the person’s access to themselves.
- The method is effective, because people will pay attention to the comments because of the notifications. But he has a very small percentage chance of catching the right post in the right place.
You can write a message to a friend’s comment in the group
Friends will help you write a message on VK
A person’s friends can come to the rescue and have the opportunity to write messages even to strangers. But it's better if they are mutual friends. Or you really are an old friend from the school yard who wants to reconnect, but there are no common threads left between you.
- You can write to one of them and ask them to convey a request to unblock private messages. This is the simplest option of this method. But not the most guaranteed. We do not rule out that the request will never reach the addressee.
- A more reliable method would be group messages from friends. Or better yet, even friends of comrades. Ask your mutual friend to create a dialogue in which they will add the person you need.
- Of all the options, this is the most effective. Since messages in VK are checked more often than other notifications. Especially, friend requests often go unattended due to frequent spam or advertising.
- In such a message, if you trust the other interlocutors, you can even raise a topic for discussion. So that a person has an incentive to open a personal account.
How to create a group message
Connect heavy artillery or mention in your group
This method seems to be the most cumbersome and complex. But this is just a deceptive first impression.
- You need to initially create your own group. To do this, go to the groups page and at the very top, under the blue line, you will see a prominent inscription, also blue, “Create a community.” Formalizing and naming is your own business. But for such a mission this is not an absolute necessity.
- The next step requires a number. Again, nothing complicated - just go to the page of the person you need and copy the number that appears in the search bar. We remind you that it consists of two letters id and 9 numbers.
It's easy to create a group
- Now you need to mention this user's name in a post on your group page. To do this, you need to copy the person’s id and paste it into the new entry window. Below the sign for adding a photo, but above the wall of entries, there is a line “Add entry” .
- But there are some subtleties in this matter. In the entry field, enter @, followed by the id number and then the text of the message. By the way, just below the message a window with the avatar of the desired person will immediately appear. Just remember that you need to put a space before the message!
- After all this, he will receive a notification that he was mentioned in the group’s post. But the method does not provide a 100% guarantee. After all, this option has a disadvantage - the notification does not always arrive immediately. And because of this, they will not be able to answer you immediately. Whatever, it may take several days.
How to mention the right person in your group
Group dialogue
To use this method, you will need to attract a friend who has the ability to send personal messages to the person we are interested in. He will have to create a general dialogue where he will invite the desired user. After this, you will be able to correspond.
The task becomes more difficult if there is no contact with friends. In this case, we will first have to get acquainted with one of the friends of the person we are interested in, and only then ask him to create a general conversation.
The method is quite complex, but if successfully implemented, a social network participant is highly likely to read the incoming message. You can ignore friend requests and numerous notifications, but everyone reads new messages.
Send a gift to yourself
Many users are interested in how to send a gift to themselves on VKontakte. Such methods exist:
- You can create a second account and add your first account as a friend. And give gifts to yourself.
- You need to know your id and paste it into the link. Go to your wall and copy the numbers in the address bar. You will see these numbers after the inscription: vk.com/wall.
- Insert these numbers by following the link https://vk.com/gifts.php?to=XXXXXX.
- We select a gift and see our name in the recipient field.
