Steam chat or email? What is your prefered method in sending gifts?

Email in most cases, chat if winner is in friend list already and online.

Email.

I prefer email to both send and receive, just much easier and more convenient.

I prefer e-mail to prevent any awkward moments.

Iwill steam chat if the person is online when i am sending, usually they havent been so i just email.

Email. Chat can be hard with gifters and winners in different time zones/countries

email if they're not already on my friends list

Always chat. I send the winner an email telling him to accept my friend request on Steam but I'd never send the game through email.

Steam Chat. Sometimes you get some brilliant conversations with the winners.

email

Telegram.

Email, Just easier that way. For so many reasons already listed. :)

email. I usually think of people who add on steam as being impatient.

Step 1: Add on steam.
Step 2: Request address.
Step 3: Travel to address to personally ensure that everything is on the up and up.
Step 3.14: Eat pie.
Step 4: Invite to pie eating, give game via chat conversation.

E-mail. Much easier and more convenient for both parties involved.

I usually add the person on Steam, and send a congratulations e-mail reminding they won a giveaway :)
I prefer the chat, it's more personal and get immediate feedback.
E-mail when I'm out of time or if meeting online gets tricky (timezone, work, etc)

chat

Chat, you get some form of gratitude from the winner, you can gently remind them to mark as redeemed, it's safer because there's no risk of them not seeing it / it going in a spam box, it's possibly a little harder for them to re gift of you've given in chat etc.

I prefer chat. The "human" touch.
I want to check that the key was redeemed by the winner properly and fairly.
A game for the winner. You participate, you get the key and you use the key.

Also, this way i was be able to meet gamers that have a Youtube account and sometimes, i do music for them, for their channels and videos, intros, etc.
And nowadays, we are good friends and we get well along, we make trades, gifts, play coops and get nice chat times. :)

Sending just an e-mail is like: "Here, take it and good bye!"

Have a nice day. :)

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