Gift Certificate Help Please

[silvito]

i have a few questions about Gift Certificates.

1. Do Gift Certificate always have to be release by the admin of the cart and if so is there a way to setup some type of notification for the admin to advise him to release the Gift Certificate. i Personally don't like the fact that the Gift Cetificate has to be release by the admin of the cart cause that means the cust needs to wait for it to be available.

2. I creasted a Gift Certificate, Log In as if i where a customer purchased a Gift Certificate of 30 that i create everything was done perfectly. i went to the home page of my Account i saw the Gift Certificate and tried purchasing something in the store and i notice that shipping has to be paid separately. Is there something wrong that i did or is that how it works?

3. I tried sending the remainder balance to someone else which is myself sent the email but nver recieved it. WHY?

[silvito]

i have a few questions about Gift Certificates.

1. Do Gift Certificate always have to be release by the admin of the cart and if so is there a way to setup some type of notification for the admin to advise him to release the Gift Certificate. i Personally don't like the fact that the Gift Cetificate has to be release by the admin of the cart cause that means the cust needs to wait for it to be available.

2. I creasted a Gift Certificate, Log In as if i where a customer purchased a Gift Certificate of 30 that i create everything was done perfectly. i went to the home page of my Account i saw the Gift Certificate and tried purchasing something in the store and i notice that shipping has to be paid separately. Is there something wrong that i did or is that how it works?

3. I tried sending the remainder balance to someone else which is myself sent the email but nver recieved it. WHY?

Can anyone please help me with these question i would really appriciate it. Thanks.