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How do I give a gift subscription?

If you would like to Gift someone a subscription and/or Locals coins to support communities of their choice, there are a few different ways to get to the Gift Subscription page:


  • Go to locals.com > Account Settings > Billing & Subscriptions and click the “Gift Subscription” button.


  • Go to the community website of a community you’ve joined (ex: communityname.locals.com), and just to the right of the newsfeed is a button to buy a Gift Subscription.



  • You can also access this on locals.com when you are logged in here - If you aren’t already logged in at Locals.com, you’ll be prompted to login first and then you will be taken there.


The gifts count as 1-time support. You may buy and gift packages of 3, 6 or 12 months of support to a community (your options will vary depending on the community - not all will offer the same monthly packages). If you gift multiple packages to the same person while they have an active support going on, they will instead receive the gift in the form of coins so they can use the coins to buy support themselves once their current active support expires.


To Start Gifting:


  1. Log in on Locals.com
  2. Click on Gift Subscription from the drop down menu in the lower left side of the page next to your username
  3. Follow the steps on the form
  • Recipient's email - the email address of who you're sending the gift to. You can also send it to a non Locals member.
Please double check before submitting that you typed in the correct email address
  • From Name - enter your name or whatever you want the recipient to see the gift is coming from
  • Enter an optional message if you want
  • Select a community - this is the community you wish to give a subscription to
You will also see how much coins you have in your wallet at this point on the form. If you don't have any coins, make sure you purchase them first so you have enough to gift someone by clicking the Get Coins link.




  • How many coins to gift - once you've selected a community, the page will load the different duration packs. This is the coins equivalent of the selected community's minimum support amount ($1 USD = 10 coins). For example, if the community's minimum support is $5/month (or 50 coins), then for 3 months, it's 150 coins.
  1. Submit your gift!


Claiming a gift


Once you've sent a gift to someone, an email will be sent to the recipient. The gift is not activated until they claim it, so don't worry about the subscription starting before your recipient has time to check their emails. The recipient can claim it by:


  • Clicking on the link in the their email
  • Login to Locals.com > Coins & Subscriptions > Claim gifts


Click Expand


Click Claim


Gifts cannot be returned once you've sent them.

Updated on: 07/10/2024