Gift This APP-but already owns?

I want to gift an app to a friend, but I'm not sure if she already owns it. It's obviously null to ask her first.
So what happens to the purchase if she does already have the app?

She'll have a duplicate purchase. The iTunes Store cannot check to see if she already owns that app before you send the gift, and they don't give refunds. So the best route, though I understand it may spoil a surprise, is to find out if she has the app already before you give the gift.
Regards.

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