Questions About Gifting an App

I've never "gifted" an App-Store app before, but I see "http://mashable.com/2010/03/22/itunes-app-gifting" tells a little more about the process.
Between that and searching in the discussions here, best I can tell (correct me if I'm mistaken):
* I identify the recipient by name and Email address.
* Sender and recipient need to be in the same country.
Questions:
* How does the app "arrive"? It looks like it sends an Email message or lets you print out a coupon, right? That as opposed to, for example, popping up a badge on the recipient's App Store icon, or popping up an alert banner ("Santa123 just gave you an App," or something like that).
* Best I can tell, there's no option to make the gift "arrive" at a particular time/date (e.g., Christmas morning). That is, the recipient always gets a coupon in Email immediately (if you use the Email option), right?
* Can the App Store check to see whether the recipient already has the app? Relatedly, can I return the gifted app if s/he already has it?
* When I gift an app, does it appear as one of his/her apps just like any other, or we have to do something ... special in subsequent syncs?

Best I can tell, there's no option to make the gift "arrive" at a particular time/date (e.g., Christmas morning). That is, the recipient always gets a coupon in Email immediately
Correct.
Can the App Store check to see whether the recipient already has the app?
No.
can I return the gifted app if s/he already has it?
No, unless iTunes support makes an exception.
When I gift an app, does it appear as one of his/her apps just like any other, or we have to do something ... special in subsequent syncs?
They get a code, which they redeem & then the app downloads to their account.
You can also gift an allowance to avoid the above, that way they can purchase what they want.

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