diff --git a/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
index e4a0a8638f..9efd8826eb 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/groupsCtrl.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ habitrpg.controller("GroupsCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', 'Shared', 'Groups', '
       $scope.gift = {
         type: 'gems',
         gems: {amount:0, fromBalance:true},
-        subscription: {},
+        subscription: {months:1},
         message:''
       };
       $scope.sendGift = function(uuid, gift){
diff --git a/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
index 7c5b6c3ed4..7fc249754e 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
@@ -140,19 +140,21 @@ habitrpg.controller("RootCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User', '$
     }
 
     $rootScope.encodeGift = function(uuid, gift){
-      return JSON.stringify({uuid:uuid, amount:gift.gems.amount, message:gift.message});
+      gift.uuid = uuid;
+      return JSON.stringify(gift);
     }
 
     $rootScope.showStripe = function(data) {
+      var isSub = data.subscription || (data.gift && data.gift.type=='subscription');
       StripeCheckout.open({
         key: window.env.STRIPE_PUB_KEY,
         address: false,
-        amount: data.gift ? data.gift.gems.amount/4*100 : 500,
-        name: data.subscription ? window.env.t('subscribe') : window.env.t('checkout'),
-        description: data.subscription ?
-          window.env.t('buySubsText') :
-          window.env.t('donationDesc'),
-        panelLabel: data.subscription ? window.env.t('subscribe') : window.env.t('checkout'),
+        amount: !data.gift ? 500 : // 500 = $5
+          data.gift.type=='subscription' ? Content.subscriptionBlocks[data.gift.subscription.months].price*100:
+          data.gift.gems.amount/4*100,
+        name: isSub ? window.env.t('subscribe') : window.env.t('checkout'),
+        description: isSub ? window.env.t('buySubsText') : window.env.t('donationDesc'),
+        panelLabel: isSub ? window.env.t('subscribe') : window.env.t('checkout'),
         token: function(res) {
           var url = '/stripe/checkout';
           if (data.gift) url += '?gift=' + $rootScope.encodeGift(data.uuid, data.gift);
diff --git a/src/controllers/members.js b/src/controllers/members.js
index 61ec8c8cd0..e0a8b653b9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/members.js
+++ b/src/controllers/members.js
@@ -30,9 +30,14 @@ api.getMember = function(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 api.sendMessage = function(user, member, data){
-  var msg = data.amount
-    ? "`Hello " + member.profile.name + ", " + user.profile.name + " has sent you " + data.amount + " gems!` " + data.message
-    : data.message;
+  var msg;
+  if (!data.type) {
+    msg = data.message
+  } else {
+    msg = "`Hello " + member.profile.name + ", " + user.profile.name + " has sent you ";
+    msg += (data.type=='gems') ? data.gems.amount + " gems!`" : data.subscription.months + " months of subscription!`";
+    msg += data.message;
+  }
   shared.refPush(member.inbox.messages, groups.chatDefaults(msg, user));
   member.inbox.newMessages++;
   member._v++;
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ api.sendGift = function(req, res, next){
             return cb({code: 401, err: "Amount must be within 0 and your current number of gems."});
           member.balance += amt;
           user.balance -= amt;
-          api.sendMessage(user, member, {amount:req.body.gems.amount, message:req.body.message});
+          api.sendMessage(user, member, req.body);
           return async.parallel([
             function (cb2) { member.save(cb2) },
             function (cb2) { user.save(cb2) }
diff --git a/src/controllers/payments/index.js b/src/controllers/payments/index.js
index 23e5925114..332f2cdf45 100644
--- a/src/controllers/payments/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/payments/index.js
@@ -25,26 +25,37 @@ function revealMysteryItems(user) {
   });
 }
 
-exports.createSubscription = function(user, data) {
-  if (!user.purchased.plan) user.purchased.plan = {};
-  var p = user.purchased.plan;
+exports.createSubscription = function(data, cb) {
+  var recipient = data.gift ? data.gift.member : data.user;
+  if (!recipient.purchased.plan) recipient.purchased.plan = {};
+  var p = recipient.purchased.plan;
   _(p).merge({ // override with these values
     planId:'basic_earned',
     customerId: data.customerId,
     dateUpdated: new Date(),
     gemsBought: 0,
     paymentMethod: data.paymentMethod,
-    extraMonths: p.extraMonths + (p.dateTerminated ? moment(p.dateTerminated).diff(new Date(),'months',true) : 0),
+    extraMonths: +p.extraMonths
+      + +(p.dateTerminated ? moment(p.dateTerminated).diff(new Date(),'months',true) : 0)
+      + +(data.gift ? data.gift.subscription.months : 0),
     dateTerminated: null
   }).defaults({ // allow non-override if a plan was previously used
     dateCreated: new Date(),
     mysteryItems: []
   });
-  revealMysteryItems(user);
-  if(isProduction) utils.txnEmail(user, 'subscription-begins');
-  user.purchased.txnCount++;
-  utils.ga.event('subscribe', data.paymentMethod).send();
-  utils.ga.transaction(data.customerId, 5).item(5, 1, data.paymentMethod.toLowerCase() + '-subscription', data.paymentMethod + " > Stripe").send();
+  revealMysteryItems(recipient);
+  if(isProduction) {
+    utils.txnEmail(data.user, 'subscription-begins');
+    //TODO proper ga.event / transaction
+    utils.ga.event('subscribe', data.paymentMethod).send();
+    utils.ga.transaction(data.customerId, 5).item(5, 1, data.paymentMethod.toLowerCase() + '-subscription', data.paymentMethod + " > Stripe").send();
+  }
+  data.user.purchased.txnCount++;
+  if (data.gift) members.sendMessage(data.user, data.gift.member, data.gift);
+  async.parallel([
+    function(cb2){data.user.save(cb2)},
+    function(cb2){data.gift ? data.gift.member.save(cb2) : cb2(null);}
+  ], cb);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -65,7 +76,7 @@ exports.cancelSubscription = function(user, data) {
 }
 
 exports.buyGems = function(data, cb) {
-  var amt = data.gift ? data.gift.amount/4 : 5;
+  var amt = data.gift ? data.gift.gems.amount/4 : 5;
   (data.gift ? data.gift.member : data.user).balance += amt;
   data.user.purchased.txnCount++;
   if(isProduction) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/payments/paypal.js b/src/controllers/payments/paypal.js
index b264f32325..1277b7c967 100644
--- a/src/controllers/payments/paypal.js
+++ b/src/controllers/payments/paypal.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var payments = require('./index');
 var logger = require('../../logging');
 var ipn = require('paypal-ipn');
 var paypal = require('paypal-rest-sdk');
+var shared = require('habitrpg-shared');
 
 // This is the plan.id for paypal subscriptions. You have to set up billing plans via their REST sdk (they don't have
 // a web interface for billing-plan creation), see ./paypalBillingSetup.js for how. After the billing plan is created
@@ -68,8 +69,13 @@ exports.executeBillingAgreement = function(req,res,next){
 
 exports.createPayment = function(req, res, next) {
   // if we're gifting to a user, put it in session for the `execute()`
-  req.session.gift = req.query.gift ? JSON.parse(req.query.gift) : undefined;
-  var price = req.session.gift ? Number(req.session.gift.amount/4).toFixed(2) : 5.00;
+  var gift = req.session.gift = req.query.gift ? JSON.parse(req.query.gift) : undefined;
+  var price = !gift ? 5.00
+    : gift.type=='gems' ? Number(gift.gems.amount/4).toFixed(2)
+    : Number(shared.content.subscriptionBlocks[gift.subscription.months].price).toFixed(2);
+  var description = !gift ? "HabitRPG Gems"
+    : gift.type=='gems' ? "HabitRPG Gems (Gift)"
+    : gift.subscription.months + "mo. HabitRPG Subscription (Gift)";
   var create_payment = {
     "intent": "sale",
     "payer": {
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ exports.createPayment = function(req, res, next) {
     "transactions": [{
       "item_list": {
         "items": [{
-          "name": "HabitRPG Gems",
+          "name": description,
           //"sku": "1",
           "price": price,
           "currency": "USD",
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ exports.createPayment = function(req, res, next) {
         "currency": "USD",
         "total": price
       },
-      "description": "HabitRPG Gems"
+      "description": description
     }]
   };
   paypal.payment.create(create_payment, function (err, payment) {
@@ -118,12 +124,17 @@ exports.executePayment = function(req, res, next) {
       ], cb);
     },
     function(results, cb){
-      if (_.isEmpty(results[0]))
-        return cb("user not found when completing paypal transaction");
-      if (gift) gift.member = results[1];
-      payments.buyGems({user:results[0], customerId:PayerID, paymentMethod:'Paypal', gift:gift}, cb);
+      if (_.isEmpty(results[0])) return cb("User not found when completing paypal transaction");
+      var data = {user:results[0], customerId:PayerID, paymentMethod:'Paypal', gift:gift}
+      var method = 'buyGems';
+      if (gift) {
+        gift.member = results[1];
+        if (gift.type=='subscription') method = 'createSubscription';
+        data.paymentMethod = 'Gift';
+      }
+      payments[method](data, cb);
     }
-  ],function(err, results){
+  ],function(err){
     if (err) return next(parseErr(err));
     res.redirect('/');
   })
diff --git a/src/controllers/payments/stripe.js b/src/controllers/payments/stripe.js
index 404ed80ad9..549c58bfb0 100644
--- a/src/controllers/payments/stripe.js
+++ b/src/controllers/payments/stripe.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var stripe = require("stripe")(nconf.get('STRIPE_API_KEY'));
 var async = require('async');
 var payments = require('./index');
 var User = require('mongoose').model('User');
+var shared = require('habitrpg-shared');
 
 /*
  Setup Stripe response when posting payment
@@ -23,27 +24,32 @@ exports.checkout = function(req, res, next) {
         }, cb);
       } else {
         stripe.charges.create({
-          amount: gift ? ""+gift.amount/4*100 : "500", //"500" = $5
+          amount: !gift ? "500" //"500" = $5
+            : gift.type=='subscription' ? ""+shared.content.subscriptionBlocks[gift.subscription.months].price*100
+            : ""+gift.gems.amount/4*100,
           currency: "usd",
           card: token
         }, cb);
       }
     },
     function(response, cb) {
-      if (req.query.plan) {
-        payments.createSubscription(user, {customerId: response.id, paymentMethod: 'Stripe'});
-        user.save(cb);
-      } else {
-        async.waterfall([
-          function(cb2){ User.findById(gift ? gift.uuid : undefined, cb2) },
-          function(member, cb2){
-            if (gift) gift.member = member;
-            payments.buyGems({user:user, customerId:response.id, paymentMethod:'Stripe', gift:gift},cb2);
+      if (req.query.plan)
+        return payments.createSubscription({user:user, customerId:response.id, paymentMethod:'Stripe'}, cb);
+      async.waterfall([
+        function(cb2){ User.findById(gift ? gift.uuid : undefined, cb2) },
+        function(member, cb2){
+          var data = {user:user, customerId:response.id, paymentMethod:'Stripe', gift:gift};
+          var method = 'buyGems';
+          if (gift) {
+            gift.member = member;
+            if (gift.type=='subscription') method = 'createSubscription';
+            data.paymentMethod = 'Gift';
           }
-        ], cb);
-      }
+          payments[method](data, cb2);
+        }
+      ], cb);
     }
-  ], function(err, saved){
+  ], function(err){
     if (err) return res.send(500, err.toString()); // don't json this, let toString() handle errors
     res.send(200);
     user = token = null;
diff --git a/src/models/user.js b/src/models/user.js
index e973fa9a12..92be197914 100644
--- a/src/models/user.js
+++ b/src/models/user.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ var UserSchema = new Schema({
     mobileChat: Boolean,
     plan: {
       planId: String,
-      paymentMethod: String, //enum: ['Paypal','Stripe', '']}
+      paymentMethod: String, //enum: ['Paypal','Stripe', 'Gift', '']}
       customerId: String,
 
       dateCreated: Date,
diff --git a/views/shared/modals/members.jade b/views/shared/modals/members.jade
index 94c31ec0c8..60eaf2f79f 100644
--- a/views/shared/modals/members.jade
+++ b/views/shared/modals/members.jade
@@ -75,22 +75,12 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='modals/send-gift.html')
       .panel-heading Subscription
       .panel-body
         .form-group
-          .radio
-            label
-              input(type="radio", name="subRadio", value="1", ng-model='gift.subscription.months')
-              | 1 Month ($5)
-          .radio
-            label
-              input(type="radio", name="subRadio", value="3", ng-model='gift.subscription.months')
-              | 3 Months ($15)
-          .radio
-            label
-              input(type="radio", name="subRadio", value="6", ng-model='gift.subscription.months')
-              | 6 Months ($30)
-          .radio
-            label
-              input(type="radio", name="subRadio", value="12", ng-model='gift.subscription.months')
-              | 1 Year ($48)
+          each block in env.Content.subscriptionBlocks
+            .radio
+              label
+                input(type="radio", name="subRadio", value="#{block.months}", ng-model='gift.subscription.months')
+                | #{block.months} Month(s): $#{block.price}
+
     textarea.form-control(rows='3', ng-model='gift.message', placeholder='Personal message (optional)')
 
   .modal-footer