Can I send the COOK gift card or an e-gift card to myself to give to the recipient in person or will that affect the gift card?

That is no problem at all. All we will need is the name and the address of where you would like the COOK gift card to be sent to. We only print the gift message on the gift card and the gift card code is not linked to a specific customer.  When ordering an e-gift card, we'd advise to use the recipient's name and your own email address, so the gift card will be in their name when you pass the email on.