#7 - Aug. 7, 2009, 12:57 p.m.
A Game Time Card would be your best option to accomplish this as a gift.
If you should buy one in a store, I'd recommend checking the box/card at the counter before leaving the store.
While not terribly common, you will run into instances where a box has been tampered with and the card stolen. Checking in front of the clerk (on any software related sale really) was a lesson I personally learned long ago :)