A gift is usually given to citizens when they complete a specified task within a limited amount of time, such as accumulating over 1,000 home visits. These tasks are not disclosed to the citizens, which often leads to citizens creating theories about how certain gifts are earned. After a certain amount of time, citizens who have not earned the gift hat can purchase it for a specified amount of Robux. Once the sale period ends, the gift will open. Any citizen who owns the gift at the time it opens will receive a specified prize. Typically, gifts that are more difficult to obtain will be priced higher and will release a more desirable prize, such as a Dominus. The years 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, and 2019 are the only years to not have gifts on sale on October. Since 2017, citizens have not been getting gifts or the gifts are not on sale, which implies that the mayors discontinued the sale of gifts.