A consumer may purchase a single item containing a gift, a shipping package, and pre-paid postage. The consumer may write a recipient's address on the shipping package and deposit the package in any delivery receptacle for delivery to the recipient. A delivery receptacle may be available at the point of purchase, enabling the consumer to purchase, package, and send a gift in a matter of a few minutes from a single location.

User can download multimedia file from kiosk on hand held memory device. The requested file is encrypted according to an encryption key, watermarked. Play back devices allow users to store and/or play video files that have been downloaded to a hand-held device while managing and enforcing digital rights of content providers through the watermarking and/or encryption.

The present invention provides a method for delivering a day and date release viewing of digital cinema to a consumer off-site from a retail theater, while coinciding with the cinema premier at the retail theater.