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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.22

                                REDENVELOPE, INC.

                        2003 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

         The following constitute the provisions of the 2003 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of RedEnvelope, Inc.

         1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common
Stock of the Company. It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan
qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan" under Section 423 of the Code. The
provisions of the Plan shall, accordingly, be construed so as to extend and
limit participation in the Plan and application of Plan rules in a manner
consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code.

         2. DEFINITIONS.

                  (a) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

                  (b) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

                  (c) "COMMON STOCK" means the Common Stock of the Company.

                  (d) "COMPANY" means RedEnvelope, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

                  (e) "COMPENSATION" means all earnings reported as wages on
Form W-2, including straight time pay, payments for overtime, shift premiums,
incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses, commissions and other
compensation, but excluding compensation recognized in connection with the
exercise of options or stock purchase rights with respect to Common Stock.

                   (f) "CONTINUOUS STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE" means the absence of
any interruption or termination of service as an Employee. Continuous Status as
an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) sick leave;
(ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Board,
provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days, unless
reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or
statute; or (iv) transfers between locations of the Company, between the Company
and its Subsidiaries or between the Company's Subsidiaries. Continuous Status as
an Employee shall be considered interrupted in the case of a reduction of an
individual's customary employment to fewer than twenty (20) hours per week
(other than on account of a leave specified in the preceding sentence).

                  (g) "CONTRIBUTIONS" means all amounts credited to the account
of a participant pursuant to the Plan.

                  (h) "CORPORATE TRANSACTION" means any of the following
transactions:

                           (i) a sale of all or substantially all of the
Company's assets;


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                           (ii) a merger, consolidation or other capital
reorganization or business combination transaction of the Company with or into
another corporation, entity or person;

                           (iii) the direct or indirect acquisition (including
by way of a tender or exchange offer) by any person, or persons acting as a
group, of beneficial ownership or a right to acquire beneficial ownership of
shares representing a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company; or

                           (iv) the individuals who, as of the effective date of
the Company's initial public offering of its securities, are members of the
Board (the "Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to constitute at least fifty
percent (50%) of the Board; provided however that if the election, or nomination
for election by the Company's stockholders, of any new director was approved by
a vote of at least fifty percent (50%) of the Incumbent Board, such new director
shall be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

                  (i) "DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARIES" means the Subsidiaries which
have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan; provided however that the Board shall only
have the discretion to designate Subsidiaries if the issuance of options to such
Subsidiary's Employees pursuant to the Plan would not cause the Company to incur
adverse accounting charges.

                  (j) "EMPLOYEE" means any person, including an Officer, who is
treated as an employee of the Company for payroll tax purposes and who is
customarily employed for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five
(5) months in a calendar year by the Company or one of its Designated
Subsidiaries.

                  (k) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

                  (l) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined by the Board in its discretion provided that, to the
extent the Common Stock is trading on the Nasdaq National Market, (A) the Fair
Market Value as of an Offering Date shall be the closing sales price of the
Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market for the last trading day
immediately preceding the Offering Date, and (B) the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock as of a Purchase Date shall be the closing sales price of the
Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market for the Purchase Date or,
if the Common Stock is not traded on such date, the last trading day immediately
preceding the Purchase Date, in each case as reported in The Wall Street
Journal. For purposes of the Offering Date for the First Offering Period under
the Plan, the Fair Market Value of a Share of the Common Stock of the Company
shall be the "Price to Public" as set forth in the final prospectus filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.

                  (m) "FIRST OFFERING PERIOD" means the first Offering Period of
the Plan which shall commence on the effective date of the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 for the initial public offering of the its
Common Stock (the "IPO Date").


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                  (n) "OFFERING DATE" means the first Trading Day of each
Offering Period of the Plan, except that in the case of an individual who
becomes an eligible Employee after the first Trading Day of an Offering Period
but prior to the first day of the fourth month of such Offering Period, the term
"Offering Date" with respect to such individual means the first Trading Day of
the fourth month of such Offering Period; provided however that, with respect to
the First Offering Period, in the case of an individual who becomes an eligible
Employee after the first Trading Day of such Offering Period but prior to
February 2, 2004, the term "Offering Date" with respect to such individual means
February 2, 2004 (rather than the first Trading Day of the fourth month of such
Offering Period).

                  (o) "OFFERING PERIOD" means a period of six (6) months except
for the First Offering Period as set forth in Section 3 of the Plan and except
for Offering Periods which are of shorter duration as a result of a
participant's applicable Offering Date with respect to such Offering Period
being an interim Offering Date pursuant to Section 2(n). The duration and timing
of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Sections 3, 17 and 18 of the
Plan, provided that no Offering Period shall exceed a period of twenty-seven
(27) months.

                  (p) "OFFICER" means a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

                  (q) "PLAN" means this 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

                  (r) "PURCHASE DATE" means the last Trading Day of each
Offering Period of the Plan.

                  (s) "PURCHASE PRICE" means with respect to a Purchase Period
an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 2(l)
above) of a Share of Common Stock on the applicable Offering Date or on the
Purchase Date, whichever is lower; provided, however, that in the event (i) of
any increase in the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan as a
result of a stockholder-approved amendment to the Plan, and (ii) all or a
portion of such additional Shares are to be issued with respect to one or more
Offering Periods that are underway at the time of such increase ("Additional
Shares"), and (iii) the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock on the date
of such increase (the "Approval Date Fair Market Value") is higher than the Fair
Market Value on the Offering Date for any such Offering Period, then in such
instance the Purchase Price with respect to Additional Shares shall be 85% of
the Approval Date Fair Market Value or the Fair Market Value of a Share of
Common Stock on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower.

                  (t) "SHARE" means a share of Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 17 of the Plan.

                  (u) "SUBSIDIARY" means a corporation, domestic or foreign, of
which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a
Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized
or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.


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                  (v) "TRADING DAY" means a day on which the U.S. national stock
exchanges and the Nasdaq System are open for trading.

         3. OFFERING PERIODS. The Plan shall be implemented by a series of
Offering Periods of approximately six (6) months duration, with new Offering
Periods commencing on or about May 1 and November 1 of each year and ending,
respectively, on the next following April 30 and October 31 (or at such other
time or times as may be determined by the Board of Directors). Notwithstanding
the above, the First Offering Period shall begin on the IPO Date and continue
until April 30, 2004 and no new Offering Period shall begin until the First
Offering Period has ended. Offering Periods shall occur on a continuing,
successive basis until the Plan is terminated in accordance with Section 18 or
21 hereof. The last Trading Day of each Offering Period shall be the "Purchase
Date" for such Offering Period. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have
the power to change the timing, duration and/or the frequency of Offering
Periods with respect to future Offering Periods if such change is announced at
least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering
Period to be affected.

         4. ELIGIBILITY.

                  (a) FIRST OFFERING PERIOD. With respect to the first Offering
Date of the First Offering Period, each individual who is an Employee as of the
date immediately preceding the IPO Date shall be eligible to be automatically
granted an option to participate in such First Offering Period and these
individuals shall thereby be automatically enrolled in the First Offering Period
(subject to the requirements of Sections 5(a) and 6(a)(i) below).

                  (b) SUBSEQUENT OFFERING PERIODS. With respect to Offering
Dates occurring after the IPO Date, any individual who is an Employee as of an
applicable Offering Date shall be eligible to participate in such Offering
Period, subject to the requirements of Section 5 and to the limitations imposed
by the Plan and Code Section 423(b).

         5. PARTICIPATION; SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.

                  (a) FIRST OFFERING PERIOD. With respect to the First Offering
Period, an Employee eligible under Section 4(a) above, shall be granted an
option under Section 6(a)(i) below, and shall be entitled to continue his or her
participation in such Offering Period only if he or she submits to the Company's
payroll office (or its designee) a properly completed subscription agreement
authorizing payroll deductions in accordance with Section 5(c) below in the form
of subscription agreement provided by the Board for such purpose (i) no earlier
than the effective date of the filing of the Company's Registration Statement on
Form S-8 with respect to the Shares issuable under the Plan and (ii) no later
than thirty (30) days following the date on which the Form S-8 becomes effective
(such period referred to as the "Enrollment Period"). A participant's failure to
submit the subscription agreement during the Enrollment Period pursuant to this
Section 5(a) shall result in the automatic termination of his or her
participation in the First Offering Period in accordance with Section 10(a).
Payroll deductions shall commence with respect to the First Offering Period as
of the first payday following the expiration of the Enrollment Period or on such
other payday as is specified by the Board. The Board will provide


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notice to participants granted an option under Section 6(a)(i) above as to the
expiration of the Enrollment Period.

                  (b) SUBSEQUENT OFFERING PERIODS. An Employee who is eligible
to participate in the Plan under Section 4(b) above may become a participant by
(i) submitting to the Company's payroll office (or its designee), on or before a
date prescribed by the Board prior to an applicable Offering Date, a properly
completed subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form
provided by the Board for such purpose, or (ii) following an electronic or other
enrollment procedure prescribed by the Board.

                  (c) REQUIREMENTS AS TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND
PARTICIPATION.

                           (i) A participant's subscription agreement shall set
forth the percentage of the participant's Compensation to be paid as
Contributions pursuant to the Plan, which percentage shall be a whole percentage
and shall be not less than one percent (1%) and not more than fifteen percent
(15%) (or such other maximum percentage as the Board may establish from time to
time before an Offering Period) of such participant's Compensation on each
payday during the Offering Period.

                           (ii) A participant's subscription shall be effective
for the Offering Period with respect to which it is filed, and also shall be
automatically effective for each successive Offering Period that commences after
the end of the Offering Period for which it is filed, unless the participant
changes his or her Contribution rate for the next Offering Period by following
the procedures set forth in Section 5(c)(iii) below, withdraws from the Plan in
accordance with Section 10, or is otherwise ineligible to participate in the
next Offering Period.

                           (iii) While a participant may not change his or her
rate of Contributions during an ongoing Offering Period, a participant may
discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10 at
any time prior to a Purchase Date. In addition, subject to Section 5(b) above, a
participant may change his or her rate of Contributions under the Plan with
respect to the next Offering Period by filing a new subscription agreement with
the Company on or prior to the tenth (10th) business day prior to the first day
of such next Offering Period (or by such other date as is specified by the
Board) or by following an electronic or other procedure designated by the Board,
in each case specifying the new Contribution rate that shall apply with respect
to such Offering Period. Such change in Contribution rate will be effective as
of the first payroll period following commencement of the next Offering Period.
Notwithstanding the above, with respect to the First Offering Period, submission
by a participant of a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions at a
rate that is less than the maximum rate at which they would be entitled to
participate under the Plan shall be permitted. Payroll deductions for the First
Offering Period shall commence on the first payday on or following the end of
the Enrollment Period (or on such other date as the Board may specify).

         6. GRANT OF OPTION; LIMITATIONS.

                  (a) GRANT OF OPTION.


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                           (i) FIRST OFFERING PERIOD.  With respect to the First
Offering Period, each eligible Employee shall automatically be granted an option
to purchase on the Purchase Date for the First Offering Period a number of
Shares of the Company's Common Stock determined by dividing the maximum amount
permitted under the Plan (which amount shall be a percentage of such Employee's
Compensation) with respect to such Offering Period, by the applicable Purchase
Price, subject to the limitations in subsections (c), (d) and (e) of this
Section 6 (which limitations shall be applied in a manner that permits granting
of an option of less than the maximum amount specified in this Section 6(a)(i)
in order to conform to the limitations of such subsections).

                           (ii) SUBSEQUENT OFFERING PERIODS.  Except with
respect to the First Offering Period, and subject to the limitations in
subsections (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 6 and Section 11(b), on the
Offering Date of each Offering Period, each eligible Employee participating in
such Offering Period shall be granted an option to purchase on each Purchase
Date within such Offering Period a number of Shares of the Company's Common
Stock determined by dividing such Employee's Contributions accumulated prior to
such Purchase Date and retained in the participant's account as of the Purchase
Date by the applicable Purchase Price.

                  (b) ACCEPTANCE OF OPTION GRANT. An Employee may accept the
grant of such option (i) with respect to the First Offering Period, by
submitting a properly completed subscription agreement in accordance with the
requirements of Section 5(a) above on or before the last day of the Enrollment
Period, and (ii) with respect to subsequent Offering Periods, by electing to
participate in the Plan in accordance with the requirements of Section 5(b).
Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in Section 8 below.

                  (c) LIMIT ON NUMBER OF SHARES PURCHASED. Notwithstanding the
above, the maximum number of Shares an Employee may purchase during each
Offering Period (including the First Offering Period) shall be 17,550 Shares
(before giving effect to a stock split effected in connection with the Company's
initial public offering and subject to any further adjustment pursuant to
Section 17 below), and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to
the limitations set forth in Sections 11(b). In addition to the limits on an
Employee's participation in the Plan set forth herein, the Board in its sole
discretion may establish new or change existing limits on the number of Shares
an Employee may elect to purchase with respect to any Offering Period if such
limit is announced at least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled beginning of
the first Offering Period to be affected.

                  (d) LIMIT ON VALUE OF SHARES PURCHASED. Any provisions of the
Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option
under the Plan if such option would permit his or her rights to purchase stock
under all employee stock purchase plans (described in Section 423 of the Code)
of the Company and its Subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of the Fair Market Value (as defined in
Section 2(l) above) of such stock (determined at the time such option is
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                  (e) 5% OWNER LIMIT. Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan if,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting
power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any subsidiary of
the Company.

         7. METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR PURCHASE OF SHARES. This Plan shall be
operated as a payroll deduction plan. All payroll deductions made by a
participant shall be credited to his or her account under the Plan. A
participant may not make any additional payments into such account other than
through the payroll deduction feature of the Plan.

                  (a) LIMITATION ON PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code
and the limitations of Section 6, a participant's payroll deductions may be
decreased by the Company to zero percent (0%) at any time during an Offering
Period. Payroll deductions shall re-commence at the rate provided in such
participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the next Offering
Period or, in the case of the limitation of Section 6(d), the first Offering
Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless the
participant withdraws in accordance with Section 10, or is otherwise ineligible
to participate in such Offering Period.

                  (b) TAX WITHHOLDING. At the time an option is exercised, in
whole or in part, or at the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock
issued under the Plan is disposed of, the participant must make adequate
provision for the Company's federal, state, or other tax withholding
obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the option or the
disposition of the Common Stock. At any time, the Company may, but shall not be
obligated to, withhold from the participant's compensation the amount necessary
for the Company to meet applicable withholding obligations, including any
withholding required to make available to the Company any tax deductions or
benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the
participant.

                  (c) INTEREST. No interest shall accrue on the Contributions of
a participant in the Plan.

         8. EXERCISE OF OPTION.

                  (a) During his or her lifetime, a participant's option to
purchase Shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

                  (b) Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided
in Section 10, his or her option for the purchase of Shares will be exercised
automatically on the Purchase Date of an Offering Period, and unless otherwise
limited by Section 6 or Section 11(b), the maximum number of full Shares subject
to the option will be purchased at the applicable Purchase Price with the
accumulated Contributions in the participant's account.


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                  (c) No fractional Shares shall be purchased. Any payroll
deductions accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to
purchase a full Share shall be retained in the participant's account for the
subsequent Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the participant as
provided in Section 10 below. Any other amounts left over in a participant's
account after a Purchase Date shall be returned to the participant.

         9. DELIVERY. The Shares purchased upon exercise of an option hereunder
shall be deemed to be transferred to the participant as soon as administratively
practicable on or following the Purchase Date. As promptly as administratively
practicable after each Purchase Date of each Offering Period, the Company shall
arrange the delivery to each participant, as appropriate, a certificate
representing the Shares purchased upon exercise of his or her option.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may require that all Shares purchased
under the Plan be held in an account (the participant's "ESPP Stock Account")
established in the name of the participant (or in the name of the participant
and his or her spouse, as designated by the participant on his or her
subscription agreement), subject to such rules as determined by the Board and
uniformly applied to all participants, including designation of a brokerage or
other financial services firm (an "ESPP Broker") to hold such Shares for the
participant's ESPP Stock Account with registration of such Shares in the name of
such ESPP Broker for the benefit of the participant (or for the benefit of the
participant and his or her spouse, as designated by the participant on his or
her subscription agreement).

         10. WITHDRAWAL FROM PLAN.

                  (a) WITHDRAWAL NOT IN CONNECTION WITH INTERRUPTION OR
TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE STATUS.

                           (i) A participant may withdraw all but not less than
all the Contributions credited to his or her account under the Plan at any time
prior to a Purchase Date by giving written notice to the Company. All of the
participant's Contributions credited to his or her account will be paid to him
or her promptly after receipt of his or her notice of withdrawal and his or her
option for the current period will be automatically terminated, and no further
Contributions for the purchase of Shares will be made during the Offering
Period. With respect to the First Offering Period, a participant who fails to
submit a subscription agreement prior to termination of the Enrollment Period,
in accordance with Section 5(a) shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Plan
under this Section 10(a).

                           (ii) A participant's withdrawal from an Offering
Period will not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in a
succeeding Offering Period or in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted
by the Company.

                  (b) WITHDRAWAL IN CONNECTION WITH INTERRUPTION OR TERMINATION
OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE STATUS. In the event an Employee fails to remain in
Continuous Service Status during the Offering Period in which he or she is
participating, he or she will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the
Plan and any option he or she holds to purchase Shares under the Plan
terminated. Upon termination of a participant's Continuous Service Status prior
to the Purchase Date of an Offering Period for any reason, including death or
retirement, the


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Contributions credited to his or her account will be returned to him or her or,
in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under
Section 13.

         11. STOCK.

                  (a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 17, the
maximum number of Shares which shall be made available for sale under the Plan
shall be 4,700,000 Shares (before giving effect to a stock split effected in
connection with the Company's initial public offering), plus an annual increase
on the first day of each of the Company's fiscal years beginning in 2005 through
2009 equal to the lesser of (i) 1,250,000 Shares (before giving effect to a
stock split effected in connection with the Company's initial public offering),
(ii) one percent (1%) of the Shares outstanding on the last day of the
immediately preceding fiscal year, or (iii) such lesser number of Shares as is
determined by the Board.

                  (b) If the Board determines that, on a given Purchase Date,
the number of Shares with respect to which options are to be exercised may
exceed (i) the number of Shares that were available for sale under the Plan on
the Offering Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii) the number of
Shares available for sale under the Plan on such Purchase Date, the Board may in
its sole discretion provide (x) that the Company shall make a pro rata
allocation of the Shares available for purchase on such Offering Date or
Purchase Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and
as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all
participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Purchase Date,
and continue all Offering Periods then in effect, or (y) that the Company shall
make a pro rata allocation of the Shares available for purchase on such Offering
Date or Purchase Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be
practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable
among all participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such
Purchase Date, and terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant
to Section 18 below. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the Shares
available on the Offering Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the
preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for
issuance under the Plan by the Company's stockholders subsequent to such
Offering Date.

                  (c) The participant shall have no dividend, voting or other
shareholder rights in Shares covered by any option to acquire Shares under the
Plan until such option has been exercised in accordance with Section 8.

                  (d) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan
will be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the
participant and his or her spouse; provided that if the Board has determined
that Shares shall be held in an ESPP Stock Account held by an ESPP Broker in
accordance with Section 9, Shares shall be registered in the name of such ESPP
Broker for the benefit of the participant (or the participant and his or her
spouse, as designated by the participant in his or her subscription agreement).

         12. ADMINISTRATION. The Board, or one or more committees named by the
Board, shall supervise and administer the Plan and shall have full power to
adopt, amend and rescind any rules deemed desirable and appropriate for the
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inconsistent with the Plan, to construe and interpret the Plan, and to make all
other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
The Board may, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it may
provide, delegate to one or more individuals all or any part of its authority
and powers under the Plan. All determinations, interpretations, constructions,
findings and determinations made by the Board (or its committee or other
designee) with respect to the Plan shall be binding on all parties.

         13. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

                  (a) A participant may file a written designation of a
beneficiary who is to receive any Shares and cash, if any, from the
participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death
subsequent to the end of a Purchase Period but prior to delivery to him or her
of such Shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a written
designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant's
account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death prior to the
Purchase Date of an Offering Period. If a participant is married and the
designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for
such designation to be effective. Such designation of beneficiary shall be on
such form and delivered in such manner as determined by the Company, and shall
be effective upon acknowledgement of receipt by the Company.

                  (b) A designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant (and his or her spouse, if any) at any time by written notice. In
the event of the death of a participant and in the absence of a beneficiary
validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such
participant's death, the Company shall deliver such Shares and/or cash to the
executor or Board of the estate of the participant, or if no such executor or
Board has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its
discretion, may deliver such Shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or
more dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or
relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may
designate.

         14. TRANSFERABILITY. Neither Contributions credited to a participant's
account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive
Shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution, or as provided in this Section 14) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds in accordance with Section 10.

         15. USE OF FUNDS. The Company may use all Contributions received or
held by the Company under the Plan for any corporate purpose, and the Company
shall not be obligated to segregate such Contributions.

         16. REPORTS. Individual accounts will be maintained for each
participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of
Contributions, the per Share Purchase Price, the number of Shares purchased and
the remaining cash balance, if any.


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         17. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION; CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.

                  (a) ADJUSTMENT. Subject to any required action by the
stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each option under
the Plan which has not yet been exercised and the number of Shares which have
been authorized for issuance under the Plan but have not yet been placed under
option (collectively, the "Reserves"), as well as the maximum number of Shares
which may be purchased by a participant in an Offering Period, the number of
Shares set forth in Section 11(a)(i) above, and the per Share Purchase Price
covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock (including any such change
in the number of Shares of Common Stock effected in connection with a change in
domicile of the Company), or any other increase or decrease in the number of
Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided
however that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not
be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall
be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issue
by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into
shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof
shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an
option.

                  (b) CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.

                           (i) In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of
the Company, any Offering Period then in progress will terminate immediately
prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise provided by the
Board. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, each option outstanding under
the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by the
successor corporation or a parent or Subsidiary of such successor corporation.
In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute
equivalent options for options outstanding under the Plan, each Offering Period
then in progress shall be shortened and a new Purchase Date shall be set (the
"New Purchase Date"), as of which date any Offering Period then in progress will
terminate. The New Purchase Date shall be on or before the date of consummation
of the Corporate Transaction and the Board shall notify each participant in
writing, at least ten (10) days prior to the New Purchase Date, that the
Purchase Date for his or her option has been changed to the New Purchase Date
and that his or her option will be exercised automatically on the New Purchase
Date, unless prior to such date he or she has withdrawn from the Offering Period
as provided in Section 10.

                           (ii) For purposes of this Section 17, an option
granted under the Plan shall be deemed to be assumed, without limitation, if, at
the time of issuance of the stock or other consideration upon a Corporate
Transaction, each holder of an option under the Plan would be entitled to
receive upon exercise of the option the same number and kind of shares of stock
or the same amount of property, cash or securities as such holder would have
been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of the transaction if the holder
had been, immediately prior to the transaction, the holder of the number of
Shares of Common Stock covered by the option at such


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time (after giving effect to any adjustments in the number of Shares covered by
the option as provided for in this Section 17); provided however that if the
consideration received in the transaction is not solely common stock of the
successor corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code),
the Board may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the
consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely common
stock of the successor corporation or its parent equal in Fair Market Value to
the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the
transaction.

                  (c) OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. The Board may, if it so determines in
the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for adjusting the
Reserves, as well as the price per Share of Common Stock covered by each
outstanding option, in the event that the Company effects one or more
reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights offerings or other increases or
reductions of Shares of its outstanding Common Stock, and in the event of the
Company's being consolidated with or merged into any other corporation.

         18. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.

                  (a) The Board may at any time and for any reason terminate or
amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 17 and this Section 18, no such
termination of the Plan may affect options previously granted, provided that the
Plan or an Offering Period may be terminated by the Board on a Purchase Date or
by the Board's setting a new Purchase Date with respect to an Offering Period
then in progress if the Board determines that termination of the Plan and/or the
Offering Period is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, or
if continuation of the Plan and/or the Offering Period would cause the Company
to incur adverse accounting charges as a result of a change after the effective
date of the Plan in the generally accepted accounting rules applicable to the
Plan. Except as provided in Section 17 and in this Section 18, no amendment to
the Plan shall make any change in any option previously granted which adversely
affects the rights of any participant. In addition, to the extent necessary to
comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or under Section 423 of the Code
(or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or
stock exchange rule), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval in such a
manner and to such a degree as so required.

                  (b) Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether
any participant rights may be considered to have been adversely affected, the
Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit
the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount of Contributions withheld
from a participant's Compensation during an Offering Period, establish the
exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S.
dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a
participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company's
processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable
waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to
ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each
participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the participant's
Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Board
(or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable which are
consistent with the Plan.


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         19. NOTICES. All notices or other communications by a participant to
the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location,
or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

         20. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and
delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, applicable state securities laws and the requirements of
any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

         As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require
the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

         21. TERM OF PLAN; EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan shall become effective upon
the IPO Date. It shall continue in effect for a term of twenty (20) years unless
sooner terminated under Section 18.


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                                REDENVELOPE, INC.

                        2003 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

                                                             New Election ______
                                                       Change of Election ______

         1. I, ________________________, hereby elect to participate in the
RedEnvelope, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") for the
Offering Period commencing ______________, ____ , and subscribe to purchase
shares of the Company's Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription
Agreement and the terms of the Plan.

         2. I elect to have Contributions in the amount of ____% of my
Compensation, as those terms are defined in the Plan, applied to this purchase.
I understand that this amount must not be less than 1% and not more than 15% of
my Compensation during the Offering Period. (Please note that no fractional
percentages are permitted).

         3. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck during the
Offering Period at the rate stated in Item 2 of this Subscription Agreement. I
understand that all payroll deductions made by me shall be credited to my
account under the Plan and that I may not make any additional payments into such
account. I understand that all payments made by me shall be accumulated for the
purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable purchase price determined
in accordance with the Plan, and that no interest shall accrue on such amounts
at any time. I further understand that, except as otherwise set forth in the
Plan, shares will be purchased for me automatically on the Purchase Date of each
Offering Period unless I become ineligible to continue participating in the Plan
or I otherwise withdraw from the Plan by giving written notice to the Company
for such purpose.

         4. I understand that I may discontinue at any time prior to the
Purchase Date my participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10 of the
Plan. I understand that I may change the rate of deductions for future Offering
Periods by filing a new Subscription Agreement, and any such change will be
effective as of the beginning of the next Offering Period. In addition, I
acknowledge that, unless I withdraw from the Plan as provided in Section 10 of
the Plan or otherwise become ineligible to participate in the Plan, my election
as set forth above will continue to be effective for each successive Offering
Period.

         5. I have received a copy of the Company's most recent description of
the Plan and a copy of the complete "RedEnvelope, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan." I understand that my participation in the Plan is in all
respects subject to the terms of the Plan.

         6. Shares purchased for me under the Plan should be issued in the
name(s) of (name of employee or employee and spouse only):
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                                            ____________________________________

                                            ____________________________________

         7. I understand that this tax summary is only a summary and is subject
to change. I further understand that I should consult a tax advisor concerning
the tax implications of the purchase and sale of stock under the Plan.

         Early Disposition (Prior to Expiration of Holding Periods): I
understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to the Plan
within 2 years after the Offering Date (the first day of the Offering Period
during which I purchased such shares) or within 1 year after the Purchase Date,
I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary
compensation income at the time of such disposition in an amount equal to the
excess of the fair market value of the shares on the Purchase Date over the
price which I paid for the shares, regardless of whether I disposed of the
shares at a price less than their fair market value at the Purchase Date. The
remainder of the gain or loss, if any, recognized on such disposition will be
treated as capital gain or loss.

         I hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after
the date of any such disposition, and I will make adequate provision for
federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the disposition of the Common Stock. The Company shall be entitled, to the
extent required by applicable law, to withhold from my Compensation any amount
necessary to comply with applicable tax withholding requirements with respect to
the purchase or sale of shares under the Plan.

         Disposition After Holding Periods: If I dispose of such shares at any
time after expiration of the 2-year and 1-year holding periods, I understand
that I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received
compensation income only to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (a)
the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of such
disposition over the purchase price which I paid for the shares under the
option, or (b) 15% of the fair market value of the shares on the Offering Date.
The remainder of the gain or loss, if any, recognized on such disposition will
be treated as capital gain or loss.

         8. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan. The
effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my eligibility to
participate in the Plan.


NAME (print):___________________________________

SIGNATURE:______________________________________

SOCIAL SECURITY #:______________________________

DATE:___________________________________________


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SPOUSE'S SIGNATURE (necessary if beneficiary is not spouse):



_______________________________________________
(Signature)


_______________________________________________
(Print name)


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                                REDENVELOPE, INC.

                        2003 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                              NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

         I, __________________________, hereby elect to withdraw my
participation in the RedEnvelope, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
"Plan") for the Offering Period that began on _________ ___, _____. This
withdrawal covers all Contributions credited to my account and is effective on
the date designated below.

         I understand that all Contributions credited to my account will be paid
to me within ten (10) business days of receipt by the Company of this Notice of
Withdrawal and that my option for such Offering Period will automatically
terminate, and that no further Contributions for the purchase of shares can be
made by me during such Offering Period.

         I further understand and agree that I shall be eligible to participate
in succeeding offering periods only by delivering to the Company a new
Subscription agreement.

Dated:___________________                      _________________________________
                                               Signature of Employee

                                               _________________________________
                                               Social Security Number
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                                REDENVELOPE, INC.

                        2003 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

         In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiary to receive all payments and shares due to me under the RedEnvelope,
Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I understand that my Beneficiary
Designation will be effective upon acknowledgement of receipt by RedEnvelope,
Inc.

BENEFICIARY:

NAME:  (Please print)

_____________________________________       Relationship: __________________
(First)       (Middle)        (Last)

_____________________________________
 (Address)
_____________________________________



SIGNATURE: _____________________________             DATE: ____________________

Print Name: _______________________________

SOCIAL SECURITY #:_______________________________

SPOUSE'S SIGNATURE (necessary if beneficiary is not Employee's spouse):

_______________________________________________
(Signature)

_______________________________________________
(Print name)

MAIL OR DELIVER THIS FORM TO:




ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT BY REDENVELOPE, INC.:

By: _______________________________ Dated: _____________________
Title: