Gifts not received

[bonnileu7 0]

I sent 3 gifts totalling over $100K last night to Clearwater from my two other cities in the region.  None of them arrived.  Any chance of tracking them down or is it my tough luck?

 

[matthewcornish 5]

From my experience, when you gift to another city you have to wait for the other city to: 

1. collect the money from your town hall
2. return to their city
3. then your game will say "gift received by other city" 

And then when you load your other city you have to wait for 

1. the money truck to return to your city
2. for the money to be delivered to your town hall
3. then your game will say "gift received"

...which means when I have done this it can sometimes take ages for money to move from city to city... especially when there is heavy traffic between cities in the region. Best way to watch this process is to stay in the region view. You'll soon see the interaction (with the gifting panel open) between the two cities. I wish it was "instant". Not sure why Sims don't have bank accounts with a transfer facility. Sending money in a truck seems... old fashioned?