diff --git a/toontown/catalog/CatalogItem.py b/toontown/catalog/CatalogItem.py
index 8d9149c2..9004a9f4 100755
--- a/toontown/catalog/CatalogItem.py
+++ b/toontown/catalog/CatalogItem.py
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ class CatalogItem:
             return TTLocalizer.CatalogPurchaseGiftLimitReached
         elif retcode == ToontownGlobals.P_NotEnoughMoney:
             return TTLocalizer.CatalogPurchaseGiftNotEnoughMoney
+        elif retcode == ToontownGlobals.P_TooFast:
+            return TTLocalizer.CatalogPurchaseGiftTooFast
         else:
             return TTLocalizer.CatalogPurchaseGiftGeneralError % {'friend': '%s',
              'error': retcode}
diff --git a/toontown/catalog/CatalogScreen.py b/toontown/catalog/CatalogScreen.py
index ceb0e33b..0278f052 100755
--- a/toontown/catalog/CatalogScreen.py
+++ b/toontown/catalog/CatalogScreen.py
@@ -814,6 +814,7 @@ class CatalogScreen(DirectFrame):
         taskMgr.remove('clarabelleGreeting')
         taskMgr.remove('clarabelleHelpText1')
         taskMgr.remove('clarabelleAskAnythingElse')
+        taskMgr.remove('friendButtonsReady')
         self.hide()
         self.hangup.hide()
         self.destroy()
@@ -1026,15 +1027,18 @@ class CatalogScreen(DirectFrame):
 
         self.friend = None
         self.friendLabel['text'] = TTLocalizer.CatalogGiftUpdating
+        taskMgr.remove('friendButtonsReady')
         self['phone'].requestGiftAvatar(self.friendAvId)
     
     def setFriendReady(self, friend):
-        for friendButton in self.friends:
-            friendButton['state'] = DGG.NORMAL
-
         self.friend = friend
         self.friendLabel['text'] = TTLocalizer.CatalogGiftTo % self.friendName
+        taskMgr.doMethodLater(1.5, self.setFriendButtonsReady, 'friendButtonsReady')
         self.update()
+    
+    def setFriendButtonsReady(self, task=None):
+        for friendButton in self.friends:
+            friendButton['state'] = DGG.NORMAL
 
     def __giftToggle(self):
         messenger.send('wakeup')
diff --git a/toontown/estate/DistributedPhoneAI.py b/toontown/estate/DistributedPhoneAI.py
index dd50c845..b836a9e0 100755
--- a/toontown/estate/DistributedPhoneAI.py
+++ b/toontown/estate/DistributedPhoneAI.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class DistributedPhoneAI(DistributedFurnitureItemAI):
     
     def requestGiftAvatarOperation(self, avId, doId, optional, callback):
         if avId in self.fsms:
-            return 
+            return ToontownGlobals.P_TooFast
         
         loadOperation = LoadGiftAvatar(self, avId, doId, optional, callback)
         loadOperation.start()
diff --git a/toontown/toonbase/TTLocalizerEnglish.py b/toontown/toonbase/TTLocalizerEnglish.py
index 7baf7d84..7ae0f1ba 100755
--- a/toontown/toonbase/TTLocalizerEnglish.py
+++ b/toontown/toonbase/TTLocalizerEnglish.py
@@ -5513,6 +5513,7 @@ CatalogPurchaseGiftNotAGift = 'This item could not be sent to %s because it woul
 CatalogPurchaseGiftWillNotFit = "This item could not be sent to %s because it doesn't fit them."
 CatalogPurchaseGiftLimitReached = "This item could not be sent to %s because they already have it."
 CatalogPurchaseGiftNotEnoughMoney = "This item could not be sent to %s because you can't afford it."
+CatalogPurchaseGiftTooFast = "This item could not be sent to %s because you are sending gifts too fast."
 CatalogAcceptGeneralError = 'The item could not be removed from your mailbox because of some internal game error: error code %s.'
 CatalogAcceptRoomError = "You don't have any place to put this. You'll have to get rid of something."
 CatalogAcceptLimitError = "You already have as many of these as you can handle. You'll have to get rid of something."
diff --git a/toontown/toonbase/ToontownGlobals.py b/toontown/toonbase/ToontownGlobals.py
index 68b42ecf..b5bf9b66 100755
--- a/toontown/toonbase/ToontownGlobals.py
+++ b/toontown/toonbase/ToontownGlobals.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ CatalogNumWeeksPerSeries = 13
 CatalogNumWeeks = 78
 PetFloorCollPriority = 5
 PetPanelProximityPriority = 6
+P_TooFast = -29
 P_NoTrunk = -28
 P_AlreadyOwnBiggerCloset = -27
 P_ItemAlreadyRented = -26