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    <periodOfReport>2003-09-24</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2003-09-24</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>REDENVELOPE INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>REDE</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>GALLOWAY SCOTT</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>201 SPEAR STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3RD FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94105</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reporting person is a party to an option agreement dated February 28, 1999 under which the reporting person has agreed to sell to the option holder shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Issuer upon the exercise of the option by the option holder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This option was omitted from the reporting person's original Form 3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The option is fully vested and immediately exercisable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The option expires on the earlier to occur of (a) March 15, 2004, (b) the sale of all or substantially all of the stock or assets of the Issuer, or (c) a merger of the Issuer with or into another entity in which the Issuer is not the suriving entity (other than a merger effected solely to change the domicile of the Issuer).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">1 share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into 1 share of the Issuer's Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">All outstanding shares of Preferred Stock will be converted into shares of Common Stock of the Issuer upon the closing of the initial public offering of the Issuer's Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The reporting person is a party to an option agreement dated January 28, 2000 under which the reporting person has agreed to sell to the option holder shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Issuer upon the exercise of the option by the option holder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The reporting person is a party to an option agreement dated June 4, 1999 under which the reporting person has agreed to sell to the option holder shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Issuer upon the exercise of the option by the option holder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">The option expires on the earlier to occur of (a) February 28, 2009 and (b) 60 days following the termination of the option holder's employment with Prophet Brand Strategy, Inc.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">The reporting person is a party to an option agreement dated May 28, 1999 under which the reporting person has agreed to sell to the option holder shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Issuer upon the exercise of the option by the option holder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">The option expires on the earlier to occur of (a) May 28, 2009 and (b) 60 days following the termination of the option holder's employment with Prophet Brand Strategy, Inc.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">The reporting person is a party to an option agreement dated April 30, 1999 under which the reporting person has agreed to sell to the option holder shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Issuer upon the exercise of the option by the option holder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F13">The reporting person is a party to an option agreement dated July 23, 1999 under which the reporting person has agreed to sell to the option holder shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Issuer upon the exercise of the option by the option holder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F14">The option expires on the earlier to occur of (a) July 23, 2009 and (b) 60 days following the termination of the option holder?s employment with Prophet Brand Strategy, Inc.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F15">The reporting person is a party to an option agreement dated July 20, 1999 under which the reporting person has agreed to sell to the option holder shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Issuer upon the exercise of the option by the option holder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F16">The option expires on the earlier to occur of (a) July 20, 2009 and (b) 60 days following the termination of the option holder?s employment with Prophet Brand Strategy, Inc.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F17">The reporting person is a party to an option agreement dated October 31, 2002 under which the reporting person has agreed to sell to the option holder shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Issuer upon the exercise of the option by the option holder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F18">The reporting person is party to a warrant dated July 1, 2000, under which the reporting person has agreed to sell to the warrant holder shares of Series E Preferred Stock of the Issuer upon the exercise of the warrant by the warrant holder.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F19">The warrant was omitted from the reporting persons' original Form 3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F20">The warrant is fully vested and immediately exercisable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F21">The warrant expires on the earlier to occur of (a) June 30, 2005, (b) the sale of all or substantially all of the stock or assets of the Issuer, or (c) a merger of the Issuer with or into another entity in which the Issuer is not the surviving entity (other than a merger effected solely to change the domicile of the Issuer).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F22">1 share of Series E Preferred Stock is convertible into 1.27197 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F23">Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is immediately convertible at the option of the holder into Common Stock of the Issuer at a conversion ratio of one-for-one.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F24">Not Applicable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F25">Of such shares, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of 129,396 shares, with respect to which he has no pecuniary interest.  Such shares are held for the benefit of his former spouse pursuant to a Judgment of Divorce dated October 19, 2001, which refers to a &quot;STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT&quot; dated September 20, 2001.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Scott Galloway</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-03-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

