Christmas wish list

A Christmas wish list the whole family can share

Christmas is where duplicate presents happen most, because more people are buying at once and nobody is comparing notes. One shared list per person, opened by everyone, quietly solves it.

Create a Christmas list, free See a live example

Free to use
Guests don't need an account
Works with any shop

Why a shared list works at Christmas

Everyone buys at the same time

November and December is when duplicates happen. A live list shows what is already claimed.

Relatives stop phoning around

The aunt who rings your mother to ask what you want can just open the link.

You still get surprised

Hide the names and you know only that gifts have been claimed, not which ones are coming.

What to put on it

Christmas lists work best when they are longer than you think they need to be. More people are buying, and each of them wants a real choice.

Small, cheap, easy. These are the ones that run out fastest on a shared list.
Specific titles, so you do not get the one you already own.
Link the exact item in the size you want and the guesswork disappears.
The reliable middle of any Christmas list.
Cables, accessories, the specific thing that is hard to guess and easy to link.
Something several people can combine on rather than buying separately.

Make a Christmas wish list in a few minutes

One list per person, opened by everyone who buys for them. Paste links as you think of things through November, and by the time anyone asks you have an answer ready. Guests claim what they are getting, so the aunt who buys early and the cousin who buys on the twenty-third are not shopping for the same thing.

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Step 1
Add what you want
Paste a link from any shop. The name, photo and price fill in by themselves.
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Step 2
Share one link
A message is enough. Nobody needs an account to open it.
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Step 3
Guests reserve
A claimed gift is marked as taken, so nothing is bought twice.

When to send it

Timing matters as much as the list itself.

Early November
Share the list with the family
Early December
Check what is still free
Christmas Eve
Close it before the presents come out

Timing it right

Share the list in early November. By December many people have already bought, and a list that arrives late gets ignored. Put more items on than you expect to receive, because a family of buyers works through a short list quickly. If several people in the household have lists, send them together in one message so nobody is missed.