If your kid is looking to put together their Christmas list, why not use a wishlist service that you can utilize for multiple retailers versus one like Amazon?
While all of these work for the holidays, Things to Get Me is great for wedding registries & creators, and Little Wishlist is designed for baby showers, kids birthdays, and other kid-centered events. Most of these options are multi-purpose so you can definitely get creative with how you use them.
An Instagram follower also asked for Amazon wishlist alternatives for charities or non-profits, and most of these options would also work well for that purpose. If you run or support an organization like that, let me know if I missed anything!
Giftster: Solid wishlist option.
The Details: Owned by Ron Reimann and Ian Fitzpatrick and based out of Minnesota. Giftster & My Giftster Corporation do not have profiles on OpenSecrets or a public diversity policy.
Cost: Free
Features: Create public and private wishlists, add items from anywhere including ones that aren’t actual products like supportive chores, easily add products with a link & Giftster will autopopulate the details, keep gifting a surprise by hiding purchases from the list maker, track the purchase status of gifts, & add gift preferences
Available On: Web, iOS, Android; browser extensions for Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Edge
Things to get me: Great for people who want things beyond products online like experiences or cash. Helpful for wedding registries with features like adding a date and address for the event. If you’re a creator, musician, etc, you can receive items from fans and donors without revealing your address with their Private Shipping option.
The Details: Owned by Things to Get Me Ltd, a British LLC that is owned 50/50 by the founders, Raimonda Brown and Robert Brown. Things To Get Me does not have a profile on OpenSecrets or a public diversity policy.
Cost: Free, no sign-up required
Features: Add products from any site, create a cash fund if you want money instead of gifts, easily add products with a link & they will autopopulate the details, keep gifting a surprise by hiding purchases from the list, track the purchase status of gifts, utilize their themes, add a date and address for an event like a wedding, can send lists without the receiver having to sign-up to use it, import lists from other platforms
Available On: Web, iOS, Android; browser extensions for Firefox, Safari, Chrome
Little Wishlist: Great for people with kids or expecting (pregnancy, infant/toddler, kids birthdays), but they have options for Christmas as well.
The Details: Founded and owned by Julia Boullemier in the UK. Little Wishlist does not have a profile on OpenSecrets or a public diversity policy.
Cost: Free
Features: Can add items from any website, easily add products with a link & they will autopopulate the details, track the purchase status of gift. I can’t find details on their site confirming this without signing up, but I would expect you would also be able to keep gifting a surprise by hiding purchases from your list as well.
Available On: Web only
Elfster: Best utilized to manage Secret Santa exchanges, but also has wishlist functionality.
The Details: As far as I can tell, owned by the founder Peter Imburg. Elfster does not have a profile on OpenSecrets nor a public diversity policy.
Cost: Free, but it looks like they also run ads
Features: For a Secret Santa type exchange, Elfster will draw names for gifts so there’s no duplicates or confusion. They also offer Smart Exclusions, which enables you to set it up so couples don’t draw each other, kids won’t be paired with adults, and you can exclude last year’s matches.
Available On: Web, iOS, Android, browser extension for Chrome
GiftList: Giftlist uses AI to suggest gift ideas, which is not my favorite but may be handy for some. They also do not seem to offer custom gift ideas like experiences or cash.
The Details: Owned by Malibu Vista Ventures, Inc which I could not find further details on. Neither Giftlist nor Malbu Vista Ventures has a profile on OpenSecrets or a public diversity policy.
Cost: Free
Features: Create public and private wishlists, add items from any website, easily add products with a link & will autopopulate the details, keep gifting a surprise by hiding purchases from the list maker, track the purchase status of gifts
Available On: Web, iOS, Android; browser extensions for Firefox, Chrome
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