Why use a wish list? The benefits of asking for exactly what you want!
Whether it’s this holiday season, a birthday or any special event, don’t miss out on asking for the gift you have been dreaming of. By using a wish list, you can make sure that you and everyone you buy for receive the perfect present. In this blog post, we’ll show you how to use a wish list to make your gift shopping a breeze.
Sometimes it’s easy to think of gifts for other people, sometimes it’s really difficult! And you can bet that friends or family have not always found it easy to choose a gift for you in the past.
You can change all of that very simply by using an online gift registry for all of your special events, whether it is a birthday, Christmas, baby shower or any event in-between. No one is saying that we don’t like surprises but research has shown that people really value being given a gift they have selected more so than the amount of money that is actually spent on a gift [You really, really, shouldn’t have . . . | Tim Harford]
Giftwhale is a free online service that allows you to create and share wish lists. You can add items from any store, and family members can see what you’ve added, reserve items they want to get you and even make their own suggestions.
When you are making a wish list you can browse through your favourite stores’ websites and make a list of items you know you would love. You can put explicit links to website items or just give people a gentle steer and still leave it open to suggestions, such as asking for a blue woolly jumper without specifying an exact item. You don’t even have to include a link, so if you’ve found a lovely item you want in a local shop you can just include a detailed description and a picture of what you want.
However many items you end up adding, the end result will be a wish list filled with gifts that your family and friends can choose for you, safe in the knowledge that they are picking a gift they know you have selected. Above all, don’t forget to treat yourself – if it’s not on your list who is going to know you want it?
Getting your family onboard
If you have a large family, you know how difficult it can be to keep track of everyone’s gift preferences. Once you have organised your own wish list, make things easier on yourself by inviting all your family members to the platform to create their own accounts.
If you have small children, you can create child accounts from within your own account. These child accounts can be managed by you and a partner quickly and easily, allowing you both to add ideas to the wish list whenever you want.
Therefore, by encouraging your family to create their own accounts you will make your gift buying so much easier because each family member can create their own wish list which you can use to get them the gifts they truly desire. By getting gifts specifically on your loved one’s list you will hopefully be avoiding the issue where it had been said that a third of people send unwanted Christmas gifts straight to the bin [What to do with your unwanted Christmas gifts | indy100]
By using Giftwhale, you can take the stress out of gift shopping for any occasion, whether it is a birthday, Christmas, wedding or baby shower for example. There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing the smiles on your loved ones’ faces when they are opening their perfect gifts from you, not to mention the environmental kudos of avoiding unnecessary waste.
Don’t forget, a wish list service works both for the person creating the list (as they can clearly list out the gifts they really want) and those who are buying gifts (because they can clearly see what gifts are wished for and reserve something without the worry of knowing if anyone else has bought it).
And at the end of the day, you can relax with the presents that you were lucky enough to get yourself that you really wanted – whether it is getting into a good book, playing a game or just having a soak and a relaxing away from all the excitement!
