Ask what they want — without the awkward call
We generate a link and a friendly message. They open it, add a few wishes, and you get a list with links and prices.
Asking “what do you want?” in a chat almost always comes back as “anything, really”. A link does better: they open it, add a handful of real things with links, sizes and prices, and you stop guessing in a shop at 8pm.
Nobody signs up. They land on a page that already knows their name, the occasion and who is asking, add wishes in a minute and send the list back. You reserve one gift, the rest of the family sees it is taken, and the person who wrote the list never sees who took what.
How asking works
1You fill two names and the occasion
The message writes itself around the link — copy it into the chat you were already in. Nothing to install, no account for you either.
2They add wishes, not essays
A store link turns into a card with a picture and a price. Size, colour and “any edition except the blue one” go in the note, where they belong.
3You get a list you can act on
Filter by price, reserve in one tap. When there are several of something, two relatives can take it without colliding — and nobody brings the third bathtub.
Messages that work
Steal one of these if the generated line does not sound like you.
Short and casual
I’d rather not guess this year — drop a few ideas here and I’ll pick one 👉
For a parent or a grandparent
We keep buying you socks. Put a few things you actually need in here, it takes a minute 👉
In a group chat, before a birthday
Birthday list so we don’t double up — add what you want and we’ll sort it out between us 👉
Ask for a specific occasion
Questions people ask before sending it
Is it rude to ask what someone wants?
Less rude than a gift they quietly return. Asking with a link is easier to receive than a direct question: there is no pressure to answer right away, and no risk of naming something too expensive out loud.
Does the other person need an account?
No. They open the link, type what they would like and share the list back. No email, no password, works inside the Telegram, WhatsApp and Instagram browsers.
Will they see that I reserved something?
No. Reservations are hidden from the person whose list it is, even when they open their own link. Names appear the day after the date on the list, which is exactly when thank-you messages get written.
What if they never add anything?
Nothing breaks — the link stays valid and you can send it again closer to the date. Most people add two things at once and come back with more the week before.