A housewarming registry for the things the flat is missing
A new place has a very specific shopping list, and none of it is a scented candle. Put the kettle, the good frying pan and the toolbox from four different shops on one list, send the link with the invitation, and guests pick what is left instead of guessing what you already carried in.
- Items from any shop plus things you type by hand — “a hand with the shelves on Saturday” counts as a gift.
- Guests reserve in one tap, so the fourth set of glasses never happens.
- Quantity per item: six wine glasses can be split between six guests.
- After the date the list shows who gave what, and the thank-you messages write themselves.
What people actually put on a housewarming list
The boring, expensive basics first: a kettle, a decent pan, a drying rack, bedding, a toolbox, a ladder, a fire blanket. Then the things that make a flat yours — a good lamp, plants, a rug, a coffee grinder. Then a few small ones under the price of a bottle of wine, so a guest who came for the party has something to take.
Three moves, three different lists
A flat you bought gets the expensive permanent things: a real ladder, a drill, a mattress for the next decade. A rental gets what moves with you — lamps, rugs, free-standing shelves — because anything screwed into the wall is a gift to the landlord. A student room in a new city needs four things only: sleep, food, laundry and a lock you trust. Say which one you are in the list title and the gifts stop missing.
Where the list usually comes from
Amazon and Walmart cover the small stuff and the bulk basics — bedding, towels, a kitchen starter set. Home Depot and Lowe's win on tools and ladders, IKEA furnishes a whole room in an afternoon, Target sits comfortably in between. Items from all five can share one list, which is the entire point of a list that is not tied to a store.
Big things are group gifts, and that is fine
A sofa, a washing machine or a dining table can sit on the list as one item: write in the note how people can chip in — your own payment link or a friend collecting. We never handle money, so nothing passes through us.
Tips from people who did it
Open the list before the invitations
People decide what to bring the moment they say yes. Send the link in the same message as the address and the date.
Say what does not fit
Note the sizes: the oven width, the shelf depth, the colour of the kitchen. It is the difference between a useful gift and a returned one.
Keep a cheap tier
Not every guest wants to spend. A third of the list under a modest price keeps everyone comfortable and stops the awkward empty hands at the door.
Why this one
The boring expensive half
A new place needs a ladder, a drill and a drying rack before it needs a candle. The list is where those stop being awkward to ask for.
Renting? The list moves with you
It is a link, not furniture. Keep the same one for the next flat and edit what changed — the address stays the same.
Big things get split
A washing machine as one item, with a note on how to chip in. Eight people putting in a little beats eight candles.
Built for the giver
Price filter, “bought elsewhere” button, one-tap reserve. The person spending money is treated as a first-class user.
Pairs with Secret Santa
Paste your wishlist link into a Secret Santa profile and your gifter sees pictures and prices instead of a vague text.
Free, no limits
Unlimited lists, unlimited items, unlimited guests. Some store links earn us an affiliate commission; your price never changes.
From the guides
A wishlist in Telegram
Send the bot a link from any shop and it becomes a wish with a photo and a price. Share the list — friends reserve gifts quietly, and you never see who took what.
- Paste a link — the item lands in the list
- Any store: Amazon, Etsy, IKEA…
- Reservations stay a surprise for you
No Telegram? The site does all of it too, without signing up — start here and move it into the bot with one tap whenever you like.
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✨ Add a wish
Send a link from any shop — or just write what you want.
Tap a button — this is how the bot answers
Questions
Is this a housewarming registry?
It works like one, minus the store lock-in: you add gifts from any shop, guests reserve them here and buy wherever the item lives. No fees, no accounts for anyone.
Can guests see what is already taken?
Yes, that is the point — they see what is still free. You see nothing until the day after the date you set, so the surprise survives.
We are renting and may move again. Worth it?
Especially then: the list is a link, not furniture. Keep it for the next place, edit it whenever, the address stays the same.
Is it free?
Yes. Unlimited items, unlimited guests, no premium tier. Some store links carry an affiliate tag that earns us a small commission at no cost to you.
Another occasion?
A plain wishlist works for any of them — a name day, a retirement, no reason at all.
Organizing a gift exchange?
Draw names for Secret Santa in two minutes — free, no email — and paste your wishlist link into your profile.