in the first few holidays together my husbands brother (a computer programmer) developed a online wish list software for just the family. it was great you could put links to what you wanted and the family would fulfill those wishes on your birthday or christmas. now for those of you that say that's impersonal or then you know what you're getting so it's not as spontaneous ... i say peashaw ... i have long endured years of not getting what i wanted and about 25% of the time that was ok ... i liked what i got ... but the other 75% of the stuff ended up at goodwill. {sorry guys but it's true}
all was good until my brother-in-law and his wife moved to the country ... that doesn't have reliable internet. so i had to go out in search of an online wish list service for our family. in the first year i tried out a few ... and there were things that i was looking for ... for sure. but there is one service i have used for the last few years ... wishpot.
it's great ... i only need one log-in and i can make as many wish lists as i need. everyone in the family has one and i've shared the log-in information with the hubs because he's always delinquent in getting me his wishes.
now i also have some "store specific" wish lists to add to throughout the year ... so when i'm feeling impulsive i look at what i've been wanting and then when it comes time to building wish lists for the family ... bam ... i'm ready to go. some of my fav's are:
- amazon
- pottery barn
- nordstroms {btw they are doing a sweepstakes to win $5k if you sign up & send to a friend}
do you use a wish list service? is there one out there that you like? do your family and friends buy off of a wish list you set up?
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