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Share wishes in a Wishlist group

In a Wishlist group, everyone gets their own wish list and can share the things they’d love to receive. You can see each other’s wishes, making it easier to give thoughtful gifts without having to ask or guess.

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A drawnames group page showing several members’ wish lists side by side
A messy group chat of gift ideas beside a clean, shared wish list group

Knowing what to give is often the hardest part

58% of Christmas shoppers find buying gifts stressful, and 67% say someone who “has everything” is difficult to buy for. (Deloitte, 2025)

When you don’t know what to get someone, buying a gift becomes a choice between asking, guessing or risking getting them something they won’t like.

That’s where a Wishlist group on drawnames can help. Everyone can add wishes to their wish list throughout the year and see what others are wishing for, so you can choose a gift you know they’ll love.

Designed to make gift giving easier for everyone

Find everyone’s wishes in one place

When you need a gift idea for someone, simply open their wish list from the overview to see what they’re wishing for.
Inviting a group to drawnames with a single shareable link

Add wishes throughout the year

A wish list group isn’t tied to a specific date, so you can keep using the same group throughout the year.
The gift finder suggesting ideas for a wish list

Reserve gifts to avoid duplicates

When someone reserves a gift from a wish list, it’s marked as reserved to help prevent duplicate gifts.
Adding an item to a wish list from an online store
drawnames — wish lists demo

Demo of a Wishlist group with wish lists already filled in

Wish lists

Wish list of

Gift reserved. Others can no longer choose it.

Tired of guessing what to get someone?

Set up a group where everyone can share their wishes, so you’ll always have gift ideas to choose from.
Start Wishlist group

What are our fans saying?

Mom

US • December 31, 2025
Your site is great! We just love it. It makes it so easy and fun to see everyone's wishlists and is handy for upcoming birthdays as well.

Yunsu

US • January 16, 2025
It was a very nice experience, thanks for making this feature free, made for a wonderful birthday event.

Carrie

US • December 4, 2025
It worked great and our team loved having the option of creating their own wish list to get something that was more meaningful to them.

Mikayla

US • December 29, 2025
My family truly enjoyed drawnames this year. This was new for them. They LOVED the feature of being able to add a wishlist.

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Common questions and answers

The organiser can do that on the celebration by clicking on 'Manage settings' and then selecting 'Add a member'. The new member will then automatically be included in the draw. We'll make sure that members keep their drawn name if they've already viewed it. And if all members have already viewed their drawn names, the name drawn by the organiser will be exchanged with the new member's name.

To buy a gift on a wish list, click on 'View details'. You'll then be redirected to the webshop where the gift is available. The online shop's own terms and conditions apply to your purchase and payment.

By default, all wish lists are visible to everyone in the celebration and can be viewed on the celebration. The organiser can change this so that each member only sees the wish list of the person they drew. This can be changed on the group page: select 'Manage settings' and choose 'Wish list visibility'.

On the celebration, the organiser can choose whether postal addresses are shared by selecting 'Manage settings' and then choosing 'Postal addresses'. You can add your postal address on the celebration or at the bottom of your wish list.

By default, your postal address is only visible to the person who drew your name. The organiser can change the visibility by selecting 'Manage settings' and then choosing 'Postal addresses', which makes all postal addresses visible to everyone in the celebration.

The easiest way to set up a celebration where members can sign up themselves is to create a wish list group and invite them with an invitation link. This link allows participants to join by entering their own name and email address. Once everyone has joined, the organiser can start the draw on the celebration by selecting 'Manage settings' and then choosing 'Draw names'.

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Tired of guessing what to get someone?

Set up a group where everyone can share their wishes, so you’ll always have gift ideas to choose from.
Start Wishlist group