Visible to the others, invisible to them
On je l'offre, when you click “I'll give it” on an idea, it becomes “reserved” for all the other guests. On their own page, the person being celebrated still sees their wishes as if nothing had happened.
They can even keep adding ideas: they won't know which ones are already taken.
Step by step
- Open the list link a friend or relative sent you.
- Go to the page of the person you're giving to.
- Click “I'll give it” on the idea you chose. A free account is requested at that moment, in a minute.
- Buy the gift wherever you like: je l'offre doesn't handle any payments.
- Find all your reservations, by person and with your total budget, in “What I'm giving”.
Even more discreet
- Hidden name: when reserving, tick “hide my name”. The others only see that the idea is taken.
- Surprise ideas: add an idea the person hasn't thought of. It stays invisible to them and others can reserve it.
- Secret thread: in the list chat, each person has a thread where the others prepare their gifts without them seeing it.
- Delivery: if the person wishes, their address is shown only to whoever reserves, so the gift can be delivered to them.
Mistakes that spoil the surprise
- Talking about the gift in a group chat that includes the person being celebrated.
- Using a tool that shows purchases to the list owner: always check what they can see.
- Forgetting to reserve: without a reservation, nothing stops someone else buying the same thing.