Organise Your Christmas Gift List
Take the stress out of Christmas shopping. Create wishlists for every family member, track prices for the best deals, and organise Secret Santa — all in one free app.
How to Organise Christmas Gift Buying
Christmas shopping for a large family can feel overwhelming. WantThis helps you stay on top of it all by keeping every wishlist and budget in one place.
Create a List for Each Person
Set up a separate Christmas gift list for each family member. Add items you think they would love, or ask them to build their own wishlist and share it with you. Either way, everything stays organised under one account.
Set Budgets and Prioritise
Keep track of how much you plan to spend on each person. Add a range of items at different price points so gift-givers have options. Pin the must-have items at the top so they get picked first.
Share Wishlists with Family
Send each person's list to the right people. Grandparents can see what the kids want, partners can coordinate on bigger presents, and nobody buys the same thing twice. Learn more about how sharing works.
Reserve and Mark as Bought
When someone decides to buy a gift, they can reserve it on the list. Others will see it is taken without the list owner finding out. Once purchased, it can be marked as bought to keep everything up to date.
Track Prices for Black Friday and Christmas Sales
Christmas shopping gets expensive quickly, but you do not have to pay full price for everything. WantThis includes built-in price tracking so you can monitor items on your list and buy when the price is right.
Enable tracking on any item in your list with a single tap. WantThis monitors prices across 30+ UK retailers automatically.
Get alerted when a price drops below your threshold. Perfect for catching Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and pre-Christmas deals.
View price history to see if a “sale” is really a deal or just the usual price with a bigger sticker. Make informed buying decisions this Christmas.
Many families start building their Christmas gift lists in October or November specifically to catch early sales. Adding items to WantThis early gives the price tracker time to build a history so you can spot genuine bargains.
Sharing Christmas Wishlists with Family
The whole point of a Christmas wishlist is making sure the right people see it. With WantThis, sharing is straightforward and flexible:
- WhatsApp and messaging apps: Tap share and send the link directly to your family group chat. Everyone gets instant access.
- Email: Send a wishlist link by email for family members who prefer a more traditional approach.
- QR code: Generate a QR code that can be printed on a Christmas card or shown on a screen at family gatherings.
- No account needed for viewers: Anyone with the link can browse your Christmas gift list and reserve items without signing up for WantThis.
The reservation system keeps surprises safe. When someone reserves an item, you never see it — only other potential buyers can, so they know to pick something else.
Secret Santa for Christmas
For larger families or friend groups, buying for everyone gets expensive. WantThis includes a built-in Secret Santa organiser that pairs perfectly with your Christmas gift lists.
Random Name Drawing
Create a group, invite participants, and let WantThis randomly assign who buys for whom. Set exclusions so couples or siblings do not draw each other.
Budget Setting
Agree a budget for the group and set it within WantThis. Everyone sees the spending limit alongside their assigned person's wishlist.
Integrated Wishlists
Each participant can link their WantThis wishlist so their Secret Santa knows exactly what to buy. No more guessing or awkward gifts.
Letters to Santa
For families with young children, try our Letters to Santa feature to make Christmas even more magical.
Start Organising Christmas Today
Create your family's Christmas gift lists, track prices, and share wishlists — all for free.