Secret Santa

A Secret Santa draw takes a minute. The gift is the one they were waiting for.

An ordinary service stops at «you got Igor». Here his wishlist opens right behind the name — with prices, links and a mark on what is already taken. The reservation is anonymous: the person never learns who is preparing the gift.

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Invite by email or by one link. A participant needs no account to come in and write down what they want.

Why a gift actually happens here

Everyone can draw names. The real work starts after: knowing what to give, and not buying the same thing somebody else is already bringing.

A living list, not a «wishes» field The wishlist is already on wishdo.io and lives all year: links to products, prices, how badly it is wanted. Nothing has to be invented for the game — open it and add a couple of lines.
A reservation that does not give the Santa away The chosen wish is marked taken for everyone except the recipient: they see their list unchanged and until the very end know neither what they will get nor from whom.
An idea when the list is empty Not everyone gets round to writing what they want. Then the room reminds them by email, and the Santa has ready-made collections for the winter holidays to pick from.
A question that does not give you away Size, colour, «have they got one already» — the Santa asks right in the room, and the answer comes back without a name on either side. Nobody has to go to the group chat and reveal themselves with the first question.
If there are no ideas

A certificate within the budget, right in the room

Not every list is ready by the draw. The Santa leaves a certificate — a promise of their own or one from a café, a bookshop or a salon — for the room budget. The ward opens it in the game and never learns who gave it.

Does not give the Santa away The certificate waits in the room. Sending it yourself would reveal you, and the site warns about that.
Certificates from brands Verified brands with a showcase: a code for a real purchase, not a postcard.
Four steps

How a Secret Santa draw works

01

The room

A name, a budget, the exchange day. One link for everyone.

02

The people

Paste the addresses as a list — the letters go out themselves; or drop the link into a group chat. An account is only needed if the list should stay for later.

03

The draw

Pairs are handed out at once and shown to nobody, the organiser included.

04

The gift

A reservation from the list or a certificate within the budget, a reminder before the exchange, a «fulfilled» mark after the holiday.

How this differs from an ordinary Secret Santa generator

A draw out of a hat, or a plain randomiser, ends the moment the names are handed out. Everything that decides whether the gift lands happens after.

A draw out of a hat wishdo.io
What the Santa sees A name and, if lucky, a line of wishes A real list with prices and links
Two people buy the same thing Nobody finds out until the boxes are opened A taken wish is visible to everyone except the recipient
No wishes on the list A gift at random or cash in an envelope A certificate within the budget — waiting in the room, no name
Life after the game The room stands empty until next December The list stays with the person — for their birthday too
Next year Gather everyone again Repeat last year's room with one tap

If the list is still empty

Ready-made collections for the winter holidays — to pick from when your ward has not written anything down yet.

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What people usually ask

They do not have to: following the room link, a person gives their name and writes their wishes without an account. Registration is only useful if they want to keep the list afterwards.
Pairs can be kept apart before the draw — spouses, say, or people who already gave to each other last year.
The room reminds them by email, and their Secret Santa can pick from ready-made collections for the winter holidays — so nobody is left guessing. Or their Secret Santa can leave a gift certificate within the room budget: it waits in the room and doesn't reveal the giver.
No. Pairs are shown to nobody — the organiser only sees whether everyone has opened their own person yet.
In the room, each pair has its own chat: the Santa asks a question, the recipient sees “A question from your Santa” and replies right there. Names are hidden on both sides, and the organiser can't see this chat at all. The email about a new message only invites you into the room and doesn't repeat what was written — you might be reading it on your phone with others around.

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The pairs hand themselves out, and the wishlist stays with the person after the holiday too.

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