Share wishes in a wish list group

In a wish list 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 holiday shoppers consider gift shopping stressful, and 67% say someone who “has everything” is stressful to shop for. (Deloitte, 2025)

When you don’t know what to give someone, gift shopping becomes a choice between asking, guessing, or risking the wrong gift.

That’s where a wish list group on drawnames can help. Everyone can add their 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 single 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 avoid duplicate gifts.
Adding an item to a wish list from an online store
drawnames — wish lists demo

Demo of a wish list group with filled wish lists.

Wish lists

Wish list of

Gift reserved. Others can no longer choose it.

Done guessing what to give someone?

Set up a group where everyone can share their wishes, so you’ll always have gift ideas to choose from.
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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 organizer can do that on the group page by clicking on "Manage settings" and then selecting "Add a member".

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 webshop'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 group page.

On the group page, the organizer can choose whether mailing addresses are shared by selecting 'Manage settings' and then choosing 'Mailing addresses'. You can add your mailing address on the group page or at the bottom of your wish list.

By default, your mailing address is only visible to the person who drew your name. The organizer can change this on the group page by selecting 'Manage settings' and then choosing 'Visibility of mailing addresses', which makes all mailing addresses visible to the group.

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 organizer can start the draw on the group page by selecting 'Manage settings' and then choosing 'Draw names'.

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Done guessing what to give someone?

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