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by EricR23 5448 days ago
Personally, I wouldn't want to use this. The whole idea of my friends submitting gift ideas to me feels like I'm asking for a little much. It feels unfair. I'd rather my friends get me whatever they feel is right without my say, this way it's a real gift.
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Thanks for the feedback. The target audience comprises of people that actively create gift registries or wish lists today. E,g. it's common in US/Canada for the bride and groom to create a gift registry for their wedding ASKING for gifts they want. GiftBait solves this by letting friends decide what they want to get...so in effect it's quite a bit better than being told what to get. If the friend's gift gets selected, they know what to buy, or they can submit more gift ideas for the host to consider. And as a bonus: it lets the friend suggest gifts they can afford/would like to get vs. the host saying what they want.

<TL;DR> This is targeted at people that use gift registries today. If you don't, you admittedly won't see much use for it.