Draw Names

Add each participant by name (an email address is optional), set a budget and exclude any pairs if needed. Then click 'Done'. Happy Giftlist matches everyone automatically and emails a private link with the result to everyone who has an address. You send the others their link by WhatsApp.

It's the digital version of drawing names from a hat. Everyone is given one person at random to buy a gift for, and gets their result by email or through a private link you send them.

Yes, drawing names here is free, and there's no limit on the size of your group. You need a free account to organize the draw; participants don't.

Yes, you set a suggested budget when you set up the draw. Everyone sees it, so there are no surprises about how much to spend.

Yes. If there are people who shouldn't draw each other, like couples or siblings who already buy for each other, you can exclude them. Happy Giftlist makes sure those pairs aren't matched.

Yes. Each participant can link a wishlist to their name, or add a few wishes through their private link without an account. Whoever drew them sees those wishes and knows what to buy.

Practical things or small luxuries work best, the kind of thing you'd enjoy but wouldn't normally buy yourself. A wishlist linked to your name helps whoever drew you pick something you'll actually use. Think of hobbies, favorite foods or something you've been meaning to try.

Yes. A gift card, concert tickets or a class someone has wanted to try all work, as long as they fit the budget. Add them to your wishlist like any other gift.

After the draw, each person gets a private link with the name of the person they're buying for. People with an email address get it by email; you send the others their link by WhatsApp or however you like. The other participants don't see it.

Participants can't; each one only sees their own result, through their private link. As the organizer, you can look up who a participant drew with 'View name' on the settings page.

The draw can't be redone, but you can replace the person who dropped out. On the settings page, change that participant's name to the new person's, and the email address too if you have it. With an email address the new person gets the invitation; without one, you send them their link yourself. Whoever drew the old participant now buys for the new one.

Yes, there's no upper limit on participants. You can draw names for a small family just as easily as for a large office or classroom.

No. Every participant gets a private link that shows who they drew, the budget and that person's wishes. Through the same link they can add their own wishes, without an account. People with an email address get the link by email, and as the organizer you can copy each person's link or send it by WhatsApp from the settings page.

Yes. Only the names are required; an email address is optional. Whoever has one gets their link by email. For everyone else you get a private link per person after the draw, which you send by WhatsApp or copy into any other message. On that page they can add their email address if they want the link by email too.

Yes. Click 'Draw again' on last year's draw. A new draw opens with the same people, budget and exclusions filled in, so you only change what's different this year. Nothing is sent until you click 'Done'.