The Best Wishlist Site Of The Web - Reviews On Wish List Web Applications
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Loading ...I was browsing through my Amazon.com wishlist the other day. It’s probably the only site I’ve ever used the wishlist function on. It’s cool and useful, but it leaves me wanting more. Even though there is an enormous number of products on Amazon, 
I still find myself having to bookmark / create shortcuts to, or even write down on paper (ahhh!) some of the products I want. I’d love to have one place that I could keep a list of all the products I’m keeping my eye on, along with a link on where to buy them. I’d also like the ability to do other things, besides just adding a product to a list (see below). So I began researching wishlist sites…
I came across various blogs referencing one or another, and I’ve compiled a list from those. I plan on trying each of these out, and then blog on my evaluation of each site. If you’d like to be part of this wishlist site survey, don’t hesitate to chime in with your pros and cons for the sites! Here’s a list of the sites I’ve found (if you know of others, please let me know in the comments):
- Kaboodle
- This Next
- Things I Want
- Wish Pot
- Gift Tagging
- Wish Listr
- Gift That
- List Ideas
- Meta Wishlist
- Wish Roll
- Wish Radar
- Wishlist Complete
- Hint Dropper
Features I’d Like
- different types of lists (gift list, shopping list, grocery list, etc)
- private and public lists, as well as lists shared only with specific individuals
- add items from local stores as well as online stores, or even items you’re looking for that you haven’t found at any store yet
- tag items with labels / metadata (categories, subcategories, special instructions, notes, etc)
- printable version(s) of wishlists (for local shopping, or to give to someone)
- integration with multiple other sites (facebook, myspace, etc)(provide an rss feed of my wishlist items)
- gift calendar with reminders (for birthdays, anniversarys, holidays, etc)
- pull current prices for the items (from multiple stores, like pricegrabber does)
- import from other wishlists (amazon)
- export wishlist to a spreadsheet (e.g. excel)
Taking Amazon as the base model, and looking for these features, I’ll soon write about the pros and cons of the sites I look at. I’m looking forward to my shopping life becoming much more easier… hopefully one of these sites can provide me that. Till then, it’s Amazon, paper, and shortcuts.
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