Wish Lists: For You
The wish lists play a central part in Christmas.com. You can create a wish list for
yourself, giving your friends and family a clear idea about that which you really
want. Want to avoid that ugly sweater and get a particular dress from a particular
retailer? Great, share it on your list.
Your wish lists are your collections of things you like from around the web and in
the physical world too.
To build a wish list, you will need to create an account. We recommend using Facebook
to create your Christmas.com account as this will make sharing things easier as you
build out your lists.
Here are 4 easy ways to add products to your list:
Click on any Share Button found on the Christmas.com web site and add the item to your list (the button looks like this:)
If you hover over an item when browsing search results or discovering new product ideas, you can hover over an item and see that it reads “Add Idea”. Don’t worry, you can remove items from your lists at any time.
You can upload product photos and manually build out your list with items that you have been collecting elsewhere. This way takes a bit more work, but it helps you get your offline collections onto an idea or wish list.
You can use our +Christmas button and add items easily from any website (the button looks like this:). This is a simple bookmarklet that works in any internet browser and all you have to do is drag it to your bookmarks bar then whenever you see an item you like,click the button and add a photo and description to your list. Click here to get the button and see how it works.
Product Search and Discovery
There are two ways that people shop for gifts: they search and they browse. At
Christmas.com we’ve tried to make it easy for you to do both.
Gift Search: At the top of every page, you will find a Gift Search box. Entering
product types, models, or brands in this search field will search both our database
of items (including all those items added by other Christmas.com members) as well
as the product feeds of nearly 1,000 merchants. This ensures that you can almost
always find a product that you are looking for. The search box looks like this:
Advanced Search: When you choose the “Advanced” Search
feature, you still get all the regular search features, but you also get to filter your
search results by a specific merchant, a product category, item prices, and even by
whether or not the retailer is offering discounts at that moment in time.
Gift Discovery: Gift discovery is kind of like window
shopping. We try to make it easy and enjoyable to explore our website, encouraging you
to browse by recipient, product category, or personality type. You can also follow others
on the website and get gift suggestions from them.
Do you have a penchant for a specific niche (deep sea fishing or paper craftmakingperhaps?),
then create an idea list and curate a collection of items that you think an audience might
enjoy. Like other social websites, you are invited and encouraged to comment on the gift
ideas of others and follow those gift curators that you find interesting. Look for the
Follow button on any member’s profile page (the button looks like this: ).
Sharing Your Lists
Christmas is for sharing as we mention on more than one occasion. And when you build a wish
list for yourselves or with a family member (e.g., with your son or daughter), they are only
effective if you share your list with others.
To share your lists, you can either email a link to your unique profile, you can use our built
in email client, or you can share a list using Facebook.
Shopping Comparison Engine
Most products on Christmas.com are integrated with our shopping comparison engine. This engine tries
to find the same product from different retailers around the web, giving you an apples-to-apples
comparison of products available to purchase. This includes helping you find the most affordable item,
or find those products from the most trusted retailer.
We also provide you with an related product search that returns similar products
(e.g., different model numbers of the same product line.
This comparison engine will be found beneath the item details (if available for a
We are working with multiple retailers who have Hot Gift Ideas for you. These items
have been specifically selected for the category, personality, or recipient type, and
are often some of the best deals on our website. These Featured items are found at the
top of individual categories.
30 Days of ChristmasTM
As a treat to our members, and delivered in conjunction with our Founding Partners, we
are pleased to present you with 30 Days of Christmas. Starting on November 26 and
continuing straight through Christmas Day, every day we will be bringing you a special
offer that is unique to Christmas.com
These offers will bring you great savings and help make Christmas shopping much easier
than ever before. Check in daily on Christmas.com to see what that day’s partner has to
offer you. Or, you can also follow
along on Facebook and we will be promoting our offers to our followers there.
You can do all your idea gathering and Christmas shopping via one website this year thanks
to our great partner offers. Stay tuned for the 1st Day of Christmas!
Christmas is a time for charity and giving to those in need. You will notice that when you
first create an account, we’ve created and pre-populated a list for you called “Good
Causes”. This list includes featured charities from the social giving website,
Christmas.com has partnered with Fundrazr to provide you with a selection of more than
2,000 personal and charitable causes. This year, add a donation to a cause to your list
and help those in need.
Sharing Traditions and Recipes
Christmas means different things to different people, wherever you are in the world. But
regardless of locale, there are a few common threads that make up just about everyone’s
Christmas: one is food, and one is tradition.
To capture these elements of Christmas, we are encouraging our members to share their
recipes and traditions of Christmas. Send us your thoughts and we will share it with