Giftie Giftie is:

• An online gift registry. Friends and family can reserve gifts from each other's wish lists, so nobody winds up getting the same thing.
• Private. You choose who can see your gift list, and we never share your information with anybody.
• Independent. Since we're not affiliated with any particular store or website, you can add gifts you find anywhere -- heck, they don't even have to be on the web.
• Fun. We aim to make the site a pleasure to use, leaving lots of room for your personality to shine through.
• Personal. The site is run by a husband-and-wife team (Jack and Mo), just because they enjoy it. We hope you will too.

Once you've created your list, there are a few ways you can share it with people:

1. Link to it
   Your gift list has a unique URL, so you can link directly to it from a website, MySpace page, or email message. Just add the link to your page, along with the secret code -- this lets users view your list and reserve items. (Go to My Profile to edit your URL and secret code.)
2. Create a gift group
   This is the perfect option if you've got a family or a group of friends who exchange gifts. With a group, everyone can see everyone else's gift list -- not just yours. Go to the Browse Gift Lists tab, and click "Create a Gift Group."
3. Send an invitation
   On the Browse Gift Lists tab, click "Invite people to share gift lists" to invite people to connect with you on Giftie Giftie. (If you want friends to be connected to each other, be sure to invite them as a group.)
4. Tell them about it
   You can tell friends about it in person. Just tell them how to get to Giftie Giftie, and make sure they know your secret code. (Go to My Profile to make sure your list is searchable, and to set your secret code.)

Giftie Giftie works as a gift registry -- people you're connected to can reserve items from your gift list, so they don't wind up getting the same thing.

Giftie Giftie is a gift registry -- we don't want random people wandering through and reserving gifts just to stir up trouble. Signing in let us know who you are and whose lists you have permission to see.

We'll fix it for you. Just contact us -- support@giftiegiftie.com.

Just go to the My Gift List tab, and enter items one at a time in the blue area. (Click on "Say more" to enter more detail, or add a link.) Then click the Add button.

Absolutely! People use Giftie Giftie to create wish lists for their kids in a few different ways. Here are our favorites:

• Create a separate account for each kid
  Go through the sign-up process for each kid you want to create a wish list for. (You'll need an email address -- you can get one for free at Yahoo or Google.) Once you've created accounts for yourself and your kids, send an invitation to connect the accounts.
  One advantage of this approach is that you can sign in as your kid and edit their gift list, but you can also sign in as yourself and see your kid's gift list as others would -- which means you can reserve things on their list and make suggestions.
• Put your kids names in gift list items
  Some people just create a single list for their family, and append people's names to each item. (e.g., "Toaster (Mary)", "Coloring books (Cameron)")

Giftie Giftie is a great holiday stress-reducer for families. All you have to do is create a group and invite family members to join. Once they do, they'll be able to see each other's lists and create their own.

There are two ways to do it:

1. Send an invitation through Giftie Giftie
   Once you've created the group, go to the group's page and click on "Invite People." Enter email addresses for anyone you want to invite, and hit send.
2. Tell them about it
   If you don't want to wrangle with invitations, just tell them about the group -- in person, in an email, etc. You'll need to tell them how to get to Giftie Giftie (www.giftiegiftie.com), and give them the group's name and secret code. (To set the name and secret code, go to Friends and Groups, find the name of the group, and click "Edit Group Settings.")

If someone's showing up as a friend but you want to add him to a group, go to Groups and Friends (in the Account section), find his name, and click "Add to group." Put a checkmark next to any groups the person should belong to. You'll see him as a "pending" member of the group right away, while we check with him to make sure he wants to join.