Comments on: Sexy Web Based Wishlist Services

Question: Sexy Web Based Wishlist Services

JPowers — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:24:23 -0800

I'm looking for a slick, web 2.0-esque, well designed wishlist site.

The best I've found so far is MetaWishlist, which I'm not all that impressed with.

My chief concern is design. I want a sexy looking site.

Also, I want a site designed speically for wishlists. Not a work-around like using Ta-Da List or Delicious.

(Oh, and as much of a greasy fan boy I am for Google, the Froogle wishlist is fugly.)

By: Brittanie

Brittanie — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:39:19 -0800

I dunno about all that web 2.0 mumbo jumbo but Wists.com is really clean and basic looking, allows for tagging, rss feeds, images with every item.

And this makes the second time this week I've recommended to a Meta asker.

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:50:52 -0800

JPowers,
I suppose it would help if you would provide your definition of "web 2.0-esque".

By: JPowers

JPowers — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:25:49 -0800

Basically, sites that use a little bit of ajax, look nice, and have an active community.

Here are a few examples.

By: lorimer

lorimer — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:51:45 -0800

Am I missing why community and interaction are useful in a wish list? Is it so you can see and be inspired by what other people are interested in and add it to your own list?

By: JPowers

JPowers — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:31:01 -0800

Is it so you can see and be inspired by what other people are interested in and add it to your own list?

Exactly. For example, "other people who want this item also want these five items...". That kinda deal would be cool.

By: rossination

rossination — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:58:32 -0800

I don't really know of anything out there that fulfills your requirements of "sexy". There's wists, which I find exceedingly clumsy, awkward, slow, un-sexy - completely Web 1.0. But, functionally speaking, I think it does the job.

You probably already know about it, though.

By: IndigoRain

IndigoRain — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:23:19 -0800

Wists was the slowest site I've ever seen.

I use Kaboodle now and I'm loving it.

Before that, it was The Things I Want, which has better auto-detect settings, but it's not fun to browse items on.

Before that, I used Wish Republic - entering everything was entirely manual (no auto detect). Doesn't look like that's changed.

Never used it, but there's also Gift Box Home.

By: snowgoon

snowgoon — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:43:58 -0800

Gifttagging.com is quite good, and they are very response to suggestions!

It has the "X other people also want this" info as well. And tags, and.. .ohh it's defoo "2.0"

By: bink

bink — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:04:49 -0800

Not slick, 2.0, nor well-designed, but it wouldn't hurt to check out Baggle.

By: divabat

divabat — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:18:34 -0800

Would grat.uito.us help?

By: blcarson

blcarson — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:12:58 -0800

I'm suprised that nobody mentioned Wishlistr - sexy and oh-so-2.0.