Wish List Granted
Web and SaaS
gift contribution service
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
5 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Idea: 2 for, 3 againstExecution: 2 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and well-executed MVP.
From 2 comments
yeah, sorry if I gave the impression that "OMG this site NEEDS THESE FEATURES RIGHT NOW!!!" That wasn't my intent. It's legitimately a great idea and a seemingly well executed…
hootener on HNMVP. If they had went for bells and whistles, it would never be released.
joeframbach on HN
Personal messages and a single item feel personal.
From 2 comments
Nice!
pmclanahan on HNLists in plural, yes. One single item, not so impersonal. I kinda think it's neat and very personal to say "This is what Norman REALLY wants". Did you see, also, that after…
peterbe on HN
Objections
The $1 fee is expensive on small purchases.
From 1 comment
The $1 transaction fee seems crazy wasteful to me on purchases under $50 or so. I would consider just buying the whole item for a friend (through Amazon, letting Amazon eat the…
chavesn on HN
Wish lists feel impersonal.
From 1 comment
Wishlists are so impersonal. Donating funds to someone's wishlist takes just a few minutes, and you don't even have to speak with the recipient. If the point of gift giving is to…
normloman on HN
Fraud risk from stolen cards.
From 2 comments
Fraud will probably be quite a problem, but nice concept.
thesimon on HNA common use case for stolen cards is to do small transactions and see if they are successful or not to let you know if the card you found/bought actually works or does not. This…
jc4p on HN
Requests
Support international Amazon sites.
From 2 comments
Is there any chance this could be made to work with international amazon sites? I tried to enter my amazon.fr wishlist URL, but it said that no such wishlist was found on…
jfoucher on HNLet's race! :) I'm going to add UK, CA later. Maybe FR and DE too. BUT only IF this is a success which I don't know it will be. Getting onto HN just means traffic but not…
peterbe on HN
Allow multiple wish lists and other retailers.
From 2 comments
Knee jerk reaction: Great work. I had a similar idea floating around in my mind and it's cool to see something like it come to fruition. Incoherent Rambling: How about expanding…
hootener on HN"wishlists that span multiple site APIs " Sure, but not all wedding gifts come from amazon... EDIT - I stand corrected: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/universal/
hootener on HN
Questions
How will the site make money?
From 1 comment
You mentioned $$$ in another comment. May I ask how you will monetize this? (obviously you don't have to answer... just curious)
jack-r-abbit on HN
Why people would not sign up for the site.
From 2 comments
It sounds like you like the idea and you are using amazon wish list. So let me ask you, did you use the site? I suspect the site is one of those "Great idea! ...but I wouldn't…
peterbe on HNWell... I mostly use my Amazon wish list to keep track of things that I will likely buy myself in the future. I don't really expect people to buy them for me. So I did not sign…
jack-r-abbit on HN
Alternatives named
Amazon's own wedding and universal registries.
From 2 comments
Amazon does wedding registries
j_s on HN"wishlists that span multiple site APIs " Sure, but not all wedding gifts come from amazon... EDIT - I stand corrected: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/universal/
hootener on HN
Shoplify, a cross-site wish list.
From 1 comment
Aha, nice hack, simple and interesting. Actually I launch a wishlist-similar project for this shopping season few days agao: https://www.shoplify.us , that help people collect…
hkbarton on HN