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So I’ve had my Amazon wishlist link in the right nav for a while now, mostly as a lark, and more frequently as an easy way to get the link that others can access, versus the link that I get as the owner of the list (I am logged in 24/7 because sometimes I NEED something at 3 am and dammit my password is long.)

One thing that’s always gotten to me around Christmas and my birthday and other gifting occasions was that it was much simpler to give someone the Amazon list, even though it might not have EVERYTHING I may want, than to give them a billion links to a billion places.

Now, Amazon has answered that need. Last night, as I added some books to my list, they offered me the option to use their Universal Gift List. It works by giving you a link that can be dragged to your bookmarks bar and allows you to add whatever page you are viewing to your universal gift list. No more emails full of links, just a one-stop place where someone can fulfill your wildest dreams… /hyperbole

The only thing I haven’t tried yet is from the gift giver’s side. Does Amazon help fulfill the order (doubtful) or just link you out to the other product’s page?

I just tried it, and it links out to the page, with a nice little graphic. You can input the price when you add it, and flip through the various picture offerings so that the purchaser can see the item before they buy it and see if it fits in their price range.

In short, and I am so not getting paid or reimbursed to say this, the Amazon Universal Wishlist ROCKS.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 at 10:12 am and is filed under General, purchases, win.