When you add your most hoped for wishes to your Wishlist, your friends can present you with the perfect gift. Best of all, the magic of wishes is visible year-round, even when you aren't in a Gift Exchange!
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Add an Elfster Wish link to an External Wishlist
Add Wishes With Our "Elf It!" Chrome Extension
✨Elf Tip: The Add a Wish button on your Elfster homepage is a shortcut to wishing
Add a Wish From a Link
Do you have the URL to a webpage for something specific? Our techie elves have made it easy-peasy, and your gifters will love you for it!
To add a wish from any store link:
- Copy the full URL for the item.
- Go to Elfster and click on in the Shop menu.
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- On a tablet/mobile, tap + Wish from your homepage
- Click the write a custom wish text, next to the magical wish machine.
- Paste the full URL (including the www. at the front) into the line that reads Add your link from any store.
- Wait for a few shakes of a snow globe for your wish to load. ❄️❄️❄️
- Don't forget to click Save!
To customize your new wish:
- Click on the three vertical dots to the right of your wish
- Click edit
- Upload or take a new image for your wish
- Edit the name of your wish
- Toggle Most Wanted if you want this wish at the top of your list
- Choose which Elfster Wishlist to move the new wish to.
- Leave a note (size, color, style, etc.)
- Adjust the quantity you desire
- Don't forget to click Save
✨Elf Tip: Clearing the fog - If the wish name says Restricted or Access Denied, it means the merchant is preventing the picture from being added. Don’t fret- we have a workaround that works as well as Rudolph’s red nose! Simply replace this text with your wish’s name, and the picture will revert to a merchant logo or a gray gift box. (You may upload your own image if you would like to!) Don’t forget to hit Save.
How to Write a Custom Wish
Use this option to add any wish! This can be an idea, an experience, a photo for inspiration, or a unique item that cannot be found online.
This feature can add wishes like,
-Your favorite cookie recipes. (Bonus if you also gift me baked cookies!)
-A pair of knitted socks from my local Farmer's Market (size medium, and blue!)
-The silliest mug you can find.
To Add any wish, from any place:
- Copy the full URL for the item (if there is one).
- Go to Elfster and click on SHOP in the menu.
- On a tablet/mobile, tap + Wish from your homepage.
- Click the write a Custom wish text.
Almost done! Now to customize your wish:
- Add the URL if you have one
- Edit your wish’s name
- Toggle Most Wanted if you want this wish at the top of your list
- Select an image for your wish, or snap a pic while you’re out and about!
- Choose which Wishlist this wish belongs to.
- Leave a note (size, color, style, etc.)
- Want more than a few of these favorite things? Adjust the quantity!
- Don't forget to click Save!
✨Elf Tip: Charitable Gifting - Want to designate a charity in your Wishlist? (Are you sure you aren’t part elf?) Add the link to the charity donation page, or use a written wish to designate a charity.
Browse our Gift Guides
Would you like curated inspiration from the pros? Our gifting elves have hundreds of Gift Guides that are full of ideas for yourself, and for every kind of person on your list!
How to find our gift guides:
- Go to the Elfster homepage
- Click Shop on the top navigation menu.
- On a tablet/mobile, tap + Wish from your homepage.
- At the top of the page, you can scroll through buttons to our most popular guides for fast browsing!
- To view more guides, scroll down the Shop page to see guides like -
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- Shop by Price
- Brand Spotlights
- Trending Gifts
- Elf Picks!
- Women’s
- Men’s
- Kids
- And many, many more!
While browsing our SHOP, clicking or tapping the add to Wishlist button on any item you like will add it to your Wishlist. ✨Don't forget to click the save button!✨
Add an Elfster Link to an External Wishlist
Already have a Wishlist somewhere else? No problem! You can write in a wish that links your loved ones directly to the other list. Here are instructions for the most common Wishlist our users want to link.
How to copy a link to your Amazon wish list:
- Go to your Amazon Wish List page
- Select the + Invite button under your wish list title
- Select View Only
- Select Copy Link
(Great job! You're almost done.)
How to paste the link as a wish:
- Go to Elfster
- Select Shop from the top menu
- Select write in a Custom wish
- Paste your copied Amazon link into the Add your link from any store field
- Create a title like Link to my Amazon Wish List
- Select save to finish
- Do a happy dance! 💃
✨Elf Tip: Checking them twice! Do you have other online Wish Lists that you want to add to your Elfster Wishlist so that they're all in one place? Simply grab the link from that Wishlist and repeat steps 5 -10! 💫
Add Wishes From Anywhere With Our "Elf It!" Chrome Extension
Chrome users on a laptop or desktop have the option to add the Elf It! browser extension from the Chrome Shop. This gives you a helpful Elf Button in your browser that lets you easily add items to your Elfster Wishlist while browsing the web.✨
To use the Elf It! Extension:
- Install the Extension to your Chrome browser by clicking this link
- Go to the webpage of any item you’d like to add to a Wishlist
- Click the Elf It! extension icon to the right of your address bar.
- Fill out the details for your wish.
- Click Save!
✨Elf Tip: Lost in the snow? If you can’t find your Elf It! Extension button, click the puzzle piece icon in the upper-right of your Chrome browser (near your profile image) to view them all! Highlight the pin icon to the right of the Elf It! Extension logo to pin the helpful elf to your browser.
Organizing Multiple Wishlists
If you have multiple Wishlists, you'll also be able to select which Wishlist your wish should go on using the down arrow to the right of the Wishlist name.
If you are managing other accounts with our Family Manager, you’ll see and be able to add to their Wishlist on the drop-down menu also!