1. Elfster Help
  2. Participating in a Gift Exchange

How do I send anonymous messages and questions?

Anonymous messages and questions can only be asked by people you are in an Elfster Gift Exchange with. Ask your draw questions to choose the perfect gift without giving away your identity.

✉️ How to Message the Person You Drew

By default, messages to the person you drew are marked to send anonymously. If you uncheck the Send Anonymously box, your name will be displayed.

⚠️Unfortunately, we can't retrieve messages once they are sent, so be careful if you uncheck the box. 

  1. Select Exchanges from your homepage
  2. Select the Elfster gift exchange you're participating in
  3. Select the name of the person you drew
  4. Select Send a Secret Message (Send Message on IOS and Andriod)
    1. The send anonymously option will be automatically on for the person you drew
  5. Create your message and send.

    ✉️ How to Message a Friend

Anonymous messaging is only available if you share a group with the person you are messaging.
  1. Select Friends from your homepage
  2. Go to Following 
  3. Select the name of the person you would like to message
  4. Click Send a Message in the top right corner.
    1. Check the box to Send Anonymously if you don't want your Friends to know who it is from.
  5. Click Send

📝Message Tips📝

🕵️Unless your organizer has disabled the ability to send anonymous messages to people other than whom you drew–you can send messages anonymously to other participants.  Just be sure to check the box! ✅

Messages are private. Other participants will not be able to view your messages and answers.

Select the envelope icon on your homepage to view messages you have sent.