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Gabriel A. Mays

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Hey all. I've had this idea for a couple years, but finally blocked off time to launch it. What is it?: An app to give the perfect gift in 60 seconds. Who is it for?: People (like me) who don't like giving gifts, but understand that others still appreciate receiving them. If gift giving stresses you out, you're too busy, you give bad gifts or always give gift cards (like me) then this service is for you. How does it work?: Tell us the occasion, tell us a couple things about the person, tell us where to send the gift. Then we'll pick out a gift and send it. For now, the price tiers are $25, $50, $75 and $100. Shipping is free on gifts $50 and above. How is it different? (special sauce): Most gifting services make you actively pick a gift. Here you have no choice--you tell us the details, we decide for you. Most gift services are also online only and have the same shallow collection of gifts. Instead, we've actually partnered with a real gift shop on Cape Cod that's been around for 20 years. They were even voted #1 gift shop on Cape Cod. I actually live near this gift shop and have seen the people who work here help real people carefully pick out the perfect gift. Why not abstract that process into a handful of questions so anyone can leverage it? This way, your special person gets a special gift from a real gift shop. Meaningful, convenient gift-giving. Why use it: - Leverage real gifting expertise--you don't have to think about what gift to give. - No preset gifts, all gift orders are handpicked to order based on details provided. - It doesn't cost you more than you'd pay in store (sometimes cheaper). - Free shipping on orders $50 and above. - It's very fast, only asks essential questions. - Gift comes from a real gift store without Gift Macro branding. Other questions you may have: - This sounds like a manual gift picking process--will it scale?: Maybe. For launch I've limited orders to 100 per day based on what the gift store can handle (I waited until the end of the Cape Cod tourist season to launch so it’s less busy). Later even if we add capacity there's only so many gifts a real gift store can fulfill if each gift is custom handpicked. At that point I'd have to add capacity by sourcing other gift stores, but that's a problem for future me and a good problem to have. It's also an opportunity to send gift orders to different stores based on the details of the gift request for even better gifts. - Are payments processed securely?: Yes, they're processed through Stripe--no payment information is stored on the site. - How is customer support handled?: Before the order is made, I (Gift Macro) handle it. Once the order is placed the customer receives an order receipt with an order number from the gift store along with fulfillment updates. After the order is placed all support is handled directly with the gift store to make exchanges, returns, etc. easier. - Can I really not pick what gift I want to give?: Correct. Tell us the details, then trust our gift expert team. It's not for everyone. I'd love any feedback, thanks!

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