Jack

Giftcoach - AI-powered gift buying assistant.

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Find better gifts with the power of AI! 🎁 Discover thoughtful preloved treasures, skip the clichĂ©s, and wow your loved ones with personalised recommendations. Ready to gift? Click, buy, done. Circular gifting made smart and simple!

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Jack
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Product Hunt community hello! 👋 I'm Jack and I'm here with my new project, Giftcoach—a smarter, greener way to gift. 🎁 The idea behind Giftcoach started with a simple question: why is finding the perfect gift so hard? From countless hours browsing, to worrying about sustainability, gifting often feels more stressful than joyful. So, we set out to fix that. With Giftcoach, we’re using the power of AI to: - Find better gifts: personalised suggestions that actually match what you're looking for. - Promote circular gifting: find preloved treasures that come with history, heart, and a lower environmental footprint. - Make it effortless: see it, love it, and buy it instantly—no endless scrolling required. This is just the beginning. From here, we plan to refine the platform, expand preloved options, and incorporate your feedback to make Giftcoach the go-to solution for meaningful gifting. We’d love for you to join us on this journey. Explore, share your thoughts, and help us shape the future of gifting. If you have questions or suggestions, I’m all ears. Let’s make gifting joyful again! 🙌
Matt Osborn
@Giftcoach @jack___ Wish I had this last month or in November - Great concept can't wait to try it.
Jack
Maker
@skail us too! Aim is to make next xmas a loooot easier. Thanks Matt đŸ€œ
Jose Manuel Hernandez
Absolutely love the idea! This is something I use GPT and Google for but results are not as great as they seem, so I can see how this platform can help people like me :) Nice design btw! Can’t wait to test it out!
Jack
Maker
@jose_manuel_hernandez glad to hear it’s not just us who’ve been struggling with this — GPT is great for giving the sources but often points you to 404 pages. Thanks for your support!
Jack
Maker
WOW ok so we've been FEATURED! đŸ€© thank you to you all for your interest and support so far, it makes the graft worth it. We're building and ... full disclosure ... realistically we're 1-2 months away from opening up for our first test version. Here's what's been done: ✅ Figma designs ✅ Site (landing page inc waitlist) launched ✅ Enrolled onto partner's developer programme Still to do: 🔜 Build conversational AI flow inc prompt engineering 🔜 Integrate with partner API to display live product links 🔜 Add in SaaS features inc user management, credits page, payment gateway, subscription plans Keep an eye out on this page for regular updates. Join the waitlist on our site. Please drop any feedback, thoughts and ideas on this page and we promise to get back to each and every one of you. This is all pretty exciting.
Grant
@jack___ do a 2.0 launch when you're ready to go live! Inquiring minds would like to try + potentially show this off...
Jack
Maker
@gattnd we will do for sure! what feature would you most like to see on Giftcoach?
Chel Chen
Love the concept, wondering how do you match the gifts?
Jack
Maker
@chenx552 thanks Chel! Great question. Giftcoach is based around conversational AI - so teasing out the input on who you're buying for (recipient, interests, budget, things to avoid) then, with the right prompt engineering, GPT will come up with some ideas, search for these via a partner API and return gift recommendations with URLs. Would you expect anything else to be part of this flow?
Aiman Tahir
Never knew I could need something like this. Sounds amazing @jack___ how about if i need something urgent and can't order it online because it will take a bit longer to come. Can google maps be integrated or something soo we know the closet store to buy from?
Jack
Maker
@aiman_tahir oooo interesting idea Aiman. That could be a cool future premium feature for us to think about đŸ€”
Luke Xote
Great product and looking great
Jack
Maker
@luke_xote thanks đŸ€œ
ash
Congratulations on launching Giftcoach, Jack! 🎉 Your AI-powered approach to sustainable gifting is truly refreshing, especially in a world where thoughtful presents often take a backseat to convenience. I particularly appreciate how you’re championing circular gifting by integrating preloved treasures—it’s a smart way to combine personalization with environmental consciousness. The idea of giving gifts that come with history and heart is such a beautiful concept. I’m curious about how you plan to scale the preloved inventory while maintaining quality and diversity of options? Also, have you considered integrating user-generated stories about the items to make the gifting experience even more meaningful? Looking forward to seeing how Giftcoach evolves and helps redefine the art of gifting! đŸ’Ș
Jack
Maker
@ashrara hey thanks Ash for taking the time to support us and comment. Our thinking on the quality/diversity of options is to add the right partner APIs specialising in second-hand marketplaces. Starting with generalist sites like eBay before adding in more specialist options like Backmarket for tech, Depop for clothes etc. What do you think - are we missing any? Interesting point about the user-generated stories, I think there’s something in that for sure. Maybe like a summary of where the item has come from, why its been bought for them etc definitely beats the nervous commentary you give when giving a gift you’re unsure about! 😅 how would you see this in practice - can you give us any more detail on your idea here pls?
Blair
Launching soon!
Such a useful idea! I have a quick question, is there a memory mechanism that prevents recommending the same type of product to an individual again?
Jack
Maker
@dejavideos hey Blair thanks for your support! Great question - we’ve looked at how we avoid duplicates in an ongoing conversation but love this idea of longer term memory function. This should be possible if signed in to your account - we’ve caught this one and will see if we can add this in!
Jack
Maker
@dejavideos our developer confirmed this can be done for v1! Thanks for bringing this to the top of our minds Blair
Jack
Maker
Our conversational AI is coming to life, and soon, you'll have a Giftcoach that talks, listens, and gets YOU. What’s the one feature you’re most excited about? Let us know! 👇