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Wishlist and gifts - Farha
Wishlist and gifting app
38 followers
Wishlist and gifting app
38 followers
Farha is a free wishlist app for families. Create wishlists from any store, share via link (no signup needed), and coordinate gifts with secret reservations and group gifting.
This is a very practical idea for families. Wishlists are easy to make, but coordinating gifts across parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends can get messy fast.
I like that Farha works with any store and can be shared by link without requiring everyone to sign up. That makes it much easier for extended family members to actually use it.
Quick question: how do secret reservations work in practice? Can gift givers see what has already been reserved while keeping the surprise hidden from the person receiving the gift?
@nanimono_masa Thanks so much! That was exactly the problem we wanted to solve, making gift coordination effortless without forcing everyone into yet another app or ecosystem.
Yes, that's exactly how secret reservations work. When someone reserves a gift, it's only visible to other gift givers, so they can avoid buying the same item. The wishlist owner never sees who reserved what (or even that it has been reserved), which keeps the surprise intact until the gift is given.
We wanted the experience to feel simple for everyone involved: one wishlist, zero duplicate gifts, and no spoilers. Thanks for checking out Farha! 🎁
the secret reservations bit is the actual hard part of these apps to get right, my family's tried a couple wishlist tools before and they always leak who reserved what if two people open the list at the same time. how are you handling that race condition on the backend?
@omri_ben_shoham1 Great question and you're right, that's the trickiest part to get right.
We handle reservations atomically on the backend rather than relying on the client. When someone reserves an item, the operation is performed as a single transaction, so if two people try to reserve the same gift at nearly the same time, only one succeeds and the other gets an immediate "already reserved" response.
On top of that, reservation data is permission-aware: gift givers can see that an item has been reserved (to avoid duplicates), while the wishlist owner never sees reservation status or who reserved it, keeping the surprise intact.
We spent quite a bit of time on this because the whole feature falls apart if it isn't reliable. 😊🎁
Finally tried Farha with my sister's birthday and the secret reservation feature was a lifesaver—no more awkward duplicate gifts from family. Love that sharing the wishlist didn't make everyone create accounts.
@alperergel Thank you so much! 😊 I'm so glad to know that!
Avoiding duplicate gifts while keeping the surprise intact is exactly why I built the secret reservation feature, so it's wonderful to hear it worked well for your family. I'm also happy the no-signup sharing made it easy for everyone to access the wishlist without any unnecessary hassle.
Thanks again for giving Farha a try and for sharing your experience—it really means a lot! 🎉
Browser extension so I can add items to a family wishlist without leaving the store page would save a lot of time. Right now copying links over feels like extra steps that could be skipped.
@tunahan155609 Thank you so much! 😊
The good news is that Farha already has a browser extension that lets you save products directly from almost any shopping site with a single click, so there's no need to copy and paste links manually. It was built to make creating wishlists as effortless as possible.
find it here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/confgmolkdbjaonedgbpelleganeleej?utm_source=item-share-cb
I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts, and it's great to know this is a feature people find valuable. Thanks for taking the time to check out Farha! 🚀
The secret reservation feature sounds really clever for avoiding duplicate gifts. One thing I'd love to see is a price tracking option so the wishlist owner gets notified when something goes on sale, and contributors can see the price history before chipping in for group gifts.
@neslihan125518 Thank you so much! 😊 I'm really glad you like the secret reservation feature.
I also love your idea about price tracking. Getting notified when a wishlist item goes on sale would help people save money, and showing recent price history could give contributors more confidence when joining a group gift. It fits perfectly with Farha's goal of making gifting easier and more thoughtful.
Thank you for sharing such a practical suggestion—I've added it to my list of ideas to explore for future updates! 🚀
Congrats on the launch. One thing I'd love to see is a browser extension that lets me add items to a wishlist directly from any shopping site with one click, instead of pasting links manually every time. Would make building lists for birthdays and holidays way faster for busy parents like me.
@erdal224209 Thank you so much! 😊 I'm happy to share that a browser extension is already available, and it's designed for exactly that use case see this: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/confgmolkdbjaonedgbpelleganeleej?utm_source=item-share-cb
Adding an in-app birthday or event reminder that pings family members a week before the date would be super helpful. Right now I still rely on Google Calendar to remember my niece's birthday, and it's easy to miss. If Farha could nudge everyone in the shared group automatically, it would become the one place my family actually checks for gift planning.
@yldz98ca Thanks for the thoughtful suggestion! That's a great use case, and we agree that reminders are an important part of making gift planning effortless. We're exploring ways to add birthday and event reminders so family members get notified ahead of time without needing a separate calendar. Really appreciate you taking the time to share this idea!