Reserve gift status before buying
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Emily Hobson
Would it be possible for someone to mark something they’re thinking of buying but haven’t bought yet? Like a reserve thing, or would someone just mark it as bought in that case
"I want to buy this" status.
"With the ‘reserved’ kinda thing I think it would be good for people who would be going out to a shop to buy the present. Because I’ve had it where I’ve gone to look and a gift hasn’t been bought and then when I’m in a shop checking their gifty to make sure it’s the right thing it’s been bought. It might not be necessary to a generation who usually buys things online but generally I think would be helpful"
“this person is thinking about buying this gift”
Gifty
Merged in a post:
Duplicate Gifts / Claiming
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Finlay Mckinnon
It may be a good idea to have another status on a gift - claimed. This would be similar to brought, except it is just claimed. The person intends to buy this specific gift.
The idea behind this is to telegraph someones intentions before buying, to give a chance to stop duplicate purchases without the need for direct communication.
It could also be an idea, linking this with the upvote / reaction system, to send a notification to people who have interacted with the idea to receive a notification when someone marks the product as claimed or purchased.
PS. May be a good idea to only be able to mark someone as claimed first, then as purchased afterwards to ingrain the idea of double checking with people before a quick purchase.