The Things I Want

By Chip Chick

November 22, 2005 at 2:46 am

Bgr0283l_1Tonight, after having unsuccessfully stood in the freezing rain for hours in the hope of acquiring an Xbox 360, there is no doubt that the console will remain on the list of things I want this holiday season.
Much to my chagrin, in the past I have discovered that if I do not provide a gift list for family members, such as my grandmother, I end up receiving odd gifts which I feel guilty for not using. Last year, my family actually used my Amazon.com wishlist, and that was great. But what about things from other online stores? The web is full of great boutique shops and specialty stores not associated with Amazon. That is why TheThingsIWant.com is so helpful. It helps you create multiple lists using any site on the web – anything from a general wishlist to wedding registry and birthday lists.

One of its best features is the "shopping list", which allows you to
shop for yourself and everyone on your list at the same time. You can also control who can and who cannot see your lists.
Overall,
setting up your wishlist at TheThingsIWant.com is sure to make your
online holiday shopping easier, now if only it could score me an Xbox
360.



  • Guy White

    October 24th, 2006 9:18 pm

    Thanks very much for writing about us in your article “The Things I Want”

    I thought you might be interested to know that we’ve just completed a major upgrade in time for this holiday season.

    The first area we’ve significantly improved is the “add to” window. You’ll need to replace the current “add to’ bookmark/favorite with the new one to benefit, but it’s worth it since it’s much faster and better – especially for choosing the item picture.

    We’ve also introduced a Top 50 Most Wished for Items from Last 90 Days (http://www.thethingsiwant.com/shopping/popular.php4). Most wished for by site. ( http://www.thethingsiwant.com/site/amazon.com/ ) And, with some collaborative filtering, we can show what else those who wished for one thing are wishing for. ( http://www.thethingsiwant.com/item/144496/ ). This is all brand new stuff. We’re just about to get the word out to users.

    This last upgrade also included other functional user improvements, but this is the major stuff.

    Best Regards,

    Guy White,
    CEO, TheThingsIWant.com

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