Claiming a gift (and keeping it secret)

3 min read · updated September 2026


When you're browsing someone's shared gift profile, you can “claim” an item to call dibs. Everyone else then sees it's taken — but the person themselves never sees who claimed what, or that anything was claimed at all.

How claiming works

  1. 1Open the gift profile link they shared with you.
  2. 2Pick an item and tap “Claim it”. Add your name (or claim anonymously).
  3. 3It's marked taken for other givers — quietly. Two aunts, one teapot: solved.

What the receiver sees

Nothing that spoils the surprise. No prices, no claimer names, no “3 people claimed gifts”. Secrecy is the whole product.

Claimed something and changed your mind? Re-open the item and release the claim — it frees up instantly for someone else.

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