Cool implementation, but wouldn't use it personally. Mostly because my immediate family already knows about Amazon wishlists, which also let you add anything (even not on amazon). I'll admit the interface is a lot cooler here. Have you looked at Amazon's implementation?
Thanks - glad you liked it. Yep we've had a look and we think one reason that ours has an advantage over theirs is because of the big feature of our site, which may not of been obvious, the 'giftmark' bookmarklet - this means that you can add any items you want when you browse the web rather than just being limited to our default items. If you drag that bookmarklet up to the toolbar and then when you see an item on the web you like, you click the 'giftmark' button and it adds that item to your list (with a picture). With this feature added to the picture based layout we hoped we could get the edge over them - a tough ask i know.
Glad you liked it though. Say if we let you import your Amazon wishlist? Would that make you more tempted to use our service?
Well, Amazon also has the exact same ability to add anything on the web - add-on/extension available for most browsers. Importing my existing amazon list would be an incentive for me to at least try it in more depth. However, I might view it more an an extension of my current amazon list rather than a replacement.
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Cool implementation, but wouldn't use it personally. Mostly because my immediate family already knows about Amazon wishlists, which also let you add anything (even not on amazon). I'll admit the interface is a lot cooler here. Have you looked at Amazon's implementation?
Thanks - glad you liked it. Yep we've had a look and we think one reason that ours has an advantage over theirs is because of the big feature of our site, which may not of been obvious, the 'giftmark' bookmarklet - this means that you can add any items you want when you browse the web rather than just being limited to our default items. If you drag that bookmarklet up to the toolbar and then when you see an item on the web you like, you click the 'giftmark' button and it adds that item to your list (with a picture). With this feature added to the picture based layout we hoped we could get the edge over them - a tough ask i know.
Glad you liked it though. Say if we let you import your Amazon wishlist? Would that make you more tempted to use our service?
Well, Amazon also has the exact same ability to add anything on the web - add-on/extension available for most browsers. Importing my existing amazon list would be an incentive for me to at least try it in more depth. However, I might view it more an an extension of my current amazon list rather than a replacement.
For reference: http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/get-button