Mikas

My birthday is on the same day as one of my close friends . This year we met up to celebrate, and we swapped gifts: I gave him a $50 bill, and he gave me a $50 bill.

We laughed, but it stuck with me. Neither of us is a bad friend. We just had no idea what the other actually wanted, so we both picked the safe option. And I don t think we re the only ones.

So for the past few months I ve been building Giver on my own, alongside my studies. The idea is simple: the person getting the gift knows best what they d love. Each friend fills in a short gift profile once: what they re into, what they ve been wanting, what they can t have (allergies, vegan, already owns every coffee gadget ). When their birthday comes around, you pick a budget and get a handful of real products, each with a line on why it fits them.

A few other things it does:
Friends birthdays go straight into your calendar, with a reminder two weeks before
Wishlists where friends can quietly reserve a gift, so nobody buys the same thing twice and the surprise isn t spoiled
Profiles are only visible to friends you accept: no public profiles, no ads