Circle of gifts started years ago when our family was growing. My brothers and I had moved away from home, started families of our own, and we all needed a way to share our Birthday and Christmas list. We also needed a way to let other people know what we bought, so that someone else wouldn't buy it too.

Lots of phone calls and not-secret-enough emails later, we decided there had to be a better way. Circle of Gifts was born.

I made this site for my family, but it's available to your family too.

Here, you can:

• Maintain a list of the items you want all year round.
• Invite family and close friends to view your list.
• Claim gifts from your family and friends' list so other people won't get it too.
• Buy gifts off of your Shopping List of gifts you have claimed.
• Create accounts for your children and manage their list and friends too.

I hope it's useful to you. It's sure been great for us.

Shawn