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I'm a giver. And if I can rally the familial troupes to go in on a gift with me, great! And, if I can do this without even having to leave my house? Even better! This guest post is written by a tech savvy girl in-the-know who has a gift for social-gifting.
Count Me In!
There are two things that plague me this time of the year–giving and receiving crappy gifts!
Sure, they mean well, and I generally have the right intentions but occasionally it happens, you my friend may receive a knock-off, tan-coloured Snuggie coupled with a box of whatever they're selling at the closest drug store, despite the fact that all you wanted was a kid-free trip to the spa. Really, it all depends on your gift organizer's mental state during this insanely busy season.
A gift like a trip to the spa can be expensive as well, and while it's a no-brainer to collaborate with a group of people, who has the time to chase down your friends like a bill collector to gather back your coin?
Enter CountMeIn
CountMeIn is a clever tool to have in your gifting arsenal before the holidays, or for any special occasion—it will stop crappy gifts like scratchy Christmas sweaters and Snuggies in their tracks.
This app is a social online shopping mall that solves the case of what to get your friends and family for the holidays, while letting you promote all of your favourite products too. Not only can you generate the perfect gifts for you friends (based on their "likes" and interests), you can also create badass wish lists on Pinterest from CountMeIn.
How it works: Anything you add to your Pinterest board links right to your gift registry within CountMeIn, giving friends an easy way to chip-in a few dollars towards one of your must-haves. Pinterest allows you to collect your favourite products in one place, so using CountMeIn to create wish lists is a bang-on answer to ecommerce shopping and wish lists. Whether it's from a Tweet, Facebook post or a “PIN” your friends can click on the invite link, contribute, and view a progress bar that indicates the level of contribution towards the corresponding product.
Watch CountMeIn in action...
With CountMeIn you can help to reduce everyone's individual cost on the purchase through the use of their nifty “chip-in” tool that additionally eliminates the need for you or your gift organizer to run around collecting bills.
If you're jonesing to shop while waiting at the dentist you can do that too! CountMeIn can be accessed from smartphones and tablets as well. There's over one million products to browse through from flat-rate vacations to jewellery, handbags and gift cards.
Are you in? To find out more visit CountMeIn on their webpage and on Facebook.
Would love to hear from you in the comments! Tell us, what's the absolute worst gift you've ever received...don't hold back.
Author:
Brodie Beta aka @iPhonegirl is a tech blogger, social media strategist and the Co-founder of Drink Social Media. She has written columns for well-known technology sites including The Next Web and a national newspaper in Canada, The Globe and Mail.