About Mr. Wishlist


Do I have to pay for this?

The site is free to use. However, as an Amazon Associate, I may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.com.

Origin

Mr. Wishlist was created around Thanksgiving 2012 as a replacement for Steve Rohl's world-famous Present Pheasant, which had become defunct. It's very much a re-envisioning of its aviary predecessor with a few added features like kids' list management, anonymous questioning, and private discussion.

Under the hood

Mr. Wishlist was built on Django utilizing Twitter's Bootstrap frontend toolkit, with the basis for the look courtesy of Bootswatch. It took about 14 hours to develop the initial version.

Special Thanks

Thanks to my family for being as enthusiastic about wishlists as I am. And thanks to my wife for not murdering me for constantly talking about wishlist site names for 3 days straight.

Alter Egos

Other potential names for Mr. Wishlist included:
  • Dr. Wishlist
  • ElfSchmelf
  • GiftGoat
  • Gifts FTW
  • GiftsToGet.me
  • Gwiftster
  • Mr. GoodGift
  • PleasantPresent
  • WishLizard
  • Wishriffic
  • WishWalrus
  • WishyFish
  • WishyWorm