Call Dibs

for the family Christmas

Everyone's lists.
One family link.
No more guessing.

Mum, Dad, Nana and the kids each add what they'd really love this Christmas to one page. Pick something off their list and call dibs so the family knows it's sorted. They get what they actually wanted, and it's still a surprise.

Start a CircleSee an example

Free. Name it, then sign in to save it. The family joins from the link with just their name.

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Christmas at Nana's
Fri 25 Dec 4 members, 5 lists7 gifts still free
Mum's list
  • Fig and cedar perfume£62 · Jo Malone
  • Handmade stoneware mug£28 · EtsyDad called dibs
  • Stoneware teapot£24 · Whittard

How it works

Set it up over a cup of tea. Everyone else just taps a link.

  1. Send one link

    Start a Christmas Circle and drop the invite in the family chat. Everyone joins with their name: no account, no app.

    one link for the family chat
    calldibs.uk/circle/j/k4w9pz
    Who's in
    • Nana
    • Mum
    • Dad
    no account, no app

  2. Everyone adds a list

    Paste links from any shop. Add one for the kids too: you keep it for them, so you see what's been picked.

    your list0 gifts
    johnlewis.co.uk/walnut-record-player

    Paste a link from any shop and it fills in the rest.

    any shop, any link

  3. Call dibs for each other

    Pick a gift and call dibs. The rest of the family sees who's getting what, so nobody turns up with the same jumper.

    Dad's list
    • Moka pot in sky blue£25 · Bialetti
    • Leather card holder£35 · John LewisNana called dibs
    • Bluetooth speaker£60 · Currys

    Call dibs on something. Everyone else sees it's sorted.

    nobody buys it twice
no peeking under the tree

Everyone knows what's sorted. Except the person it's for.

Each person's page is made for them, so there's nothing on yours to spoil the day. Here's Mum's fig and cedar perfume from three seats at the table.

  • You

    your page

    You see Mum's list and can call dibs on the fig and cedar perfume. You can't see who's called dibs on your own list.

    Mum's list
    • Fig and cedar perfume£62 · Jo Malone
    Dibs on your own list

    call it, and the others see it's sorted

  • Mum

    Mum's page

    It's Mum's own list, so her page never says whether the fig and cedar perfume is taken, or by whom.

    Her own list
    • Fig and cedar perfume£62 · Jo Malone
    Who's buying

    never sees dibs on her own list

  • Dad

    Dad's page

    Dad sees Mum's fig and cedar perfume is still free.

    Mum's list
    • Fig and cedar perfume£62 · Jo MaloneStill free
    Dibs on his own list

    sees who's got what, by name

Outside the Circle? Anyone opening Mum's list from its ordinary share link sees the gift as taken, with no name.

from Nana down to the littlest

Made for the family Christmas

  • Lists for the little ones

    Keep a list for someone who can't, like a child. Because you look after it, you see every dib on it, and nothing doubles up.

    For Theo
    kept by Mum
    • Wooden number puzzle£24 · EtsyNana called dibs
    • Travel chess set£19 · Chess Bazaar

  • Club together on the big one

    Start a group gift on the big present and everyone chips in what they like from the Circle page.

    • Espresso machine£150 · Lakeland£150
    £80 of £150
    Nana and Mum

  • Same again next Christmas

    Carry the Circle over in the new year. Everyone's link keeps working, and each person can start afresh from last year's gifts nobody got to.

    Pick up where last year left off
    Your list
    2 unclaimed gifts

pulled from the cracker

Questions, answered

Does the whole family need an account?
Only whoever starts it, and it's free. Everyone else opens the invite link, types their name and they're in. No account, no app, no password to forget.
Who can see who called dibs?
Everyone, except on their own list. Members see each other's names on the gifts they've called dibs on. On your own list you see nothing at all. Anyone opening a list's ordinary share link outside the Circle sees the gift as taken, with no name.
Can I add a list for my children?
Yes. Choose "For someone else" when you add a list and say who it's for. You keep that list for them, so you can see who's called dibs on what.
We're two sides of the family. Can one list be in both?
Yes. Start a Circle for each side and bring the same list into both. Names never cross between Circles: dibs called in one show as taken, without a name, in the other.
Can we club together on a big present?
Yes. Start a group gift on a big item and the others chip in towards it from the Circle page.
What happens next Christmas?
You carry it over. The organiser carries the Circle over. Last year's closes, everyone's link opens the new one, and each person is offered a fresh list made from last year's gifts nobody claimed.
Is it only for Christmas?
It's made for it, but no. Pick Christmas and the date fills in as the 25th. For anything else where everyone gives to everyone, choose "Something else" when you start it and give it a name.
Is it free, and does it work with UK shops?
Yes to both. Starting a Circle, joining and calling dibs are free. Call Dibs is made in the UK, lists take product links from any shop, from Amazon.co.uk and John Lewis to Etsy sellers and independents, and people buy directly from the shop.

Something else? Ask us.

to: the whole family, from: you

Everyone's lists in before December.

Free. Name it, then sign in to save it. Nobody you invite needs an account.

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