Category: Tutorials

Best practices in using StandardGift

Buying An Off-List Item

You have shopped hard and found an amazing gift for that special someone! However, anyone who really knows that person might also have that same idea, and the item is NOT on their list!

At StandardGift, you can make a note that you purchased an off-list item, and the list owner will NOT see it show on their list! This will help prevent duplicates!

1. Go to the user’s page:

https://standardgift.com/give/{custom account name}

if the item was not on the default list that is shown, use the drop down in the top right to select the correct list.

2. Click the “I Bought An Off List Item” link. A new form will drop down.

3. Put in the item name, the quantity, and the date the item is to be given.

4. The date IS IMPORTANT. 30 days after the given date passes, the item will be crossed off the persons list.

5. That’s it! The list owner will NOT see that item, but all other’s shopping off that list will

Marking An Item As Purchased

You looked at the list and found the perfect item! Now you need to let others know it was purchased so the receiver does not get any extras! (Don’t worry, the list owner will not see the item has been marked off!)

1. Go to the user’s page:

https://standardgift.com/give/{custom account name}

if the item was not on the default list that is shown, use the drop down in the top right to select the correct list.

2. Click “Gift It”

3. A new window will show asking for the quantity that is being given and the date the item is to be given on.

4. The date IS IMPORTANT. 30 days after the given date passes, the item will be crossed off the persons list.

5. That’s it! If all quantities have now been purchased, the item will be marked off, if there are still quantities remaining, the numbers will simply update.

Ideas

Throughout the year we all come across that perfect idea as to what to get for a person, but the event is far off and we end up forgetting that great idea. The idea list is where you can write those ideas down so that you can act on them at the appropriate time!

  1. Be sure you are logged in
  2. Click ideas
  3. Add who the idea is for (they do not have to be a user)
  4. Add an optional link (don’t forget the http://)
  5. Add in what the item is and hit “Add It”
  6. The list shows up underneath the form.

Setting Up My Profile

The profile is one of the most important features in communication of your thoughts on your list! In the profile is where you can set what are good buys for you, bad buys, gift cards, and sizes!

1. Be sure you are logged into StandardGift.

2. Click “Profile” in the top navigation.

3. In good buys, this is where to put items that are always good things to buy, so you do not need to worry about people marking them off the list as purchased. Ideas are for things like clothes, or if you are creating a list for your child, toy cars.

4. In bad buys, this is where you can put things to please avoid buying. Have too much of something? Put that here. Setting a list up for a child and really dislike a certain character? Put that here as well.

5. In gift cards, this where to put places that you love to receive gift cards to, from your favorite restaurants and coffee shops, to your favorite stores.

6. Sizes, if you are always looking for more clothes, shoes, etc. this is where you can specific a sizing guide so you can save time in the returns line by getting items with a better fit.

Multiple Lists

Having a default list is great, but other events occur throughout the year that you may not want to group all the items together! With StandardGift creating multiple lists is simple and easy!

1. Be sure to be logged into the site.

2. On your dashboard, click the “+” sign, this will take you to a form to add another list.

3. Fill in the list name, remember no spaces in the name! You may also enter in a description so people know the list’s specific purpose.

4. Click create! Your new list is now ready for use!

5. To add items to the list, simply click the list name from the dashboard. If you need help there, look for the add items to list tutorial.

6. But I want to make the new list my default list! No problem! From the dashboard click the the white circle with a check mark in it on the row the list is displayed. Your default list will have a star on the row, and all other lists will have the circle check mark icon.

7. How do I share a specific list? Simple add it to your url!

https://standardgift.com/give/{custom account name} will take the viewer to the list marked as default.

https://standardgift.com/give/{custom account name}/{list name} will take the viewer straight to any list.

Adding Items To Your List

To let people know what you want, you need to add items to your list! Here’s how that works:

1. Be sure you are logged in (Click Login in the top navigation). If you have forgotten your password, click the “forgot password” link in the bottom right of the log in screen.

2. Once logged in, you are taken to your dashboard. Here you will see all of your lists under the “My Lists” section, the lists you follow under the “Lists I Follow” section, and in the bottom right, the people who follow you under the “People Who Follow Me” section.

3. Click on the list you want to add items to.

4. Here you will be able to enter in information about what you are looking for.

Required: Item name, which is the name of the item, such as sunglasses, movie title on blu ray, etc.

Item link, link to the item so people find the right one, so be sure to include the http://!

Required: Quantity Desired, how many do you need?

Item Notes: Add any extra information about the item, good for noting colors, sizes, etc.

5. Click Add it!

6. The item will then appear on the list below the form.

7. Let people know you’ve add items to a list! Share it out!

https://standardgift.com/give/{custom account name}