Why paper slips go wrong
With paper, someone draws their own name, latecomers need a separate draw, couples get each other, and everyone has to be in the same room.
An online draw fixes all of that. Everyone opens a link on their phone, and the draw is one button.
Drawing with SantaPick
1) The host creates a group: name, budget, join deadline and exchange day.
2) Post the invite link in your group chat. People join with a nickname and up to three wishes. No sign-up.
3) Mark pairs who shouldn't draw each other, like couples or family.
4) The host shakes the snow globe and the draw is done. Not even the host can see who got whom.
5) Everyone opens their gift box from their own link to see who they're gifting and that person's wishlist.
After the draw
Send anonymous notes like 'What size do you wear?', and get anonymous replies back.
On exchange day, everyone guesses who their Santa was before the answers and the full list are revealed.