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Birthday gift ideas

Illustrated birthday cake, balloons and a wrapped gift

A birthday is one of the occasions on the ReelGifts reels. This guide explains how to use the app for that search. It does not list products, prices, or shops.

Set the reels

  1. Open ReelGifts and go to the reels.
  2. Set Occasion to Birthday. You can spin that reel or tap Birthday if it is on screen.
  3. Set who the gift is for, such as Partner, Friend, Parent, or Kid, and Boy, Girl, or Any when you want that filter.
  4. Set a vibe, such as Thoughtful, Cosy, Funny, Adventurous, or Experience.
  5. Choose a budget. The bands start at Under £10 and £10–£25, then move up. Any leaves the range open.

If you want to stay under £25, use Under £10 or £10–£25. The under £25 guide explains what those bands include.

Read the ideas as ideas

Find My Gift uses those choices to suggest kinds of gifts. You can add a few extra details first, such as a hobby or an inside joke, or skip straight to the ideas. Each idea is a suggestion, with an estimated price in pounds. It is not a promise that a particular product is for sale at that price.

Keep a shortlist and ask for help

Keep the ideas you like. They stay together in My Stash under that birthday search. From there you can ask friends to vote. They get a link, choose one favourite without an account, and you see the totals. You still decide what to buy.

Where to buy appears when ReelGifts has a retailer option for that saved gift in your shopping market. Many ideas will not have one.

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