About

The Team

Giftster daily usage is up 4x this holiday over last year, as users come back over and over, so we are thrilled you are making Giftster a permanent part of your family. The team behind this 2011 version of Giftster.com is made up of creative, practical types that love to see technology serve people rather than the other way around.

If you think we hit a home run on a feature, or really blew something, could you take a moment and tell me about it using feedback@giftster.com?

We do have two other popular online businesses, totally unrelated, yet they serve up great technology in a friendly way. ZapTel.com is an online phone card store, and Giftster is brought to you by some of the same folks as ZapTel. In fact, since I’m tight with them, I got you a coupon code for 6% off any purchase here.

And the other store is where you can buy silicon rubber wristbands, car magnets and other items to express your support for causes you care about most, at www.supportstore.com, such as breast cancer, leukemia awareness and more.

How can Giftster be a free service?

I’d give you a coupon for a discount at Giftster.com, but then that wouldn’t make much sense, since it’s free already! Whenever I hear of a “free” service, I always wonder “ok but how do they make money?”

I have a sign hanging in my workshop: THIS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. IT WASN’T MEANT TO BE, IT JUST TURNED OUT THAT WAY.

Giftster is meant to make a profit. But not by charging the members. We want to provide advertising and product search on the site that is so relevant to your lists that it adds value to your experience. You’ll see us get better and better at that over time.

The Big Idea

Personally, I have a passion to help people steward their resources wisely — both their time and money. I’ve done some budget counseling for others, I’ve had to manage my own family budget, and almost always the money spent on gift giving is what blows the budget. A study by a prominent economics researcher showed that in the USA there is a $14 billion dollar loss of economic value during the holidays - representing the gap between what people pay for gifts, and what the recipients value them at. Giftster helps solve a $14 billion problem by helping you give an get gifts that the recipient fully values.

My hope, and that of our team, is that Giftster will provide a simple, practical tool for entire families to capture the joy of thoughtful gift giving, but without the anxiety, the wasted time and money, and clutter that results from giving and getting gifts that miss the mark.

I didn’t think this tool was a big deal the first time I was exposed to the concept. But once our whole family participated, it has become a part of the fabric of our lives around any gift giving occasion. I encourage you to be the one to champion this for your family. I promise you it will be popular and your family will give and get gifts that matter most from here on out.

Ron Reimann
President
MyGiftster Corporation

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