Show HN: I made a better Secret Santa generator

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Hi!

I was tired of all the existing alternatives so I built a better Secret Santa organiser. This one works with mobile numbers, so you don't have to bug your friends for their emails.

Once the participants receive their assigned Secret Santa they can message the app what they would like to receive and the person that will be gifting them receives that message anonymised.

I have been getting conflicting feedback regarding this SMS solution and the need for paying for the messages. What do you think? Does this improve the existing solutions or not?

I'm liking your no-nonsense interface but unfortunately email is still king imo.

Giving out phone numbers feels icky - a violation of privacy.

There needs to be an opt-in component which is very easy via email.

A nice to have would be the ability to recompute matches with minimal disruption when someone drops out.

Just something to consider.

The recompute of matches is a really nice idea. I had to do it myself with my group of friends and it was a bit painful. I understand the privacy issue of sharing the phone numbers, I will try to come up with other solutions.

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