Choose your gift exchange: White Elephant or Secret Santa?
Every year someone wants White Elephant and someone else wants Secret Santa. Put the formats (and budgets) in a Rankd and send it to the group. Everyone ranks privately, and you run the exchange most people are excited about.
- White Elephant
- Secret Santa
- Yankee Swap with steals
- Everyone brings a book
- No exchange this year
Free. Edit the options, then send one link to your group.
Why ranking beats a regular poll here
- People can quietly rank “No exchange” first without being the Grinch.
- Second choices count, so the group lands on a format most people like.
- It settles it before anyone starts shopping.
How it works
- Add the question and 3 to 30 options
- Send one private link to the group
- Everyone ranks privately, in about a minute
- You reveal the winner
Tips
- Run a second rank for the budget once the format is picked.
- Include “No exchange this year” so the result is honest.
- Send it right after Thanksgiving.
Questions
Can people see how I ranked?
No. Each person’s order stays private. Everyone sees the group’s final order and where they personally landed, never anyone else’s individual ranking.
Is it free? Does everyone need the app?
Rankd is free and runs in the browser, so there is nothing to download. Friends open the link from any group chat (iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack, email) and rank in about a minute.
Decide something else
- Choose a Secret Santa theme the group agrees onLet the group rank Secret Santa themes or budgets privately.
- Pick a holiday party everyone will enjoyShortlist holiday party ideas for friends or the office, send one link, and let everyone rank them.
- Run an ugly sweater contest vote everyone trustsLet guests rank the ugly sweaters from their phones.