FAQ & help
The short answers.
The honest ones.
Everything you might reasonably wonder about the product, the reservations, and your data.
01 / Basics
Using the thing.
What is my boring wishlist?
A private wishlist you can share with one link. Guests can reserve gifts so nobody buys the same thing twice. The owner never sees those reservations.
Do I need an account?
To create and manage wishlists, yes. To look at a shared list, no. To reserve a gift, yes — this is how other guests can see who reserved it.
How does the emoji get picked?
Automatically, from the words in your title. “Birthday” becomes 🎂, “coffee” becomes ☕, and everything else gets a stable fallback. You do not need to choose — but changing the title can change the emoji.
Can I add a link to a shop?
Yes. The link is optional. If you leave off https://, we add it for you. Links open in a new tab and are marked as untrusted third-party content.
02 / Reservations & privacy
Who knows what.
What does “reserve” actually mean?
It is a polite claim, not a payment. When you reserve a wish, other guests with the link see that it is taken, along with your name and avatar. No money changes hands here.
Can the owner see who reserved a gift?
No. The owner's authenticated view never receives reservation information from the server. Their dashboard and wishlist pages show wishes without any taken status, names, or timestamps. This is deliberate.
Can I un-reserve a gift?
Yes. Open the shared link while signed in and use “Cancel reservation” on the gift you claimed. It becomes available again immediately.
Why does the owner see the list as available on the guest page?
When the owner is signed in, the public page is rendered from a different data path that deliberately omits reservations. If the owner signs out and opens the same link as an anonymous visitor, the browser is then acting as any other guest — we cannot identify them without an account. This is an honest limitation of link-based privacy.
What can other guests see about me?
Only your display name, the initials-based avatar we generate, and the fact that you reserved a particular gift on that shared list. We never show your email, account settings, or other wishlists.
03 / Account
Getting in, getting out.
I forgot my password. What now?
Use Forgot password. If the account exists, we send a one-time link valid for 30 minutes. Resetting your password signs out every existing session.
How do I delete my account or data?
Email myboringwish.lazarev.fun@mail.ru from the address on the account. We will remove your account, wishlists, wishes, reservations, and sessions. See the privacy policy for details.
Can I change my name or email?
Not in this first version. Contact us and we can help. Editing your profile is a possible later addition, not a hidden paid feature.
04 / Links & limits
The practical bits.
Who can see my shared link?
Anyone who has it. Links use a long random token and are not listed publicly, indexed by search engines, or discoverable in the app. Treat the link like a secret and share it only with your guests.
What are the limits?
Up to 50 wishlists per account, up to 200 wishes per list, 80 characters for a list name, 140 for a wish title, and 1,000 for a note. These keep the service fast on a small server.
Can I export my list?
Not yet. Copying the visible list by hand works, and data deletion or a manual export can be requested by email. An export feature may arrive in a later version.
The site is slow or something looks broken.
Refresh first. If it persists, write to myboringwish.lazarev.fun@mail.ru with the approximate time and what you were doing. Please do not include your password or reset link.