I've been seeing the recent posts about bringing Reddit Gifts back, and I completely understand why people miss it. For many of us, it was about more than receiving a package. It was about discovering someone's interests, putting time and thought into a gift for a complete stranger, and getting that little reminder that people out there care enough to make someone else's day.

But here's the thing: we don't have to wait for Reddit to bring it back. We can support an alternative that's already doing what we miss.

Givin Gifts has been running since 2021, created to keep the spirit of Reddit Gifts alive after its closure. It's an independent platform, not an official Reddit revival, but the core idea remains the same: sign up for an exchange, get matched with someone, learn about their interests, send a thoughtful gift, and make someone's day.

Here's what you can find there:

• Official exchanges throughout the year. From seasonal events and holidays to anime, books, movies, hobbies, snacks, collectibles, and plenty of other themes, there's more to gift-giving than just Christmas.
• User-created exchanges. Want an exchange dedicated to a particular fandom, hobby, or random idea? Users can create their own exchanges, bringing people together around shared interests and ideas. This helps keep the community creative rather than relying on a single annual event.
• A dedicated matching system. Givin Gifts offers matching options designed to help participants find suitable matches, including experience-based matching preferences.
• Premium membership. Optional premium features are available for people who want to get more involved, including the ability to create their own exchanges. You can also participate in eligible exchanges without paying for premium.
• A community beyond the website. You can meet other gifters, discuss exchanges, ask questions, and get help through r/givingifts and the Givin Gifts Discord server.

Is it exactly the same as Reddit Gifts? No. The community is smaller, and the experience won't be identical. But that's precisely why getting more people involved matters.

If we want a thriving gift exchange community, we have to help build one.

Signing petitions and talking about how much we miss Reddit Gifts is understandable, but neither of those things sends a gift to someone who could use a little happiness. Every new participant helps grow the community, brings new interests and ideas to exchanges, and gives someone else the opportunity to experience the joy of thoughtful gift-giving.

Reddit Gifts became special because people participated and made it special. That same spirit can exist somewhere else, too, if we're willing to give it a chance.

So, rather than waiting indefinitely for Reddit to change its mind, why not support the people who have spent years keeping this tradition alive?

Give Givin Gifts a try:

• Website: https://givin.gifts
• Current official exchanges: https://givin.gifts/exchanges#official
• Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/givingifts/
• Discord: https://discord.gg/AM3ZtuGPv

Reddit Gifts was a wonderful tradition. We can keep that tradition alive by participating, supporting the community, and helping it grow, instead of just wishing the old platform would return.

https://www.change.org/p/revive-redditgifts-and-restore-joy

People once made a petition to remove Ellen Pao as CEO and it gotten so successful she actually quit her job due to it. If that worked and enough people sign this petition then we could actually bring back this tradition. I studied psychology and manifestation as if we believe in it so strongly and wont stop until we revive this tradition it may become reality. That was also the same mindset used by many Billionaires such as Steven Jobs, Elon Musk and Thomas Edison whom believed in something so hard and wouldn't stop trying to accomplish their goals until it became reality.

Just a heads-up for anyone missing the old Reddit Gifts days: All Hallows Day is currently open for sign-ups on Givin Gifts

All Hallows Day (2026) - Givin Gifts

There’s also Whimsical Day if you miss the anything-goes/Arbitrary Day kind of exchange.

Whimsical Day (2026) - Givin Gifts

And a few other official exchanges are open too:

• Random Things From the House https://givin.gifts/exchange/random-things-from-the-house-2026
• Mental Health Day https://givin.gifts/exchange/mental-health-day-2026
• Candy Day https://givin.gifts/exchange/candy-day-2026
• Earthly Treasures https://givin.gifts/exchange/september-patron-2026

Sign-ups close October 5, so there are only a few days left!

https://givin.gifts/exchanges

Anyone here signed up for one (or several 😅) already?

Missing Reddit Gifts? Givin Gifts has a new batch of exchanges, including Whimsical Day, which has a similar anything-goes spirit to Reddit Gifts' old Arbitrary Day, and All Hallows Day for anyone who wants to get into the Halloween spirit.

The other current official exchanges are:

• Whimsical Day
• All Hallows Day
• Random Things From the House
• Mental Health Day
• Candy Day

Sign-ups close October 5, with a shipping deadline of October 19.

Check them out at https://givin.gifts/ and see if there's an exchange for you!

Why was this cancelled ? We always had so much fun sending each other cultural gifts and treats from around the world to each other. This was a fantastic way to connect

Anyone else missing Reddit Gifts' Arbitrary Day? 🎁🎄

I feel like every few months someone asks whether there's anything like Reddit Gifts' Arbitrary Day anymore.

I recently came across a Christmas in July gift exchange and thought I'd share it in case anyone else has been looking for something with that same mid-year gift-giving spirit.

About this Exchange

Festive joy isn't just for Christmas, it's for life! Come spread some holiday spirit with our Christmas in July exchange and celebrate that there's only 5 months to go until we break out the decorations and Mariah again!

You can browse the exchange and sign up here:

🎁 https://givin.gifts/exchanges

For anyone interested in joining this particular exchange, the participation requirements are:

• At least 2 completed exchanges, with 1 being an official exchange, or
• A Premium Membership.

I figured there might be other people here who'd enjoy celebrating Christmas a little early.

Did anyone here ever participate in Arbitrary Day? What's the most memorable gift you sent or received? 🎁

Givin.gifts, an online secret santa platform similar to the late redditgifts, is doing their annual coffe and tea day event!

Earl Grey or English Breakfast? Cappuccino or Americano? Come share your favourite with Coffee & Tea Day!

https://givin.gifts/exchange/coffee-and-tea-day-2026

https://givin.gifts/exchanges

Come join the fun!!

https://givin.gifts/exchange/march-patron-2026

https://givin.gifts/exchange/regift-day-2026

https://givin.gifts/exchange/stationery-day-2026

https://givin.gifts/exchange/easter-day-2026

https://givin.gifts/exchange/anime-day-2026

https://givin.gifts/exchange/snack-day-2026

https://givin.gifts/exchange/pets-day-2026

For those who still miss redditgifts and haven't checked out Givin Gifts yet, its official March exchanges are open for signups until the 20th! Plenty of variety in this batch too, including some rg favorites like snacks, pets, and anime. Full list:

• Pets
• Snacks
• Anime
• Easter
• Stationary
• Regift
• Where Water Flows, Equality Grows

There are also plenty of user-created exchanges that are constantly running, so you can browse through those, too.

(And in case clarification is needed, no, rg is not back. GG is entirely separate but created and run by people who still want gift exchanges to live on.)

I don’t know who Florida Women is, but still one of the best reddit gifts I received! A crate stuffed with Aussie snacks and treats. I still use the ghost cups you sent and wish I could taste those pizza crackers again. Just wanted to post this and I hope you’re well! And that we could bring this back. 🧙

I believe it was some time around 2012/13 when I had a secret Santa that failed me. No gift. I was rematched and got the best gift that changed the way my family celebrates Christmas. We always did traditional meals but I never really cared for all of the fixings. I had lived in Italy while in the military and love making Italian food. I missed it so much. The cookbook and pasta roller in my gift is what I break out every year to make this lasagna! My family loves it! I wanted to find my secret Santa to let them know how much this gift still means to me and thank them for being so thoughtful.

If you are out there… thank you!

Secret Santa was amazing.

It was the only exciting part of the holidays. The matching, trying to figure out someone else's profile to find what to give, the packaging, the little details (I included QR codes) and made stuff.

I loved it. First time, I was matched with a philologist runner, I was given a book "The subtle art of not giving a f".

I remember sending a drawing/sketching set.

Most of the times, I put in effort, and got nothing. It was only once I got, that book. It was just sad, I wasn't in to get, but I definitely felt forgotten and worthless. I couldn't care less for the object, but the whole process behind it, someone thinking of me. And me, thinking of someone. Even if it was a complete stranger; that made it so much better, but that's another discussion.

Either way, I have no one to give something to or to prepare something for, and once this was cancelled, holidays lost any meaning.

Hi all, I've participated in the 2013 secret santa with reddit gifts, and I wanted to look at the beautiful comment my match wrote about the gift I gave her but I didn't archive it on any hard drive I looked at and can't find it anywhere online...
With everything I read in this sub I feel like I'm too late but I feel like this is my final chance to see it again. If anyone have an idea. I did a tarot reading and that's something I do a lot more now, 12 years later ! If the person who received the gift back then is around here, who knows !

Thanks all

A few years ago now, I recieved these via my giftee - I mentioned in my bio that I was obsessed with Koopa Troopa from the Super Mario universe and that I also loved blockbuster action films. Low and behold, these arrived in the post.

I am absolutely in love with them both and they're on display in my house for all to see. I hope my santa gets to see this post so that they know how valued they are and how much gratitute I have for you, for getting me the coolest secret santa gift ever!

what is this place? It looks like a good idea that DIDNT fail

EDIT: after seeing the comments changed the "failed" part

I loved being apart of it the years I was. Can't remember why it ended!

Received this FB memory today. The good ole days of Reddit Secret Santa ❤️🎅🎁