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Florida
1 review
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Loved it!
November 11, 2022

Love it! No better way to do a virtual exchange. Use it every year but DON'T join any exchanges where you don't know the organizer personally.

Date of experience: November 10, 2022
New York
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Elfster Rules
November 17, 2018

A great way to organize a Secret Santa gift exchange. Lots of options and it takes the pressure off of any one person. Second year using it with no problems.

Date of experience: November 15, 2018
North Carolina
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I love Elfster. It is fairly easy to organize a gift exchange as well as get to know coworkers. I have used this for 3 years now and will continue!

Date of experience: December 13, 2023
Arizona
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Great Customer Service
December 1, 2018

I was able to chat with Sparkle the Elf who assisted me in solving my problem. Sparkle explained everything and was super nice. The website is easy to use, even for grandparents ;)

Date of experience: November 30, 2018
North Carolina
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Noel was able to get me added to the Gift exchange from work AND merged my two emails! I lost the chat and Ginger helped get me back to Noel that is not only excellent customer service but top notch Team Work. I will definitely recommend your site and service to others! KUDOS ELFSTER

Date of experience: December 1, 2021
Canada
1 review
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Great customer service
November 14, 2018

The csr was awesome! Chantell knew exactly what i was talking about even though I thought it was a confusing question! Lol! She fixed my issue so fast! Thank you!

Date of experience: November 12, 2018
Florida
1 review
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8th Year Using Elfster!
December 1, 2018

Love the app and have used it for a very large, very cross-country family of over 40 members. Super easy to navigate. And an excellent way for all of us to stay connected.

Date of experience: December 1, 2018
GB
1 review
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"Buckeye Elf" Elizabeth
November 12, 2018

Elizabeth "Buckeye Elf" was very nice and immediately pointed me in the right direction and solved my problem. It is so satisfying when you get good and fast customer service. Thank you, Elizabeth!

Date of experience: November 11, 2018
Colorado
1 review
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ELF MAGIC
December 16, 2021

I accidentally deleted my name draw and Holly helped me restore it with kindness AND humor! Thanks Holly, you restored the magic of Christmas!

Date of experience: December 16, 2021
Pennsylvania
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Awesome customer service
November 16, 2018

Used the chat resource to get through a user issue I was having and the customer service elf was quick and knowledgeable. Easy peasy! Thank you Elfster!

Date of experience: November 14, 2018
Kentucky
1 review
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Excellent Service
December 3, 2018

I had the pleasure of working with Meghan McJingle through the chat feature when I had questions about our Secret Santa Exchange. She was thorough and helped me get through all of my questions and challenges I was experiencing.

Date of experience: December 2, 2018
Hawaii
1 review
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Help desk was great!
November 22, 2018

I've been using this service for years and this year I needed help. I couldn't believe how quickly the help desk responded and answered my question! Thank you very much for your help!

Date of experience: November 21, 2018
Arizona
1 review
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Request assistance
November 17, 2018

This site is amazing. They make drawing names for a gift exchange fresh and fun. The Elfster live chat is also so helpful. Thank you!

Date of experience: November 15, 2018
North Carolina
1 review
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Help desk is great
November 22, 2018

Help desk chat was prompt and very helpful! I've been using for Elfster for about 5 years. It's not perfect but I like the administrative controls.

Date of experience: November 21, 2018
Canada
1 review
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Great site
November 15, 2018

Love this tool. Makes it so much easier to set up our gift exchange.
The chat helpline is fantastic. Always available to assist. Thank you!

Date of experience: November 13, 2018
New York
1 review
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Super helpful!
November 19, 2018

This site makes a gift exchange a breeze! Great customer service doesn't hurt either! I will continue to use in the future.

Date of experience: November 18, 2018
New Jersey
1 review
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Customer service experts! Made our gift exchange painless and fun! Would definitely recommend this to others looking to do the same thing!

Date of experience: November 24, 2018
Mississippi
1 review
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Super friendly and quick but not surprising. After all, they are elves Shelly the Sweet Elf was the sweetest. :D

Date of experience: November 14, 2018
GB
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Super helpful elves!
November 14, 2018

I made a bit of a hash of setting up my gift exchange but the friendly 'elf' sorted it out for me with great efficiency and humour! :)

Date of experience: November 12, 2018
New Jersey
1 review
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If I have to be as honest as possible this is a really good website. They have put together a really good way to have a secret santa christmas and to get ideas anonymously from your secret santa. The site was a really big help. My problem with the site is the customer service. I had a problem with one of the customer service people. Her name is Shannon Wilk. I have also seen the name helper elf and powder elf used for her. The problem was all my fault. I had recently had a cousin pass away unexpectadly and it had been affecting my mood. Obviously Shannon did not know this but it put me in a sour mood. I exchanged emails with her about something that I admit I was wrong about. That was my fault. This Idiot copies and pastes our conversations and Emails them to others in our group. Now I admit I was wrong, but what kind of high school crap is putting our private conversation out there for others to see. TERRIBLE customer service skills. I admit I should have just let it go, but I have never seen a customer service rep that would try to high school one up someone. Overall the site is good but look out if you have a question for the customer service department. They are like wolves that havent eaten and are salivating at the mouth for someone to cross their path. Overall Good job with the site Mr. Imburg!

Date of experience: January 2, 2013

Overview

Elfster has a rating of 3.1 stars from 125 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Elfster most frequently mention customer service, gift exchange and wish list. Elfster ranks 2nd among Christmas sites.

service
13
value
8
shipping
4
returns
4
quality
10