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Plan a Secret Santa or group gift without awkwardness

The group chat can't agree a budget. Get clear rules, draw wording and a gift brief everyone can follow.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me plan a Secret Santa or group gift.

How many people: [number]
Budget each: [amount]
Exclusions: [couples don't buy for each other, etc.]
In person or remote: [details]
Any no-go gift types: [list]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Clear rules in six lines.
2. How to do the draw fairly (including remote).
3. A gift brief template each person fills in.
4. A polite reminder message for the group chat.
5. What to do if someone drops out.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. number: a short note you already have. amount: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

This does not give tax advice. The books stay in the accounting system.

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