One big birthday gift, from everyone.
Skip the pile of small presents. Set up a free pot in 30 seconds, drop the link in the group chat and let friends and family chip in for something they'll actually love. No app, no account, no fees.
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SEPAHow do you collect money for a group birthday gift?
Start one online pot and share the link in the group chat. Everyone chips in from their phone with iDEAL | Wero, Bancontact or their own bank, adds a birthday message and can keep their amount private. When you are ready, pay the pot out to yourself to buy the gift, or let the birthday person cash it out.
Create the birthday pot
Add their name, what the gift is for and an optional target. It takes about 30 seconds.
Share it in the group chat
WhatsApp, Signal or email. Just keep it out of any chat they're in. Family abroad can join too.
Buy the gift or hand over the money
Pay out to yourself and buy it, or send the birthday person a private link to cash out, with every message attached.
Better than a pile of small presents.
Everyone gives a bit, the birthday person gets one gift they'll remember, and nobody has to front the money.
A birthday message wall
Every name and message on one page they can keep. Far more personal than an envelope of cash.
Give what feels right
Anyone can hide their amount, so a student friend and a generous uncle can both join in.
Two taps from the group chat
Open the link, pay with iDEAL | Wero or Bancontact, done. Nothing for grandma to download.
No scrolling back through the chat
See who has chipped in and how close you are to the target, as it happens.
How much should everyone chip in?
Friends usually give a little less than family, and round birthdays go up. There's no right number, only what feels normal in your group. Suggest an amount and let the target do the rest.
| Who's chipping in | Per person |
|---|---|
| Friends | €10 to €25 |
| Close family | €20 to €50 |
| Colleagues | €3 to €10 |
| Milestone birthday (30, 40, 50, 70) | A bit more |
Tip: Name the gift in the description. "Towards a weekend in Antwerp" raises more than "something nice".
Birthday gift ideas by budget
Pick by what the pot raises. Or skip the guessing and give them the money with everyone's messages.
€100 to €250
- Dinner or a tasting for two
- Tickets to a gig or a show
- The good version of something they keep putting off
€250 to €600
- A weekend away
- A course or an experience day
- Good headphones or a camera
€600 and up
- A trip with friends
- The big thing on their wish list
- The money itself, with every message
When to start a birthday collection
- 2 weeks before
Start the pot
Share it while there's still time to choose the gift.
- 1 week before
Send one reminder
Post the total so far. Seeing progress is the best nudge.
- 3 days before
Pause and buy
Pause the pot and pay out, so there is time for delivery.
- On the day
Hand it over
Give the gift, or send them the link to cash out.
Loved by birthday organisers.
Set up a pot for my mother-in-law's 70th in two minutes. Everyone paid with iDEAL | Wero straight from the group chat. Full amount arrived.
Finally no more "can you pay me back?" chaos. One link, everyone chips in, done.
The reveal page is the best part: all the messages and names together. Way more personal than an envelope of cash.
Birthday collection questions
Fees, safety, payouts and the bits in between.
Email support@getgroupgift.comStart a free pot, share the link in the group chat and let everyone chip in with iDEAL | Wero, Bancontact, Pay by Bank or a SEPA transfer. When you are ready, pay out to yourself to buy the gift, or let the birthday person cash out the total.
Set a target and suggest an amount, then let people give what they can. Amounts can be hidden, so nobody compares.
Yes. Anyone with a bank account in one of 21 European countries can pay from the same link.
Yes. Send them a private link. They verify their identity once and pay the full amount out to their own bank, with every name and message on one page.
Share the link in a chat they're not in. The pot is only visible to people who have the link and doesn't show up in search engines.
Yes. No platform fee and no fee per contribution, so the birthday person gets the full amount. Contributors can add a small optional tip to support Group Gift.
More reasons to give together
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