has anyone ever had something bought for them from their wishlist by a stranger and if so what?

[MODERATOR]

im just curious to see if it has ever happened i see so many games on peoples wishlist i just dont see the point personally but i could be wrong and thats why im asking

[TTMXMP]

I have been gifted CSGO way back by a legit stranger. Like no idea who it was and the person never logged on. :| But allready had the game so it went into my gift inventory and I'm guessing I gave it to someone I no longer have on my friendslist.
- MrTT

[Hextravert]

So if the answer to your question is never, there's no point in having so many on our lists?

I wholeheartedly agree. I add stuff to my wishlist just for strangers. Definitely not for myself.

And I have never had something bought for me from my wishlist by a stranger.

Originally posted by MODERATOR:

im just curious to see if it has ever happened i see so many games on peoples wishlist i just dont see the point personally but i could be wrong and thats why im asking

[Exiled Alchemist]

No one has ever gifted me a game that was on my wishlist. My reason for still using the wishlist is because that way I can keep track of games that I want to get at some point so when it does go on sale I can find it. We all know how much of a mess the store becomes during a major steam sale like during the winter sale it becomes difficult to find a select game in the list of deals so the wishlist just helps me bypass that.

[Wolfpig]

Originally posted by ExiledAlchemist:

My reason for still using the wishlist is because that way I can keep track of games that I want to get at some point so when it does go on sale I can find it.

Is that not the only reason why someone uses it?
To "mark" games which one might find interesting and remember it for a later point to buy.

Would find it a lot more awkward to add stuff onto it in the hope that someone else buys one of those games for you....

[MODERATOR]

thanks for your comments i agree for the most part as i also use wishlist to earmark games i may want to get or need to research more

im also using this as a way to see the nature of people such as how they tell the story of recieving a game for free or if people feel they deserve their games to be bought for them

i have done so for a select few and i want to extend that to strangers but i wanted to see if anyone else felt the same anyway thanks for all your time and maybe keep an eye on your wishlist in future i may pick you HAPPY GAMING :))) remember acts of kindness no matter how big or small can better humanity and change perceptions

[Black Blade]

Well some friends try to give me things from the wishlist, many times had to tell them no thanks, as my wishlist is for me more a "take a look again" list then a wishlist

[:DDDDDD]

when u have game on wishlist u will get message when is the sale of that game so u can buy it for less money

[Mivo]

I use the wishlist feature to get informed about sales of games I'm interested in.

But yes, co-workers and friends have gifted games from my wishlist, and I've picked gifts from theirs.

[StickyPawz]

My wishlist just makes tracking easier. Especially during the big sale events from a phone!

Dropping prices on expensive games, promising new IPs, the next sequels, missing DLCs, curious indie games ... All added, researched, removed, added again later, bumped higher, bumped lower, ignored but not forgotten.

[Wolfpig]

Originally posted by Rokenzo:

when u have game on wishlist u will get message when is the sale of that game so u can buy it for less money

Yeah....tried it out the last few months, and deactivated it a few days ago as it sent me once a week that a (not yet released game which i have on wishlist) is on sale......

[Axe]

Originally posted by MODERATOR:

has anyone ever had something bought for them from their wishlist by a stranger and if so what?

im just curious to see if it has ever happened i see so many games on peoples wishlist i just dont see the point personally but i could be wrong and thats why im asking

Define 'stranger'. I have very few 'friends' who are 90% people I have never met and are just people I share a psychological connection with due to particular game(s)

If you are meaning 'those' friends who are essentially strangers then yes I have bought for and received from, Steam gifts.

It may just be me but I'm personaly unsure of your post regarding the criteria of your question :-)

As the reason for the wishlist I also use it as a place to remind myself of stuff I would like upons sales and not to make my 'friends' feel they are obliged in any way. I actually see this mostly as a cynical marketing technique, as always.

I posted a while ago that I would like a further expansion to the wishlist to enable us to make notes pertaining to each entry to remind myself why it is there Examples being; 'X friend might like it', 'get this after xgame version 1', 'adding this to remind myself to await a sale' or 'comparing this to another game I might buy when I get paid' .etc etc etc...many many reasons to have a comment box.

A little like Ebay where it is possible to save our own comments under our individual searches etc.

Of course like many ideas it just joined the plethora of customer preferences not taken up.

[Kargor]

That's not what the wishlist does.

When you put a game onto the wishlist, it gets marked as such in various Steam lists, and Steam should send you a mail then the Steam store puts it on sale. Thus, it's easier to spot sales for that game on Steam.

For me, a third-party site also monitors my Steam wishlist to update their "waitlist" there; that site will send me mails when they see a sale in various other shops too.

So, basically, by putting a game onto the wishlist I'm triggering a lot of automated shop monitoring.

It also serves as an indicator for me that at some point I had a positive impression about a game, so it's less important to review THAT game if it shows up on a bundle, and instead spend the time on looking at the OTHER games.

[Axe]

Interesting info and thanks.

I'm not sure I was imparting information on what the wishlist does, rather than suggesting a decent and reasonable important use of, way above it is at present for us, the end user.

That is if you are replying to me as you have not made a quote :-)

[Mivo]

I do wish there was a better way than the wishlist to get notified of sales for games that interest me, especially if I already own a game. There are a few games I'd like to get for my partner, but it's exclusively games I already own, so I relay luck on to be notified by GMG of their sales (they send emails) or to spot a sale (the new store page is so download heavy that I avoid going there often).

[Smugass Braixen-Chan]

Originally posted by MODERATOR:

im just curious to see if it has ever happened i see so many games on peoples wishlist i just dont see the point personally but i could be wrong and thats why im asking

What games are and are not on my wishlist is none of your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ business, if I'm going to be honest. The ONLY reason my profile is not set to private is because Steam Users get majorly butthurt when they can't see how many hours I've clocked playing 100% Orange Juice.