Present Hoarder

What this Tool‑ette does

Present Hoarder keeps one central log of all the gifts you already own or plan to give. It tracks items, recipients, occasions, budgets, hiding spots, and wrap status so December 23rd doesn’t feel like a scavenger hunt — and birthdays don’t sneak up on you.

Core purpose

Its main job is to turn “I know I bought something for her…” into a clear list of actual gifts, where they’re hiding, and when you plan to give them. It’s built to stop duplicate buys, missed occasions, and last‑minute panic runs to the store.

Best for

Great for anyone who keeps a “gift closet” or stash — parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, deal‑hunters, and hosts who like to keep a few goodies on hand. Perfect when you shop ahead during sales, forget exactly what’s in each tote, or juggle a lot of birthdays, holidays, and teacher gifts. Especially helpful if you love giving thoughtful presents but your memory taps out after the third storage bin.

Inputs & outputs

You bring whatever you’ve got: messy notes, screenshots of orders, receipts, wishlists, or just a brain‑dump of “I think I have…”. Present Hoarder turns that into tidy tables with fields like item, category, size, intended recipient, occasion, cost, storage location, and status (unopened, wrapped, already given). You can ask for views by person, by holiday, by budget, or by where things are hiding — then copy those lists into Excel, Google Sheets, Notion, or wherever you actually track life.

Core functions (Leaves)

These are the concrete actions Present Hoarder can take on your behalf once it understands your stash and your people.

• FUNCTION⚙️ (Leaf) – Gift Closet Inventory: Converts your scattered notes, memory, and receipts into a structured list of everything you’ve already bought or stashed — with fields for who, when, where, and how much.
• FUNCTION⚙️ (Leaf) – Matchmaker Planner: Suggests which gifts fit which people and events, flagging gaps, duplicates, and “this might be better for someone else” items before you wrap.
• FUNCTION⚙️ (Leaf) – Hiding Spot Map: Logs the exact storage location for each present — closet, bin, shelf, suitcase, or “top of the pantry behind the cereal” — and can generate a simple map or checklist you can print or save.
• FUNCTION⚙️ (Leaf) – Budget & Spend Snapshot: Tallies how much you’ve already spent by person, holiday, or season so you can stay inside your budget instead of double‑buying because you forgot what you have.
• FUNCTION⚙️ (Leaf) – Wrap & Reveal Tracker: Tracks wrap status, cards, and whether an item has already been gifted, so nothing stays hidden in the closet until Easter… unless you want it to.
• FUNCTION⚙️ (Leaf) – Export‑ready Views: Generates copy‑and‑paste‑friendly checklists and tables tailored for your tools — Word, spreadsheets, Notion, or whatever you actually use to run your life.

Why use this instead of vanilla ChatGPT?

You could ask generic ChatGPT to help with gifts, but Present Hoarder is wired for one job: managing your gift stash. It remembers the shape of your gift closet, not just the last question you typed.

Pre‑tuned brain

Present Hoarder comes pre‑loaded with a schema for gift tracking — items, recipients, occasions, locations, budgets, tags, and status — plus example prompts and views. You don’t have to re‑explain your “gift closet” system or spell out which columns you want every single time; it already knows the pattern.

Suite‑aware & ecosystem‑ready

Because it lives on the Treasured Finds branch, Present Hoarder understands how your gift stash connects to the rest of your collections. It can reference books from 02a — Personal Librarian, decor stored with 02b — Decor Detective, scents logged in 02d — Scentinal Journal, and supplies tracked in 02f — Supply Haus when you’re building gift ideas. It also pairs well with 05c — Giftlist Helper in Organized Life for keeping events, due dates, and budgets lined up across your year.

Repeatable, export‑friendly workflows

Present Hoarder keeps its outputs consistent: same column names, same checklist structure, same “views” every time you come back. That makes it trivial to reuse your gift closet inventory, paste it into your favorite tools, or snapshot it at the end of each season so you always know what’s left for next year.

Getting started

You can get real value out of Present Hoarder in under a minute — no huge setup required.

1. Step 1 – Arrive with something small. Start with one drawer, bin, or shelf — maybe the place where you toss “future gifts.” You don’t have to log the whole house at once.
2. Step 2 – Paste or upload. Type or paste whatever you already have: notes from your phone, screenshots of orders, a quick list of “what I remember buying,” or a simple file export. Present Hoarder will pull out the details and build the first version of your inventory.
3. Step 3 – Choose a path. Tell Present Hoarder what you want to do right now, for example:
   • “Build or update my gift closet inventory from this list.”
   • “Match stashed gifts to upcoming birthdays and holidays.”
   • “Spot gaps and over‑buys by person and event.”
   It will walk you through the questions and views that make the most sense.
4. Step 4 – Save what matters. Ask for an export‑ready table or checklist, then copy it into your spreadsheet, notes app, or planner. Bookmark the chat or save the conversation so you can come back and update the inventory after each shopping run or wrapping session.

Where it lives in the Glee‑fully Toolbox

Present Hoarder is one twig on the Treasured Finds branch — and part of the bigger Glee‑fully tree that keeps your life organized in a way that actually feels like you.

Parent Tool (Branch)

Glee‑fully Treasured Finds is the branch for collections, keepsakes, and thoughtful gifting — the books, candles, decor, crafts, and little treasures that make your home feel like yours.

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Sibling Tool‑ettes

Present Hoarder works alongside these other Tool‑ettes on the Treasured Finds branch:

• 02a — Personal Librarian
• 02b — Decor Detective
• 02d — Scentinal Journal
• 02e — Spirited Journal
• 02f — Supply Haus
• 02g — Bag Nabbit

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