A Mother's Day gift from the whole family
Brothers, sisters, in-laws and grown-up grandkids, in three time zones: one pool for all of you. Everyone chips in what they want, nobody compares amounts, and Mom chooses her gift and reads every message.
How it works for the sibling who organizes it
Start the pool in the free KadoPool app
Add Mom and set the closing date for the day before Mother's Day.
Invite the family
By e-mail from the app, or in a chat without Mom in it: she's probably in the family one.
Let the reminders do the chasing
With automatic reminders on, KadoPool nudges the people you invited by e-mail who haven't chipped in yet, about 3 days and 12 hours before the closing date. You see who has chipped in, never who gave what.
Send the gift on Mother's Day morning
She gets one e-mail with the gift and opens it in the free KadoPool app, with the KadoBook, and the KadoClip if you add one.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera.
Free to organize, in about two minutes. Brothers, sisters and grandkids chip in from the link, with no app.
Siblings in other cities and countries
Everyone chips in from the same link. Family abroad use their own card, charged in dollars.
A KadoClip with the family's photos
Everyone adds a photo and a message in the app, and you add the KadoClip when you send the gift.
What they receive
Prepaid cards or gift cards: they choose
Prepaid cards they spend wherever the card is accepted (up to $999 each; the rest as gift cards), gift cards they pick, or a mix. See the gift cards
Everyone can add a photo
On US pools, each person can add one with their message, in the app or on the website after paying. You choose which ones to keep.
A KadoClip: the messages as a short video
Set to music, from $2.49 per recipient, or with the photos, from $3.99. You see the price before you choose.
Play the sample KadoClip from the messages
Play the sample KadoClip with photosThe KadoBook, free with every gift
Every message on its own page, with the names of the people who chipped in, kept in the app for two years.
A KadoPrint: the KadoClip, printed
The messages and photos you keep, printed and sent to each person you thank. You see its price, with shipping, in the app.
A KadoFrame: the poster
The photos everyone added, as one 18 × 24 in poster in the gift's style, with every name. Printed, rolled in a tube and sent to each person you thank. You see its price, with shipping, in the app.
Why KadoPool for Mother's Day
- Private by design. Nobody compares what each sibling gave.
- The card is built in. Every message goes in a KadoBook, free with every gift, and a KadoClip can turn the messages and photos into a short video.
- Everyone can join. People chip in from the link with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay: no app, no account. Family and friends abroad can chip in with their own card.
What it costs
Organizing is free. Each payment carries the card processing and KadoPool's 2% fee: about $1.53 on a $25 gift. You choose whether it comes out of the gift or is added on top. See pricing
Questions
When do they get the gift?
When you send it from the app, once the pool has closed. Set the closing date for the day before you want them to have it, and send it on the day. They don't need an account first: they get one e-mail with the gift and open it in the free KadoPool app.
Does Mom need the app?
Yes, on a phone or tablet (iPhone, iPad or Android), to open the gift: the e-mail with the gift shows her how to get the free KadoPool app. Someone in the family can help her set it up.
Can I keep it a surprise?
Yes, always: Mom hears nothing from KadoPool until you send the gift. Just share the link where Mom won't see it.
More questions
Can the kids chip in?
Everyone who chips in must be 18 or older. Younger kids can write their message with a grown-up who chips in.
Can people outside the US chip in?
Yes, from the link with their own card. It is charged in dollars and their bank converts it. Stripe charges 1.5% more for a card from outside the US, shown before they pay.
Start the Mother's Day gift
The whole family chips in from one link, and Mom chooses her gift.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera.