"What do you want for Christmas?" my Mom starts asking in October.

Being that I'm in my 30's with two small children, I never seem to have a good answer anymore. Things that I really need I pick up over the course of the year. Christmas is all about my daughters now, so when the holidays roll around my thoughts are geared towards them.

Of course, I am my mother's child so she keeps asking and asking... and asking and asking. If only there was a way to easily capture the items that I come across that would make good gifts. This is where Kaboodle comes in. Unlike traditional wish list sites where you have to go to the site, log-in and make lists through traditional forms, Kaboodle lets you strike while the proverbial iron is hot; a simple click of a button while on a product page instantly adds that product to a wish list. Perfect for Mom.

Once you click the Kaboodle button in your browser the page automatically advances to a Kaboodle page that enables you to verify the information (photo, description, price) captured to your list. A quick save of that information quickly sends you back to the product page and allows you to continue shopping right where you left off. No pop-ups, no new windows, the subtlest of disruption to your shopping experience.

Once you have your lists, you can then partake in all of the standard Web 2.0 social fare; share your lists, publish RSS feeds of your lists, view related lists so that if you share an interest in the same product as someone else, you can peruse their list to see similar items they like but you're not aware of, add contacts, view popular items, etc, etc...

The key ingredient to the stellar user experience Kaboodle offers is, in my opinion, the browser toolbar buttons. With the click of a button you can add Kaboodle buttons to your Firefox browser toolbar. This ensures that no matter what site you're on, adding an item to Kaboodle is just a click away.

Give it a try!