I find Amazon's wish-lists very useful. I can easily record the things I want and share it with others such on Facebook.  In this way, when my birthday is comes, people can see my wish list and they might get me a little something from it  So if you do not have an Amazon account, create one to start a list and guide people to what you want. Then, head over to your Amazon wish list settings to set up delivery address. Now, start adding to your list and publish it on your social sites. Lastly, be patient, it takes time. Your Birthday is only once a year.

Here is my wish list. :-)