Nation

Call Me Casanova

Between work distractions and confusing her with other women, it's easy to forget the plethora of occasions on which your girlfriend expects pointless baubles. Line up the gifts that'll keep you off the couch, with Call Me Casanova.

CMC lets you pre-order "thoughtful" goodies that'll be automatically sent to your special someone on important occasions, saving you from showing up clutching a bundle of parking-strip flowers and a Zagnut. Just choose your gifts (flowers, Zales jewelry, balloons, and gift baskets, in case you're dating a company), pop in shipping info and send-dates, then sit back and wait for reminders to take credit for being such a great guy. Also available're pre-written love notes stuffed in bottles, and romantic emails you can have sent up to 52 times a year -- allowing you to fulfill your dream of outsourcing 100% of your feelings.

Granted, CMC's site looks like someone missed a reminder to design it, but live chats with their staff are effective -- keeping her buried in perfect gifts for years to come, whether she's your girlfriend or not.

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