Awful at remembering birthdays and choosing the right presents for kids?

I don’t know about you, but I'm rubbish at remembering people's birthdays, especially younger relatives who are not old enough to be on Facebook or bug me about adding their birthdays to Windows Calendar.

On the rare occasions that I do remember their birthday, I am then at a complete loss as to what to get as a present. It's a while since I was four years old, so I'm pretty out of touch with the must-have toys for boys or girls.

The Wicked Uncle web site is aimed at people like me. Not only can you get the site to send you an email reminder when a birthday is approaching, but the gifts they sell are divided up into useful sections, based on the age and gender of the kid you’re buying for. Wicked Uncle’s ambitious goal is to allow their users to choose and buy a gift around one minute after they have received the email reminder. When looking for a gift for my cousin’s fifth birthday, I clicked the link for 'Boys Aged 5' and was instantly presented with a page full of toys, all of which I'm sure he'd love.

Although it is no replacement for a carefully thought out present, www.wickeduncle.com is a great resource for last-minute panic-buying, or for inspiration when you’re stuck on a kid's present.