Endless coffee dates. Interminable instant messaging chats. "Maybe we'll hang out sometime." Lots of people who are "just looking". Nobody seems serious.

Don't you want to know who's really interested in you? Don't you want to set yourself apart? Buy My Affection is here to help.

In brief: Dating site users can add a Buy My Affection link to their profile, and get more than just a wink or a smile!

Why?

For gift givers, we let you set yourself apart from the crowd, and give a clear message ranging from curiosity to passionate devotion.

For gift recipients, we help you sort the ones who are serious from the ones who are just wasting your time. We completely assure your privacy, so there's no risk. Plus you get to keep the gift if it doesn't work out!

So here's a whirl-wind tour of our service.

Part 1 of the tour: Signing up

Signing up is easy and free. You tell us your email address, and pick a Buy My Affection user name. It's also best if you give us your address, though we can put that off until someone actually buys you something.

Say you pick the user name jennyjane. Then anyone can buy you a gift just by visiting our site and typing your name, or going straight to

http://buymyaffection.com/thanks/jennyjane

You can spread the name jennyjane around all you want -- people won't be able to trace your email address, telephone number, or postal address. We keep it secure. Put it on your MSN profile, weblog, home page, webcam site, dating site profile, in your email signature — anywhere! We'll even give you buttons to put on your site.

Part 2 of the tour: Shopping

When someone follows jennyjane's link into buymyaffection.com, we offer them a range of gift ideas, from simple greeting cards all the way up to a shiny new SUV. We'll, not an SUV yet but soon. All our gifts are tastefull, cool, and can be customized to suit the tastes of the giver and getter.

Here are three items from our catalogue:

Six Red Roses $69.00	Box of Chocolates II $30.00	Flower Greeting Card $10.00

We've got lots of selection, with more gift lines being added all the time.

Part 3 of the tour: Buying

Say you're shopping around for jennyjane, and you're ready to lay down your credit card to let your feelings be known. Here's what happens:

First, if we don't have the gift recipient's full address, or it looks old, we get in touch with them and ask for an update.

Second, we keep everyone's information private from end to end. From our gift delivery partners to our janitors, everyone is committed (and legally bound) to keeping personal information confidential.

Finally, your gift is delivered with Buy My Affection's return address, a gift card with your message on it, and instructions to the recipient on how to say "thanks for the gift". We make it possible for gift recipients to get back in touch with the people who sent the gift, securely and privately.

What happens next is up to you.

This concludes our tour. Now it's time to sign up and start getting some gifts!

If you need to know more, consult our questions and answers list, or contact customer support.