Abstract: Methods and systems for electronically pending orders for items that can be selected from online catalogs owned by e-vendors whose primary order entry, procurement and fulfillment systems are driven by industry standard real time and immediate order fulfillment processes. The present invention provides methods and systems for selecting items in the present for future fulfillment and delivery to a specific recipient for a specific event or occasion, but requiring no further involvement from the purchaser once the initial transaction has been created at some time prior to the desired fulfillment date. In one method, items are selected for pending, and transaction information obtained, while the purchaser is browsing from approved affiliated e-vendors' electronic catalogs. The pended transaction identifier information can be stored in an order pending database and subsequently monitored until pre-defined actions get scheduled for execution.