They opened theirs. Here’s what they said.
“The quality of my journal is excellent! I absolutely love the charms I added.”
Verified buyer“The delivery was fast and product is beautiful!!!! Love it”
Verified buyer“I’m excited for this to hold my memories... I can look back on when I’m 70.”
Verified buyer
Everyone has one person who writes things down and keeps the ticket stubs, the cards and the notes. This year, give her one place for all of it, in a cover she can carry for years.
She's the one with a pen in her purse. She keeps the ticket from the show, the card from her birthday and the note someone left on the counter, and most of it ends up in a drawer or a box. "I've been tossing it into one shoebox or other," one woman wrote in a comment in October. A candle would be lovely for a month. This is for the things she has been keeping all along.
The Momento is a cover with pages inside for what she writes, and a zipper organizer for what she keeps: the stub, the card, the photo from the fridge. Everything goes in the same cover, and the cover goes in her bag. "Finally have one place to organize my years worth of writings, momentous and photos," one customer wrote to us in October, spelling as written.
A bound notebook ends on its last page, and a candle burns down. Here, when an insert fills, she slides it out, keeps it, and slides in a refill, so the cover she unwraps this year is the one she is still carrying years from now. "I like that it can get as full as I want. There's no end," one woman told us by text in October. Refills start at $12, about 76 pages each, and the lifetime warranty covers the binding, the cover and the hardware.
A dated book given in December starts on January 1st and keeps count from then on. These pages have no printed dates, so she can start the day she unwraps it, or in March, or the next time something happens that she wants to keep. A busy month leaves nothing to catch up on. "I like the idea of not dated so I don't have to beat myself up if I miss some days," one woman told us by text in October.
Inside the bag are the cover, two 76-page inserts (one lined, one blank), a zipper organizer insert and the charm you choose for her, and US shipping is free. There is no gift box or ribbon, and a pen, extra refills, the grid and planner inserts and the Card Organizer are sold separately. The bag ties shut, so you can hand it over just as it comes.
The cover in the video is Mocha, a soft brown. There are eight covers in all, including Bordeaux, Midnight, Moss and Ochre, so you can choose the one that suits her. Then choose the charm that clips on, free with every Momento right now. That small choice is the part of the gift that says you were thinking of her. "I cannot wait to get this for my BFF. She is journaling fool," one woman wrote in a comment in October.
The Pocket cover is 4.25 x 6.89 in (108 x 175 mm), with pages of 90 x 163 mm. The Classic cover is 4.72 x 7.87 in (120 x 200 mm), with pages of 105 x 190 mm, and most people choose the Classic. If she already has inserts she loves, Traveler's Notebook Passport inserts fit both sizes, A6 and Hobonichi Weeks fit the Classic only, and A5, B6 and Traveler's Notebook Regular are too big for either. Mocha is $69 for the Pocket (was $138) and $89 for the Classic (was $178). Every Momento is 50% off right now, with a free charm, free US shipping and easy 100-day returns, and you can pay in installments with Shop Pay at checkout.
The complete starter kit. Your leather cover in the size and color you pick, two 76-page Daolin inserts (one lined, one blank), an organizer insert for cards, stamps, photos, or loose notes, and a linen travel bag. Restock Event adds a complimentary charm. Everything you need to start writing on day one.
A Moleskine is a notebook. You fill it, finish it, buy another. A Midori is a traveler's notebook system designed around buying inserts separately. Momento is the refillable cover plus a complete starter kit in one box, with US shipping and a lifetime warranty. Same cover, new pages, forever.
Pocket if you carry it daily and write in shorter sessions. Back pocket, jacket, small purse. Classic if you sit down to write. Letters, longer entries, sketching, planning. Pocket fits anywhere. Classic gives you room to breathe.
Pocket fits a back pocket, small purse, or jacket pocket. Classic is a bit larger than the size of a paperback and lives in a tote or purse.
Each insert has 76 pages of smooth, high-quality Daolin paper. It is fountain-pen friendly with minimal bleed-through and feathering, so it handles everything from a pencil or gel pen to a wet fountain nib beautifully.
Slide the used insert out, slide a new one in. Refills start at $12, about 76 pages each. Most customers set them on a 3-month cadence and stop thinking about it. Skip, pause, change cadence, or cancel from your account anytime. No phone calls, no retention scripts.
Binding failure, cover failure, and hardware like the grommets. If something structural breaks, we replace it for free immediately, no shipping fee.
Yes. Every Momento ships in a gift-ready linen bag, so you can hand it over as-is. It's our most-gifted product. If you're unsure on color, Bordeaux and Mocha are safe picks for someone whose taste you don't know well.
Try Momento for 100 days. If you don't fall in love, easy 100-day returns. Just email help@stillarchive.com and we'll take care of it.
Based on a survey of 3,000+ Momento buyers
87%
Stayed consistent longer
94%
Stopped reaching for their phone first
3.2 hrs
Fewer screen time per day
89%
Say it is the first journal they finished
Most of us have three of these already. Most of us stopped using all three within a month.
| Criteria | Momento | Your Notes app | Moleskine | Your last planner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still being used 6 months in | ||||
| Off the cloud. Into your hands. | ||||
| A separate space for each part of your lifeA separate space for each part of life | Sort of | |||
| Runs out? Keep the cover. Replace the pages. | Sort of | |||
| Feels like something you want to hold | ||||
| Backed for life |
This is the one you keep, because it keeps up with you.
