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
You don't have to sit on a cushion and empty your head. You can sit down with a page and follow one thought to the end of it.
You downloaded the app. You sat on the edge of the bed with your eyes closed, and by the third breath you were working out what to make for dinner and whether you ever called your sister back. So you decided you were bad at it. Nothing is wrong with how you're built. Some people need somewhere to put it first. "I have big emotions but no place to expend them," one woman wrote in a comment in September. A page is a place.
You can't write as fast as you think, so you have to choose which thought goes first. By the end of the line you've picked one and followed it a little way. It's just you, a pen and the next sentence, with no notifications and no timer. "there is something that happens in the physical act of putting pen to paper. I'm not sure what it is," one woman wrote in a comment in October. "Slowing down and putting thoughts on paper. It resonated with me," another told us by text the same month.
It arrives in a linen travel bag. Inside are the cover, two 76-page inserts (one lined, one blank), a zipper organizer insert and the charm you choose, and US shipping is free. The pen and everything else on the table in the video don't come with it. A pen, extra refills, the grid and planner inserts and the Card Organizer are sold separately.
The Pocket cover is 4.25 x 6.89 in (108 x 175 mm), with pages of 90 x 163 mm, and it goes in a bag or a purse so it's there wherever you end up sitting down. The Classic cover is 4.72 x 7.87 in (120 x 200 mm), with pages of 105 x 190 mm, for longer entries at a table. Will your own inserts fit? Traveler's Notebook Passport inserts fit both sizes. A6 and Hobonichi Weeks fit the Classic only. A5, B6 and Traveler's Notebook Regular are too big for either.
A dated page turns a skipped Tuesday into a blank box you have to look at. These pages have no printed dates. Sit down three nights in a row or once a month, and the next page is just the next page. "Journaling doesn't have to be pages and pages. Some days I'm grateful. Some days I hate life," one woman wrote in a comment in October. One line counts, and so does one bad mood.
The grocery list doesn't need to sit on the same page as the hard conversation you're still thinking about. Keep one insert for the day and another for the rest, side by side in one cover. When an insert fills, slide it out, keep it, and slide in a refill. Refills start at $12, about 76 pages each. If you've ever thought "it's paper and a pen, why would I pay that much," this is the difference: you buy the cover once. The lifetime warranty covers the binding, the cover and the hardware.
Choose from eight colors (the one in the video is Midnight), then clip on the charm you like. The Momento is 50% off right now: the Pocket from $69 (was $138) and the Classic from $89 (was $178). You can also pay in installments with Shop Pay at checkout. The charm is free, US shipping is free, and you have easy 100-day returns.
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.
