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
Yours comes out of the bag with the pages already in it, so the only thing left to do is write today's date.
Every pocket is full, there are photos on the cover, and somebody clearly spent a Sunday on it. So you wonder what you'd actually be getting, and you aren't alone. "Are all the pockets full like in the picture/video?" one shopper asked in our October survey. Another asked, "what comes with the folder? or is it empty when I get it?" Neither of them wanted a craft project. They wanted a journal they could write in.
Your Momento arrives in a linen travel bag. Inside are the cover, two 76-page inserts (one lined, one blank) already in place, a zipper organizer insert and the one charm you choose, which clips on. US shipping is free. The clear organizer she shows, with card slots on one side and a zip pocket on the other, does come with it. The photo strips and the tube on the cover don't. Pens, extra refills, the grid and planner inserts and the Card Organizer are sold separately.
Both inserts are already under the elastic when it arrives. Take it out of the bag, clip on your charm, and open to the first page. There's nothing to punch, thread or glue. In the video she says the same thing: it arrives ready to write in, and this is the only setup you'll ever do. The lifetime warranty covers the binding, the cover and the hardware.
"Looking for actual measurements size!!!! NOT 'fits in a pocket'!!!!" one shopper told us in October, and that's fair. The Pocket cover is 4.25 x 6.89 in (108 x 175 mm), with pages of 90 x 163 mm, and it fits in a small purse. 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. If you already own inserts, A6 and Hobonichi Weeks fit the Classic only, and A5, B6 and Traveler's Notebook Regular fit neither.
If it stays in the bag until after the holidays, nothing is lost. A dated book would have thrown away those weeks before you ever opened it. These pages have no printed dates, so the first page is whenever you get to it. Miss a month later on, and the next page is still just the next page. One line counts.
"I love the patches I never thought about doing that to a journal," someone wrote on Facebook in July. If that's you, the kraft insert covers and the pockets are yours to fill with whatever you've saved. If it isn't, a plain cover and a clean page work just as well. The cover holds 5 to 6 inserts at once, and refills start at $12, about 76 pages each, so it can grow when you want it to.
There are eight colors to choose from, and the Lacy in the video is the one with the lace pattern. The Momento is 50% off right now: the Pocket from $69 (was $138) and the Classic from $89 (was $178). The cream cover with the lace pattern in the video is the Lacy, which is $119 for the Pocket and $138 for the Classic right now. The charm is free, US shipping is free, and you have easy 100-day returns. It's also ready to hand over as a gift, since the linen bag comes with it.
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.
