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
Every December the list gets longer and your name stays off it. This year, one thing on it can be just for you, and it's something you'll carry for years.
There's the teacher gift, the neighbor gift and something for your sister's husband, who is impossible to shop for. You add to the list every few days. By the 20th you've thought about everyone on it for weeks, and nobody has thought about you that carefully. Most of us don't mind. Some years, though, it's nice to be on the list.
When we surveyed shoppers in October, nine in ten said the journal was for them. "Today is my birthday and this is my birthday present to myself!!!" one woman texted us that month. Another wrote in a comment, "It is the best thing I ever treated myself too." A journal is a hard thing to hope someone else chooses for you anyway, because only you know the color you love and the size that fits your bag.
A dated journal turns one busy week into a row of empty boxes, and that is usually the moment a nice one gets put away for good. These pages have no printed dates. You can write three pages after a trip and nothing for a month after that, and the next page is still just the next page. "I like the idea of not dated so I don't have to beat myself up if I miss some days," one woman texted us in October. One line counts, and so does a month off.
A notebook ends on its last page, and then you start over somewhere else. Here, you slide the full insert out, keep it on a shelf with the others, and slide a fresh one in, so the cover you start with is the one you are still carrying years from now. Refills start at $12, about 76 pages each, and there are lined, blank, grid and planner inserts in both sizes.
Your Momento arrives in a linen travel bag with the cover, two 76-page inserts (one lined, one blank) already in place, a zipper organizer insert and one charm you choose, which clips on. US shipping is free. The ribbon in the ad isn't included. Extra refills, planner inserts, pens and more charms 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 slips into a 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.
The lifetime warranty covers the binding, the cover and the hardware like the grommets, and any of them is replaced free if it fails. There are easy 100-day returns. For Black Friday the Momento is 60% off, and the charm is free. The cover in the ad is Bordeaux, and there are seven other colors.
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.
