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
Start writing about an ordinary day and things come up that you haven't thought about in years. It's like digging into your own past.
It comes on in the grocery store and you're seventeen, in somebody's car, and you can remember what the seats smelled like. You didn't know any of that was still in there. A pen can do the same thing, except that you get to pick the day. You start writing about one ordinary afternoon, and the next thing you know you're somewhere you haven't been in forty years.
You can type all day and nothing comes up, because a keyboard is built for getting things done. Writing by hand is slower, and that's the room the rest of it needs. "there is something that happens in the physical act of putting pen to paper. I'm not sure what it is," someone wrote under one of our ads in October. It sounds woo-woo until you try it for ten minutes.
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 photo strip, the name card, the pen and the handwriting in the video don't come with it. Pens, 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 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.
Memories don't come in order, and a dated book wants them to. These pages have no printed dates, so 1974 can sit right next to yesterday, and you can skip a month without anything looking wrong. There's nothing to keep up with. Write the one thing you remember, and if that's one line, then one line counts.
"it is fun to see my life on paper at any given year," someone wrote under one of our ads in September. Another person wrote that the reason to do it is to "Go back later on to read where I was at in the moment." When an insert fills, slide it out, keep it, and slide in a fresh one, so they stand together on a shelf, all one size. Refills start at $12, about 76 pages each, and the lifetime warranty covers the binding, the cover and the hardware.
The Lacy in the video has a lace pattern on a cream cover, and there are seven other colors to choose from if that one isn't you. You 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). 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.
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.
