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
In a game, you'd never walk past the good stuff. Here's how one line keeps it, what comes in the box and what it costs.
Juno lives in a spring village where every small good thing has a sparkle on it. The calico cat on the fence post. The frog on the lily pad. The bluebird that lands right next to her on the bench. If you've ever played one of those cozy games, you know you'd never walk past a sparkle. You'd go get it. That's the whole game.
Juno sat on the bench, looking at her phone.
The good parts of your day look like everything else. What the cashier said. The first warm morning. The neighbor's kid waving at the garbage truck. By dinner they're gone, and you couldn't name one if somebody asked.
One woman texted us in October what hers is for: "Life. Nothing specific like travel just everyday." That's the right answer. A line in a journal is how you pick one up.
It arrives in a linen travel bag. Inside: the premium leather cover, two 76-page inserts (one lined, one blank), a clear zipper organizer insert for the tickets and notes you want to hold onto, and the charm you choose. US shipping is free.
Not in the box: a pen, the clips, the ribbon, the stickers and the extra charms you see in the video. Grid and planner inserts are sold separately.
A clear zip pocket comes with every Momento, for the real ones: the ticket, the pressed flower, the fortune from the cookie. One woman told us in a comment in October what she keeps: "I collect meaningful quotes, little photos that catch my fancy, appointment cards...feathers I find."
Another had been "tossing it into one shoebox or other." This is a better shoebox, and it comes with you.
Apps count your days and make you feel bad about the gap. A Momento has no dates printed in it, so nothing resets. Skip a week and you still have everything you collected, and the next page is just the next page.
When the pages are used up, the insert slides out and a new one slides in. Refills start at $12, about 76 pages each. You keep the same cover, so the game keeps its save file. The lifetime warranty covers the binding, the cover and the hardware.
The Pocket cover is 4.25 x 6.89 in (108 x 175 mm), with pages of 90 x 163 mm. It's the one to carry, in a purse or a jacket pocket. The Classic is 4.72 x 7.87 in (120 x 200 mm), with pages of 105 x 190 mm. That's the one 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 and B6 are too big for either.
The Momento is 50% off right now: the Pocket from $69 and the Classic from $89. The charm is free, US shipping is free, and you have easy 100-day returns.
You're the kind of person who notices the frog, once you look up. Choose your size and your charm. When it comes out of the bag, write down one good thing from today, however small, before you go to bed.
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.
