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
The nice one in the drawer isn't doing anyone any good. Here's a journal made to get used, what comes with it and what it costs.
Sam is a mountain guide. She writes hanging from a rope on a granite wall with nothing but cloud under her boots. In a blizzard on the ridge, hood up. On a rope bridge, with white cranes going by underneath. In a hut by lantern light, with two hikers leaning over to ask what it says. Her journal lives in a pack with a lot of wet rope.
It has never once been saved for anything.
You know the one. Somebody gave it to you, or you bought it on a good day, and it's too nice. The first page has to be worthy of it, so there's no first page. One woman told us by text in September, "I'm one of those people who doesn't start cuz I don't want to mess it up."
Think about what that's saving it for. A nice journal you never write in is a nice thing in a drawer, and whatever you'd have written this year is gone either way.
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.
Cross things out. Spill on it. Write three bad lines and hate them. There's no first page to ruin here, because there are no dates and no single book to ruin: the insert slides out and the cover doesn't care.
Nothing in it keeps score. Leave it for a month in the bottom of a bag, and the next page is just the next page.
The lifetime warranty covers the binding, the cover and the hardware. The pages slide out and new ones slide in. Refills start at $12, about 76 pages each. So the only part that wears out is the part you're supposed to use up.
One customer told us in a comment in September, "I have yet to go a day without carrying it." That's the idea. It doesn't have to be a cliff.
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 uses the good plates now. Choose your size and your charm. When it comes out of the bag, don't sit down at the desk. Take it to the car, the back steps or the line at the post office, and write one bad line. It stops being too nice right there.
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.
