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Paper, cotton, whatever year you're on — this one is bound in boards

An anniversary gift that lasts the whole next year

By a certain number of anniversaries, the good gifts stop being things. You already have the things. What's scarcer is an unhurried Saturday, or a week where they don't have to think about dinner.

A book of promises turns that into something you can actually hand over — bound as a landscape hardback, one promise to a page, each a small appointment with you that has already been agreed. It goes on the shelf with the other years rather than into a drawer.

The digital version is included, so it works the same evening if the post won't make the date.

$44.99 — a real hardback, posted. Printed and bound to order in landscape boards, one promise to a page, despatched within 10 days. The digital book is included, so you can send the code the moment you pay.

Make the book →or send a digital one from free · no account, either side

Promise ideas for an anniversary

Admit one promiseNº 01
A weekend with no plansWe go where the car points
NO EXPIRY · NON-TRANSFERABLE · PINKY SEALED
Admit one promiseNº 02
Dinner, cooked properlyNot pasta. Something with steps.
NO EXPIRY · NON-TRANSFERABLE · PINKY SEALED
Admit one promiseNº 03
Recreate our first dateSame place if it still exists
NO EXPIRY · NON-TRANSFERABLE · PINKY SEALED
  • A whole day off dutyI'll handle everyone and everything
  • One slow morningNowhere to be until noon
  • The thing you keep mentioningI was listening. Let's book it.
  • A phone-free eveningBoth of us. Yes, both.
  • You pick, I don't flinchRestaurant, film, holiday — your call
  • An unreasonable lie-inRedeem any weekend
  • I'll say it more oftenOut loud. Unprompted.

All of these are editable, and you can write your own instead — start a book and change every word. There are ninety more promise ideas sorted by who they are for.

How it works

  1. Stack your promises. Pick from the ideas above or write your own.
  2. Wrap it. Choose a cover, sign a note, and we seal it behind a secret code.
  3. Send the code. They open it, redeem promises whenever, and mark each one kept.

Questions

What's a good anniversary gift that isn't an object?

Time, mostly — and the specific kind. A promised weekend with no plans, a dinner that takes real effort, a day where they're off duty entirely. Written down and dated, those become something to look forward to rather than something you meant to do.

How many promises should an anniversary book have?

One a month is a good shape — twelve gives them something all year without either of you losing track. A free book holds three; premium holds up to twenty.

Can we both make one for each other?

People do, and it's a good ritual. Each of you builds one, you swap codes, and you find out what the other has been quietly hoping for.

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An anniversary gift that lasts the whole next year

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