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He has enough socks. He does not have a free Saturday with you in it.

A Father's Day coupon book instead of another mug

Dads are famously difficult to buy for, largely because most of them stopped wanting objects some time ago. What tends to land is time and competence: a hand with the job he's been circling for months, an afternoon doing the thing he likes that nobody else will do with him.

A printed book makes those specific and hard to wave away. It's a landscape hardback, one promise to a page, with a line on the back of each to sign the day it's kept — so the book fills in as he uses it.

He can redeem them whenever he wants, which also solves the problem of him insisting he doesn't need anything.

$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

Father's Day is usually the third Sunday in June in the UK and US; other countries vary.

Promise ideas for Father's Day

Admit one promiseNº 01
A hand with the big jobYou supervise. I lift.
NO EXPIRY · NON-TRANSFERABLE · PINKY SEALED
Admit one promiseNº 02
The match, in personI'll get the tickets
NO EXPIRY · NON-TRANSFERABLE · PINKY SEALED
Admit one promiseNº 03
I'll watch your programmeAll of it. No phone.
NO EXPIRY · NON-TRANSFERABLE · PINKY SEALED
  • One long walkYour route, your pace
  • Car sorted, not by youService, tyres, the lot
  • Teach me the thingHowever long it takes
  • A proper pint, unhurriedNo looking at the time
  • Tech support, no sighingI will not be short with you
  • Sunday lunch, my treatYou're not paying. Don't argue.
  • I'll ring more oftenNot just when I need something

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 do you put in a Father's Day coupon book?

Shared time and practical help. An afternoon on the job he can't do alone, a walk at his pace, tech support delivered without impatience. The last one is more valuable than it sounds.

Is this a good gift from a young child?

It works well, because a child's promises are the funniest and the most sincere at once. There are kid-appropriate ideas ready to pick from.

How many promises should I include?

Three is plenty for a free book and reads as considered rather than thin. If you want one for every month, premium holds up to twenty.

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A Father's Day coupon book instead of another mug

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