Posted to their door, or sent to their phone in the next minute
A coupon book for when you can't be there
Long distance makes gift-giving oddly difficult. Posting anything is slow and expensive, and half of what you'd want to give is the thing you can't: being in the same room.
A book of promises gets around both problems, and you can choose how it lands. Give the shipping address as theirs and the hardback goes straight to them, printed and bound to order — no trip to the post office at your end. Or send the digital book, which arrives the second you send the code.
Either way the promises can be written for the distance: calls that don't get cut short, a film watched at the same time, and the ones saved up for whenever you're next in the same place.
$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.
Promise ideas for long distance
- I'll stay up for your morningTime zones are my problem
- First night when I landYours. No plans with anyone else.
- A playlist, made properlyNot shuffled. Sequenced.
- Redeem on arrival: one day offWe don't leave the flat
- Photo of something ordinaryWhenever you ask. Any day.
- I'll book the next flightYou pick the weekend
- The 3am call, allowedAny night. Always answered.
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
- Stack your promises. Pick from the ideas above or write your own.
- Wrap it. Choose a cover, sign a note, and we seal it behind a secret code.
- Send the code. They open it, redeem promises whenever, and mark each one kept.
Questions
What can you give someone far away?
The things distance takes away: unhurried attention, shared time made deliberate, and something concrete to look forward to when you're next together. A coupon book holds all three and needs no postage.
Does it work across time zones?
There's nothing time-sensitive in it. They open it whenever they wake up and redeem promises whenever they like.
How do I send it to them?
You get a link and a secret code. Send either however you already talk — message, email, or read the code out on a call.
Coupon books for other occasions
- Valentine's DayA hardback they can hold · the digital one comes with it
- AnniversaryPaper, cotton, whatever year you're on — this one is bound in boards
- BirthdayFor the person who says they don't want anything and means it
- Mother's DayShe doesn't want another candle. She wants you to call more.
- Father's DayHe has enough socks. He does not have a free Saturday with you in it.
- ChristmasSmall to give, big to receive, and nothing to put in the bin on Boxing Day
A coupon book for when you can't be there
Start your book →Making one for something else? Start from scratch or see how it works.
