A Going-Away Gift For A Friend Who Is Moving
Print your texts with them as a book. It is the friendship so far, in order, and it is the one going-away gift that takes up less room than a mug.
What do you give a friend who is moving away?
Give them your conversation, printed as a book. Every text the two of you sent is set in order with each name beside it. It packs flat and it does not break in a moving truck.
Should it be from me or from the whole friend group?
From you if it is your texts, and from the group if it is the groupchat. A groupchat prints with each name beside its messages. Ask everyone in it first. The groupchat guide explains that part.
Should the book end on the day they leave?
It can, since you can make the book from a stretch of dates. Ending it on moving day gives it a last page. The texts you send after that are the start of the next one.
They leave in a week, so what can I give before then?
Give the digital edition or a gift card, since both arrive the same day. A printed book arrives about two weeks after you approve it, and no delivery date is promised. You can hand over a printed gift card now and the book follows them.
Can the book be mailed to their new address?
Yes, if the new address is in the US. US shipping is free, and the parcel has no prices on the slip. We ship within the US only for now, and the digital edition goes anywhere by email.
What do I write at the front?
Write the dedication as if you were signing a yearbook, but shorter. It prints on its own page at the front. The city they are leaving and the date are enough to start with.
What does it cost?
The paperback is $49 and the hardcover is $89. The digital edition by itself is $19. The long-distance guide is for after they have gone.
Related Guides
- A Gift For A Best Friend Who Has EverythingThe one thing they don't own: your conversation, printed.
- How To Print A Groupchat As A BookOne person exports it, by app. Everyone can have a copy.
- A Long-Distance Gift Made From Your TextsThe conversation itself, printed and delivered to their door.
- A book of your texts with your best friendThe book, for best friends.
If You Want It As A Book
After the move, most of the friendship will be texts anyway. This is the volume from when you lived in the same place. Or start with the free receipt.