Birthdays
For mothers, oldest friends and nephews suddenly sixteen.
The Real-Ink Card Service
The art of remembering.
We keep every date that matters, suggest thoughtful gifts, and send a card written in real ink, sealed and stamped, to arrive before the day.
The Collections
For every occasion worth marking, from the milestones to the quiet anniversaries only you remember.
Weddings & Anniversaries
Love, remembered in ink, year after year.
Life’s Milestones
New babies, graduations, new posts, holidays, and yes, the dog’s birthday.
“A handwritten card says what a text message never could: I thought of you, and I took the time.”
Memberships
Choose your correspondence
Billed monthly. Unused cards roll over for a year. Pause or cancel whenever you wish.
Basic
For the essentials
$9per month
One card each month
- Date keeping & gentle reminders
- Three curated gift ideas per occasion
- A message composed for you
- Written in real ink, stamped & posted
- Unused cards roll over for a year
Standard
For family & dear friends
$19per month
Three cards each month
- Date keeping & gentle reminders
- Three curated gift ideas per occasion
- A message composed for you
- Written in real ink, stamped & posted
- Unused cards roll over for a year
Premium
For the social calendar
$29per month
Five cards each month
- Date keeping & gentle reminders
- Three curated gift ideas per occasion
- A message composed for you
- Written in real ink, stamped & posted
- Unused cards roll over for a year
Postage, reminders, gift ideas and the message itself — all included.
Occasions added fourteen days or more in advance are guaranteed to arrive on time.
Need more? Extra cards are $8 each — write to us with the details.
Membership
Get started
Review
Before we begin
With thanks
No membership needed
Just one card
Not every card has a date on the calendar. A thank-you, a note of sympathy, a few words for no reason at all. Tell us who it’s for and what you’d like to say, and we’ll write it in real ink and mail it within 7 business days.
$12, postage included
Send one cardSending cards often? A membership works out to less per card.
This season only
The Christmas List
Your Christmas list, handled. Send us the names; we write every card in real ink, address and stamp every envelope, and put them all in the post.
- i.Choose your list size and check out.
- ii.Send us your list. Your order confirmation email includes a simple template: names, addresses, your card style, one message for everyone, and a personal line for anyone you like. Just reply with it filled in.
- iii.We do the rest. Every card written in real ink, every envelope addressed and stamped, and all of them posted, with your return address.
Early bird: complete lists received by November 27 get one extra card, free.
Complete lists received by Friday, December 4 are guaranteed to arrive by Christmas.
Lists received December 5 through December 14 are mailed right away and likely to arrive by Christmas, but not guaranteed. After December 14, they go out as New Year’s cards.
Send us your list and we’ll write and post your cards right away, timed to arrive in the first days of the new year.
Members save 15% on the Christmas List. Your code is in your members’ email.
Give it as a gift
The gift of remembering
A Forget Me Not gift card, sent by email, that never expires. Perfect for the person who always means to send a card.
Use it for a Time Capsule, a Christmas List, extra cards, or the first month of a membership (monthly renewals after that go on the member’s own card).
The Time Capsule · from $19
A letter for their future.
Write to a child, a grandchild, or someone you love. We keep your letter safe, then write it in real ink and post it on the date you choose, up to ten years from now. A single purchase; no membership required.
- i.Write your card today
- ii.We keep your letter safe
- iii.Written in real ink and posted on the date you choose
The Time Capsule
Begin a Time Capsule
$19 for dates up to two years away, $29 for dates further out · a single purchase; no membership required.
Review
Before we seal it
The Time Capsule · $19 one-time
Kept safe
Your letter is safe with us.
Our Craft
Written with a real pen, in real ink — never printed. Sealed and stamped, and posted the old-fashioned way.
Real pen, real ink
Each message is written with a real pen in real ink, in a natural, flowing hand.
Real stamps
Posted the old-fashioned way, with postage always included.
Curated gifts
Two weeks ahead, three thoughtful ideas chosen for the person and the moment, ready for you to buy directly from the retailer.
Choose a membership and share the dates that matter. We send gentle reminders, curate three gift ideas two weeks ahead, compose a message, then write the card in real ink and post it with a real stamp to arrive before the day.
Occasions added fourteen days or more in advance are guaranteed to arrive on time. There are never rush fees.
Yours. Every card is signed exactly as you choose, and your return address goes on the envelope, so thank-you notes and replies come straight back to you.
Not yet. For now we mail within the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii and Washington, D.C. Write to us if you’d like to know when international cards arrive.
Yes. Extra cards beyond your plan are $8 each. Write to forgetmenotcardstore@gmail.com with the recipient, date and address, and we’ll send you a link to pay. The fourteen-day guarantee applies just the same.
Yes. Send One Card is $12, postage included, with nothing to join and nothing to cancel. It’s meant for the cards you can’t plan ahead for, like a thank-you, a sympathy note or a “thinking of you.” We write it in real ink and mail it within 7 business days. Because it goes out right away rather than on a schedule, it doesn’t carry our on-time arrival promise.
You don’t need to. Add the person through Add Your Dates and it comes out of your plan’s cards. If you’ve used your cards for the month, an extra card is $8, which is less than the single-card price.
They roll over. Every card stays yours for twelve months from the month it was added, so you can send two in March and eight in December. We always use your oldest cards first, and we’ll remind you before any are close to expiring. Need a little longer? Just ask, and we’ll extend them once by three months. If you cancel, cards you’ve already paid for stay yours to send until they expire.
We curate the ideas; you purchase your favorite directly from the retailer. We take care of the card.
Yes. Gift cards come in $25, $50 and $100, arrive by email, and never expire. They can be used for a Time Capsule, a Christmas List, extra cards, or the first month of a membership; after that, monthly renewals are charged to the member’s own card.
Of course. Memberships are billed monthly and may be paused or cancelled at any time. Just sign in to your account (the person icon at the top of the page) and choose your membership; no need to write to us. Cards you’ve already paid for stay yours to send for twelve months.
Yes. Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 4 this year. Add the date with “Holiday” as the occasion by November 16 and it’s guaranteed to arrive in time. For a whole list, write to us and we’ll set it up.
Choose 10 or 25 cards and check out. We’ll email you a simple template for your names, addresses, message and sign-off. Every card shares one message, and you may add a personal line for anyone; together they must fit within 450 characters. Your return address goes on every envelope, so replies come back to you. Complete lists received by Friday, December 4 are guaranteed to arrive by Christmas; lists in by November 27 get one extra card free. Lists received December 5 through December 14 are mailed right away and likely to arrive by Christmas, but not guaranteed. After December 14, they go out as New Year’s cards. More than 25 people? Write to us and we’ll set up a larger list.