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virtual birthday gift

a virtual birthday gift,
unwrapped on the day.

A virtual birthday gift for someone you can't hand a present to: a link they open on their birthday to your photos, your voice, a jar of reasons and coupons for real treats you make good on.

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$1.02 once, per card. No subscription, nothing renews. Photos, a video or a voice note are included. They need no app and no account.

Next: write it and see it first, no account needed. You sign up and pay only when you send it.

A digital card, opening on their phone

Open a little surprise.

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Illustrated stories

Your moment, drawn as a story.

Tell us who it is for and why. We write a short picture book about you two, draw every scene, compose its music, and it plays before your message.

How stories work

Choose how it opens

Prefer an illustrated card? Pick a paper-craft scene and an envelope to open.

  • Balloons
  • Flowers on a table
  • Christmas star

What is inside a digital birthday gift

A card says happy birthday. A gift gives them something to do, and something to keep.

  • Coupons they redeem

    Breakfast in bed, a long drive, the movie pick. Each one works once, and you get an email so you keep your word.

  • A jar of reasons

    Folded chits they pull out one by one, each a reason they matter to you.

  • Your voice and your photos

    Up to twelve photos and a video or a voice note. Sing to them if you dare.

  • A quiz and a jigsaw

    Questions about the two of you, and one of your photos to put back together.

Notes to go with the gift

The line they read before they open the coupons. Copy one and make it yours.

  • A partner far away

    I can't hand you a present this year, so here are a few I'll deliver in person. Redeem them whenever you like. Happy birthday.

    Make it yours: Name the first coupon you will make good on.

  • A best friend in another city

    Your present is in here: a few coupons, no expiry dates, and one photo of you that I refuse to delete. Happy birthday.

  • Dad

    Happy birthday, Papa. Inside are a few promises, starting with a whole Sunday of cricket and no phone from me.

    Make it yours: Swap the cricket for how he likes his Sundays.

  • Mum

    Happy birthday, Amma. This year the gift is time: every coupon in here is a day or an evening with me, your choice.

  • A brother or sister

    I owe you about a hundred favours, so here are the first few in writing, so you can hold me to them. Happy birthday.

    Make it yours: Make one coupon the favour they always ask for.

  • Someone new

    It's your first birthday since we met. I didn't know what to get you, so I made you this, and every reason in the jar is true.

  • Short

    Happy birthday. Open everything. Then call me.

Questions

Is it a present or a card?
A digital birthday gift: nothing is posted, and the coupons are promises you keep in person. For something to unwrap as well, print its QR code on the tag of a real present. Birthday QR codes
Can it open on their birthday?
Yes. Once it is unlocked, choose the day and time, and the link shows a countdown until then. A surprise link that opens at midnight
Can a few of us give it together?
Yes. Share an invite link and each friend adds a message and a photo. In India, add your UPI ID and they can chip in for a present, straight to you. Group cards
Can they thank me?
Yes, with a heart, a line or a voice note. It comes to you by email, and only you see it.
Does it reach someone abroad?
Yes. It is a link, so it opens on any phone or computer, in any country, with no app and no account.
Is it free?
Making and previewing a card is free, and only you can see it. You pay once per card when you unlock it to send.

More on digital greeting cards, or send a handwritten birthday card by post.

Something else in mind? a digital birthday card, a birthday website or a birthday surprise link.

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