Best friend

Funny gifts for a best friend

A best friend is the easiest person to make one of these for, because you already have the material. Send one photo and the things everyone teases them about, and we print the book.

Their friends know the story. Now it’s in print.

Make their book

A hand in rings slides a tray of eight bright shots with paper umbrellas toward a hand holding a glass of water; the napkin reads “just one”

The book to blame

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A sample spread

TEN! Little Denise holds up a phone full of thumbs-up replies and a label-tape checklist of the family.

Ten thousand steps!

Denise tells the family.

The family says well done.

Denise counts who said well done.

Ten Little Fingers: Denise’s First Counting Book, pages 24–25. Finished art, printed as drawn.

How it works

  1. A hand drops a printed photo into the slop machine’s hopper.

    Feed it one photo.

  2. The slop machine shakes and steams, rivets popping off.

    It does its thing.

  3. A finished picture book pops out of the slop machine’s chute.

    A real book comes out.

The whole process

Questions

What’s the funniest gift for a best friend?

The one with the detail nobody else would know. Specific beats rude every time.

Which occasion?

Any of them. Birthdays and bachelor parties come up most, and both have their own pages.

How does it work, and what do you need from me?

You pick the book, send one clear photo of them and a few true things about them. We write and illustrate the book from that. You must confirm they’re an adult (18 or older), they’re willing to star in a gag book, and you have permission to share their photo.

Will it arrive in time?

We print and bind the book after you order it, so it isn’t instant — and we won’t promise a date here that we can’t keep for your address. Order with room to spare. If the day is close, write to hello@hellosorry.com first and we’ll tell you honestly whether it can make it.

The days this comes up

All occasions

Somebody you love deserves this. We’re so sorry.

One photo. One real book. A lifetime of them bringing it up at dinner.

Make their book

From $19.99 · Character redraws: free, up to six a day · Digital copy with every printed book