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Boss

Funny gifts for a boss

A gift for a boss is a calculated risk. Keep the details specific and kind. One photo and a few true things you send become a printed picture book for adults starring them.

Their face, correctly drawn. Their hands did not make it through the review.

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A hand in a suit cuff taps a gold wristwatch whose face reads NOW, over a desk with a BOSS nameplate and a desk bell

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

Is it okay to give a boss a gag gift?

Only if they’d laugh and you’d like to keep your job. Read the sample pages first and picture them opening it in front of the team.

What about a group gift from the team?

One book is one order and one shipping address. Agree on the details first, because the book is written from them.

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

A gold watch in a velvet box, presented by a hand with six fingers; the watch hands are tiny hands

Retirements

Thirty years of loyal service. Finally, some recognition.

Blame: coming soon

All occasions

More people to apologize to

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”

Best friend

You’ve been saving these stories for years. Here’s somewhere to put them.

A hand rests on a thermostat locked inside a clear plastic box, the key hanging from one finger

Dad

He said not to get him anything. This is nothing, bound.

A hand opens a butter tub full of thread, buttons and pins, beside a cookie tin full of sewing supplies

Mom

She’ll show it to her friends, her neighbors and the pharmacist.

Everyone else

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

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

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