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Boyfriend

Funny gifts for a boyfriend

The funny gift that works for a boyfriend is the one he’d never buy and can’t return: a printed picture book for adults with him in it, made from one photo and a few true things you send us.

His face, drawn correctly. Everything else, deliberately not.

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A hand holds out a single red rose wrapped in a gas-station receipt, its price sticker still on; the other hand keeps hold of a game controller

The book to blame

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A sample spread

GUESTS! Neighbors, the mailman and a man from the HOA gather around Steve’s woodpile.

People on the street come to see Steve’s wood.

Barb next door watches it from her kitchen window every Saturday, coffee in hand.

“I could watch him handle that all day,” says Barb.

The man from the HOA has sent two letters about how big it is. Steve keeps it up anyway.

Steve Has Morning Wood, pages 14–15. 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 a good gag gift for a boyfriend?

One built out of the details only you have. Send the photo and the things his friends already tease him about, and the book is written around them.

Which book suits him?

The one that sounds like him. Every book has its own page with sample pages on it, which is the fastest way to decide.

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

More people to apologize to

Two arms carry every grocery bag at once, more than a dozen of them hanging from the wrists and forearms

Husband

He has everything he needs and nothing he wants. This is neither.

A hand reaches into a handbag packed with a first-aid kit, a sewing kit, a stapler, an umbrella, a flashlight, a potted plant and snacks, and pulls out one bandage

Wife

Her face, drawn correctly. Her hands, a separate matter.

A hand reaches over a cubicle wall for a red stapler that is chained and padlocked to the desk

Coworker

Nobody needs another mug. There is, however, no mug with their face on it.

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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