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Husband

Funny gifts for a husband

A funny gift for a husband lands when it’s specific: his face, his habits, his own words, printed and bound. Send one photo and a few true things about him and that’s what arrives.

A book he can’t order himself, because it needs somebody who knows him.

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

The book to blame

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A sample spread

SO BIG! Steve shows a delivery driver an enormous oak log on his woodpile.

Steve’s wood is the biggest on the street.

The delivery driver stopped his truck to look at it.

“I have never seen one that long,” said the driver.

Steve said it was oak. It does not get much harder than that.

Steve Has Morning Wood, pages 6–7. 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 do you get a husband who buys everything himself?

Something he can’t order. A book about him only exists once somebody who knows him fills in the details.

Is it an anniversary gift or a birthday gift?

Both days come up, and each has its own page with the questions people ask about it.

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

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.

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

Boss

A book about the person who signs your reviews. Read it twice before you order.

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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