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Wife

Funny gifts for a wife

The funny gift for a wife that works is the one that proves you’ve been listening. One photo and a few true things about her become a printed picture book for adults where she’s the main character.

A full-color picture book, bound, about her. The computer did the hands.

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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

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 a funny gift for a wife that isn’t at her expense?

Keep the details kind. Her face is drawn correctly; everything around it is drawn badly on purpose. The text is written from the details you send us.

Can it be romantic too?

We write the dedication. The sign-off under it is yours, printed exactly as you type it. Everything else is a gag book.

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 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.

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.

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