Text Messages for Mental Health Check-ins: The Do’s and Don’ts
How you reach out matters. These tips will help you craft caring & supportive text messages so you can be there for the ones that need you
If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a check-in text, you know just how helpful they can be. It doesn’t magically lift the burden of whatever you’re going through, but just knowing that someone cares enough to reach out provides some much-needed peace of mind—even if you’re not ready to talk yet.
That’s why text messages are such ...
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How to Backup and Search iPhone Text Messages
Plus: Pros and Cons for 5 Methods for iPhone Message Download and Backups
Searching for old messages on your iPhone is a lot like looking for a needle in a haystack.
But without a backup to search through, that haystack is more like a haymountain.
You’re either stuck endlessly scrolling up in your message threads or typing random keywords into the search bar, hoping to get lucky.
And while these methods do so...
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How to Share Photos & Memories from Your Recent Trip (Group Edition)
Easily organize & share group texts & photos from your vacation with these simple tips
From hatching the idea in the group chat to bringing it to life, every moment of your vacation deserves to be remembered. Capturing these memories allows us to relive them again and again and share them with the friends and loved ones we experienced them with.
But if you’ve ever been a part of one of these group threads, you know what usu...
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Graduation Gifts to Delight Students of Any Age
Celebrate your favorite student’s success with these unique & creative graduation gift ideas
High school and college make up the defining years of our lives.
In those halls, classrooms, and dorms, students go from who they were as teens to who they want to be. And when they graduate, a thoughtful gift is the perfect way to celebrate their hard work and pursuit of knowledge.
But finding the right gift to honor them and expres...
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Saving Text Messages From A Loved One Who Passed Away
Learn how to memorialize & relive your most precious text conversations with dearly-departed loved ones
You shared unforgettable memories, they taught you things that will stick with you forever, and they impacted your life like no one else could.
There are no words to describe what it’s like to grieve someone who held a special place in your heart. And once they’re gone, every piece of themselves they left behind—no matter how small—is pricele...
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Good Conversation Starters & Prompts for Text Messaging
Nervous about sending the first message? Break the ice and spark deeper chats with our text conversation starters.
Need help getting that text conversation started? You’re not alone.
In today’s world, it’s not uncommon to start conversations in DMs on social media and then move to text messaging or other chat platforms.
Whether you’re online dating or a friendly conversation turned into a professional opportunity, there are tons of scenarios where it’...
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Gifts for Mom: A Guide for Mother’s Day 2023
Get that “WOW” reaction you’re looking for this year with these unique, creatively-inspired Mother’s Day gift ideas
Sometimes it can be hard to pick out the perfect gift for mom. You want to get something that makes an impact and feels special. Many modern-day moms are fortunate to have most things that they want within arms’ reach. A quick click, tap, or reminder to a voice assistant is all it takes to stock up on their necessities.
While convenience is ...
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Turn Text Messages Into Bound Books or Digital eBooks (PDFs)
Comparing benefits of Keepster printed vs. PDF eBooks as gifts
Looking to turn your most sacred text messages into a printed or digital book? Keepster is giving you the ultimate “how-to” guide in finding the right book solution for you.
Comparing Printed vs. Digital eBooks (PDF)
Benefits of Printed Text Message Books for Gifts
A Physical Reminder
If you are someone who likes the tangibl...
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How To Make a Book that Showcases the Pictures and Messages That Mean Most to You
Tips for crafting custom stories from messages and photos you’ve sent in-real-life (IRL).
Making a book that showcases the pictures and messages that mean most to you
When you're creating a custom book, think about those special events and moments that you can always look back and reminisce about. The special part about custom books is that they can bring you back to a moment in time, like a time capsule. There’s no better portal ...
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A Personalized Storybook for the #1 Mom
Turn the stories of the wonderful women in your life into a unique, custom gift this Mother’s Day
Making a Personalized Gift for Mom with Keepster
Yes, you could always get the moms in your life some flowers and a heartfelt card this Mother’s Day…
But if these are your go-to gifts, they can start to feel a bit stale over the years.
If you’re looking for a personalized gift for mom—something truly thoughtful that she’ll cherish for ...
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Gen Z is Turning Love Chats into Books
Modern Tips for Romance Online
Take your love chats to the next level this Valentine’s Day with these Generation Z inspired tips for your online romance. Learn some key strategies so you can secure the best gifts to convey the depths of your admiration. Tell the one you love just how much you truly care about them and the memories that you’ve shared together.
In order for ...
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Resolution Hacks: Reflect on Milestones and Set Intentions via Text Messages
Tips to Create Digital Vision Boards for Better Results
A common practice during the new year is making plans to change habits or reflecting on ways to better an aspect of your personal life. These goals or changes are known as “New Year Resolutions”, we all make them each and every year. Maybe it’s to stay in shape or to be more patient. Did you know that you can give a gift to someone who is tr...
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How To Make the Best “First Valentine’s Day Gift” for Your Partner
Tips for crafting custom stories from messages and photos you’ve sent in-real-life (IRL).
When you’ve just started dating someone and you’ve only been with them for a short time, figuring out the best Valentine's Day gift can be very stressful. You don’t want to overdo it, and you don’t want to underwhelm them, either. It seems like you can waste hours just trying to come up with the best DIY gift for your first Valentine’s Day...
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Valentine’s Day Gift Messaging Book for Your Romantic Partner
Tell the Story of Your Love this Valentine’s Day
Do you have a unique love story to tell with your partner? You can now tell the story of your love this Valentine’s Day with the help of Keepster custom text messaging books. Let us help you paint the perfect storybook through messages and photos that have been a staple to your blossoming romance.
Break free from the easy conventions of the ...
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Keepster Helps You Generate Ideas for Your own Customized Book
Fun Tips for Creating a Customized Book with Text Messages
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Using Keepster Can Help You in Creating Your Customized Book
Feeling a little stressed or stumped trying to create your own customized book idea? You’ve come to the right place. We've come up with a list of ways you can get your creative juices flowing and slip right into the groove of making your own personal, customized book. C...
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How To Write a Love Letter Using Keepster
Tips for Writing the Ultimate Love Letter Inspired by your Text Message History
Get Inspired to Write the Ultimate Love Letter
Writing a love letter is one of the most common traditions since the invention of ink on parchment. A love letter symbolizes much more than words, it is a way in which to commemorate your love and show adoration for all the things that they do for you.
Keepster wants to help you craf...
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Create the Ultimate Gift for Book Lovers: Make a Custom Book
Book Lover’s Gift Idea: A Custom Book Based on Personal Messages
If you’re looking for a great, unique gift for the book lover in your life this holiday season, it might be time to create a custom book! Write a book yourself using Keepster and deliver the ultimate, unforgettable gift.
Book lovers can be hard to shop for, you never know what they’ve just finished reading. You may not keep up with the...
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Give A Gift of the Messages that Mean the Most
Create a Custom Storybook with Keepster
The best gifts are those that stay with you. There’s a reason our refrigerators and walls end up covered with kindergarten art, calendars that feature aunts' faces, and gobs of great holiday photos.
Keepster ups the gift-giving-game by helping you create custom gifts that mean the most. Keepster’s personalized books allow you to turn your bes...
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Tyler’s Engagement Story with Keepster
Unique, Creative Engagement Idea: A Custom Proposal Book
We get excited every time a customer shares a story about the impact that a Keepster book made. Today, we're here to share how Tyler N. used Keepster for the ultimate unique engagement proposal idea. He created the cutest custom book based on his romantic text message history. The book was designed as an unforgettable tool to help him pop the ...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2022: The Best Personalized Gifts
How to Be More Thoughtful this Holiday Season for Anyone on Your List
In a day when just about anyone can get nearly anything just from whispering a wish into their smart speaker, it’s the thoughtfulness of gift-giving that counts. At Keepster, we know that gifts of the heart are at the heart of the holidays, so we’ve assembled a list of our favorite personalized gifts to give during the holiday season. This year,...
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Keepster Wedding Books Featured on Style Me Pretty
Unique Ideas for Custom Wedding Album
We have always been huge fans of the Style Me Pretty site and were so honored to have them review Keepster and the experience with our app to make a custom wedding album and memory book, based on text messages and photos, making a special love story last forever.
Style Me Pretty is always committed to helping loved ones find the perfect weddi...
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Romantic Gifts to Keep You Warm All Winter
The Best Romantic Gifts for Her in the Winter
Enjoy the holidays with the one who makes life worth living each and every day by showing them you care with these romantic-inspired gift ideas. Get the gift for the special occasion that matters most whether that be on Valentine’s Day or an Anniversary it matters on your preference.
A Luxurious, Fluffy Blanket - Get a fluffy, indulgent blank...
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How to add text and photos to Keepster folders
Add content to your Keepster folder that was not sent as a message
More than just texts, you can add written content + other images to your Keepster books.
You asked for this feature and we did it! Now you can combine your saved messages with more words and photos. Whether it’s to create chapters, write in the backstory, or add pictures that weren’t shared in your chats, now you can make your Keepster books ...
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30 QUOTES TO CELEBRATE & HONOR YOUR GRANDMA, AUNT, SISTER OR FRIEND.
Inspiration for celebrating the special women in our lives - for mother’s day, birthdays or any occasion!
Mother’s Day is the day for honoring and celebrating our moms who have raised and loved us as much as they could. But what about all the other amazing women in our lives who’ve also participated in our nurturing? Whether we choose to call them our ‘other moms’, fairy godmothers or guardian angels, whether we choose to celebrate them on Mother’s ...
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50+ Best Mother's Day Quotes
We share our favorite quotes to include in your DIY Message Book to create a memorable gift that captures the uniqueness of your relationship.
Mother’s Day is the occasion to show how much you love and appreciate the mom in your life but how best to show her how much you appreciate her being there for you during good times and bad, in moments big and small? Whether she’s your mom, your grandma,a new mom, or even an honorary aunt, she’s the one you are constantly checking in with, shari...
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How to sync iMessages from your Mac to your iPhone
Ensure that your iMessages appear on both your Mac and your iPhone.
We get this question every now and again when people have more messages on their MAC computer than on their iPhone. For example, in some instances, you notice that after you have completed a backup some of the messages you expected to see are not there for them to view in their Keepster backup. Or, maybe you bought a new iPhone but subsequently ...
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Midori saved precious iPhone Messages in a Memorial Book to keep in a Memory Box
After losing her boyfriend a customer tells us about the Keepster message book that she made to save their texts.
Midori A., a verified customer, captured on video the moment when her Keepster message book arrived and to our astonishment, shared it on social media. In the post she shows herself, opening up the package that she’d been waiting for with enormous anticipation. Inside the box was the Keepster message book that she’d made for herself, filled with...
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Keepster books are showcased in an interview with WJTV about Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas.
Our founder, Jennifer Simchowitz explains why if you’re looking for “The Greatest Gift Ever” Keepster Message Books should be at the top of the list.
A Valentine’s Day gift for most people is synonymous with a bunch of red roses, or a box of chocolates. Though those gifts may be very sweet, there’s more than a hint of them being somewhat ho-hum. That is why there is the constant search for a new idea, for something unique and utterly romantic.
Our Founder and CEO of Keepster, Jennifer Simc...
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We made it onto ABC4 to share our story and the glories of Keepster message books!
Especially, why a book of text messages makes such a great gift to celebrate special occasions and loved ones.
`As the Founder and CEO of Keepster, Jennifer Simchowitz is living the typical 24/7 startup life, constantly working and thinking about little else other than Keepster. So whenever she has an opportunity to talk about what’s on her mind, or tell the story about how she came up with the idea for Keepster, or why she believes Keepster is such an i...
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Why my Keepster Message book is better than a photobook
A Keepster book of photos & favorite memories sprang to life in an extraordinary way when I added the texts from the years & years of our groupchat.
When my college friends and I moved into our first off-campus house, we had no idea what was in store for us then - or for the years ahead. We had gone from our dorm rooms with roommates and RAs and dining halls to a house that was all ours. Anyone who has lived with five women in one house knows it’s an all-consuming and very wild ride. The f...
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The Perfect Gift for That Special Someone You Met Online
For the person you swiped right on, who became your until-death-do-you-part one-and-only, here’s the slam-dunk gift.
Taking a convo off Bumble, Hinge, Tinder, or whatever app you met your soulmate on is often the beginning of something exciting. The text messages that follow are a treasure trove of early flirtation, awkward jokes, baring your souls, and realizing you might actually be falling for them even though you haven’t met IRL yet.
Digital nostalgia i...
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The ultimate holiday gift made with love: the cookbook my family texted me.
A single mother compiled her lockdown dinner recipes to create a Keepster cookbook full of love. The result? The perfect gift for this holiday season.
“Mom, what are we having for dinner?” is probably the thing I hear most in my house. It’s just me and the two kids, which means the question is always directed at mom. Back when we were living busy lives and the kids were in daycare or school or at a playdate, it wasn’t all that important. But when lockdown struck and we were inside for what fel...
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Why a Keepster book was the ultimate anniversary gift for me and my long distance love
I used Keepster to make an anniversary present that could sum up and celebrate my perfectly imperfect long distance relationship.
My boyfriend and I have been together for ten years, but so much of that has been spent apart. We met as teenagers, and the whirlwind romance that followed was accompanied by some of the most embarrassing texts, complete with every possible abbreviation: “Wuu2 2moro, want 2 go on a d8?” was how he first asked me out, and shockingly I said yes! B...
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How Keepster Helped Me Find a Birthday Gift for a Friend Who Is Like a Brother
The story of two friends and how they memorialized the key messages of their lives in a printed book.
How do you tell a friend how much you appreciate them? How do you say happy birthday and thank you to someone who has seen you through everything, thick and thin? In the movies, you see those cliche clips of the person who becomes the lifelong servant of someone who saved their life. My man Monroe—someone who has been my friend since elementary ...
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10 Ideas for Christmas Gifts that are Meaningful
Ditch impersonal gift cards! Celebrate the gift of connection with Keepster Message Books
Filled with family, friends, and all the traditions that come with the season, Christmas abounds with meaning.
But when it comes to gifts, we’re always wondering what to get the people on our list. Often, that indecision turns into the inevitable purchase of a spiritless gift card.
Fortunately, you don’t have to hunt down the perfect Chris...
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10 Gift Ideas for Friends for Every Occasion
What should you give your bestie when they already have the best of everything?
It’s that time of year again—or maybe it isn’t and you just want to show your friend how much you love them—but you can’t figure out what to give them! You can’t give them a photo of you two because, duh, you did that last year. And the year before.
Jewelry is out—because how impersonal? Unless it’s handmade—but you’ve done that, too.
In ...
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8 Perfect Holiday Gift Ideas for Everyone on Your List
Give a personalized gift to everyone on your list this holiday season with Keepster Message Books!
Who doesn’t love the holidays? The lights, the festivities, the cozy moments, and of course, the gifts. But we all know that looming question that every holiday season brings: what do I get everyone?
It turns out the perfect holiday gift for men, women, loved ones, friends, and even co-workers is already on your phone —the text messages, conv...
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How to Give the Happy Couple a Gift They’ll Want to Open Again (and Again).
Keepster Books: A Unique Wedding Gift, that's also a Priceless Time Capsule!
With almost any wedding approaching, the question always looms large; what's a gift that’s completely original, celebratory, thoughtful, and completely befitting of the big occasion? Before you head off to the engravers or settle for a gift card, rejoice, we have the answer!
Using Keepster, you can draw together messaging conversations and p...
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Celebrate This Pride Month with a Smile … and a Gift Book for Your Favorite LGBTQIA Person
When you can’t meet in person to celebrate, texted conversations, smile emojis, and photos can provide big benefits.
Ah, the Joys of Seeing Smiles in Person!
One thing that Covid certainly taught us, is that keeping in touch with loved ones by texting conversations has proven to be an invaluable lifeline. Fortunately, as more and more people are becoming vaccinated, we can start seeing those texted smiles in person.
What better timing than June to finall...
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How to celebrate the Coolest Guy in your life - by making a personalized book of all his messages!
Why a Keepster Book hits the spot for a Father’s Day gift
Father’s Day is fast approaching:
How will you be celebrating the Kings of Cool in your life (or even simply, Dad Jokes?)? Hear us out: a Keepster book is a gifting opportunity you won’t want to miss.
Let’s face it, any parent relationship can be filled with trials and tribulations, but plenty of good things too. If you’d like to show your...
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Messages and Photos make a Baby Book Like never before!
A brand new way to document the journey to motherhood - perfect for parents, baby, family and friends.
We tend to document the arrival of a new baby from the moment it is born … but what about all the marvelous mini-milestones that lead up to the birth? So often we forget that the essential part of the story is right there in our texts, and being the remarkable chapter that it is, it is equally deserving of being saved.
Your messages - s...
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Preserving Digital Memories Shouldn’t Cost Precious Environmental Resources
Keepster’s Commitment to Sustainable Gift Giving
At Keepster we believe that for many there exists the basic human need to save memories in a tangible way. This memory keeping extends to safekeeping favorite digital memories and messages, which is why we built the technology to turn messages, texts, and photos into Keepster books.
Our mission is buoyed by when we hear from happy Keepster cu...
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How To Create the Perfect Mother’s Day Book of Texts
More than ever, thoughtful gifts seem like the right choice. Here’s some inspiration for a super thoughtful gift for any Mom.
If you’re looking to gift your Mom, Mama, Madre, Ma or the beloved mother-figure in your life a gift that’ll blow her away, we invite you to consider creating a book filled with your shared texts and photos.
Imagine a Keepster book full of your day-to-day back and forths: bits of news, silly moments, sillier selfies, photos that’ll never mak...
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How Keepster taught me to open my arms wider.
Embracing the reality: though we’re a tech company, our real business is about humanity.
I never saw myself here…
Founding a tech startup, living in the world of data, MailChimp, audience personas and ROI’s. Nor did I ever see myself navigating a startup through a global pandemic. But the time has arrived for me to reflect upon when the unimaginable happened. A planet-wide occurrence that must have touched almost every person, ca...
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Marilu Henner Brims Over with Excitement about the Book She Made for her Husband!
A quality Valentine’s Day & Anniversary gift that far exceeded her expectations!
We’ve admired the multi-talented Marilu for many years - not only as an actress who has starred in movies, on Broadway, and in classic TV series, but also because of her achievements as a producer, radio host, podcaster, and a New York Times best-selling author.
Receiving a glowing review from someone who has authored no less than ten b...
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Saoirse’s Grandmother loved her book so much, that Saoirse made a second version - as a gift to herself!
A priceless gift for Christmas becomes a gift for all seasons
With Christmas approaching, Saoirse set out to make her grandmother a Keepster book for Christmas.
In any normal (non-pandemic) year all their family would gather at her grandmother’s house for the holidays, but with that being impossible in 2020, Saoirse really wanted her grandmother’s gift to be a comfort and a reminder of how much sh...
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5 Creative Ways to Gift Wrap Your Keepster Book
Easy, At-Home Gift Wrapping Ideas for you!
You’ve discovered the most thoughtful (and hope you’ll agree, thrilling) gift! Your favorite text threads, memories, and messages will live on, in print - as a quality keepsake that you can’t wait to give. There’s just one last thing to do - wrap it up! Add one last special touch to what we know is guaranteed to be a unique surprise!
At Keep...
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7 Ways to make your Keepster Book a great looking romantic gift.
For Valentines, Anniversaries or just because ... design the gift of a lifetime.
We exist because of romance. This is our’ raison d’etre’.
Literally, our founder created Keepster because she wanted to make a book of texts as a gift for Valentine’s Day. So, welcome! You found the right place to create a jaw-dropping gift for the love of your life, your soulmate or your crush. Whether it’s for Valentine’s, or to celebrate an...
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One Millennial Reviews the Keepster Book Gifted to her Mom
Sabrina reviews a one-of-a-kind gift that her mom will cherish forever!
When our CEO, Jennifer, set out to give her life-long best friend a particularly special birthday gift, she became her own customer once again, deciding there was no better way to celebrate her best friend’s milestone than with a book of their messages, chats and photos.
Jennifer created a beautiful, hard-cover book coveri...
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One Mom’s Discovery of the Modern Family Newsletter: Keepster Books
A Family’s 2020 Story As Told by Their Texts
Do you remember the days of Family Newsletters?
I do.
Historically two pages long - folded into holiday cards or New Year well wishes, often printed in a font that leaned towards illegible. Such updates were aimed at filling in loved ones on family ongoings - from recitals and lacrosse games to lost teeth and new additions to the family, m...
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In Memory of a Forever Friend: A Quest to Memorialize a Best Friend’s Text Messages
Customer Review by Sara Pietela, Owner of Steady and Flight
Part 1: Sara’s Keepster Story - Loss, Love and (Never) Losing Messages
Sara lost her best friend, Lisa, in 2017. The death of her dearest friend and daily confidante was beyond heart-wrenching, and in her grief, Sara set out to ensure she could keep all memories of Lisa close to her heart - especially, their shared texts. Her best fr...
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Meet the Modern-Day Baby Journal: A book Filled with The Texts That Tell Our Surrogacy Story
Two Dads, one little girl, and a whole lot of messages and memories to keep forever. The story of one father’s journey to digital baby booking, with Keepster.
You know the saying when the student is ready, the teacher appears? I’d say the same goes for Keepster - the service that allows you to turn favorite messages into printed books, whose Instagram ad interrupted my doom-scrolling late one night.
“Turn meaningful messages into professionally printed message books!” the ad teased. Ready to welco...
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Why a Keepster Book Makes for a Fun Bachelorette Party Gift, Even When COVID Crashes It
I decided to turn the texts, chats and photos that captured my best friend’s virtual bachelorette and bridal experience into a custom Keepster book: a professionally printed, friendship keepsake book filled with the messages and memories from a truly unforgettable time.
My best friend was planning to marry her high school sweetheart in front of 150 nearest and dearests, on a sunny Spring day. Her mom hoped to host a beautiful shower. I planned to throw one wild bachelorette party. We had months of celebrations to look forward to.
COVID had other plans.
Addy has Crohn’s disease - planting her firmly in the...
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I Lost My iPhone and All My Messages: Now I Use Keepster
My wife told me to keep my messages safe, with Keepster. It took losing all my messages to remember, she’s always right.
I didn’t think I needed Keepster. I didn’t really care about my messages. I wouldn’t lose my phone. Anyway, I was sure I had a backup of something, somewhere. Turns out - I was wrong.
I regret not creating a Keepster back up. Here’s why.
When my wife, Sarah, first told me about Keepster, I told her that it sounded really cool and pretty ...
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My Best Friend’s Texts Are Getting Me Through 2020, Even Halfway Across The World
My best friend is my unpaid therapist, and I couldn’t face a global pandemic without her texts.
7 months into the most tumultuous, tragic, up-ending year our generation may ever live through, I can confidently say this: my best friend (and her messages, even nearly 6,000 miles away) are what have kept me sane.
I’ll admit, my best friend Sam deserves a Nobel Prize for her work as my unpaid therapist and... WhatsApp deserves an honorable ...
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Fight Fatigue and Find a little Joy. Even in 2020
Burnt out? Finding and celebrating the little moments (and messages) that bring you joy may be just what the Doctor ordered...
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Hey, did you check out our new fonts?
We are continually working really hard to address the feedback we receive from customers about how to make Keepster even better. Most recently, we launched a pretty major update that took a lot of design work and testing to get everything just right! The result is you can now ...
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A Keepster Book Filled with Family Messages, The Perfect Father’s Day Gift
Video Review by Verified Customer - Suzanne Brown
Part 1: A Tech-Novice Review of Keepster: Easy Desktop Download, Secure Text Backups, Reliving Messages and More
Lifestyle blogger, busy mom and verified customer, Suzanne Brown, was on the hunt for the perfect Father’s Day gift for her husband: something special, fun, and totally customized. Enter Keepster books: professionally pri...
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Our Marriage Counselor Gave Us Texting Advice: It Worked
“Date your spouse. Digitally.”
Author’s Note:
This piece was originally written in February 2020 - pre-pandemic. My husband and I are healthy, safe, at home, and forever grateful we still like each other after quarantining together for 117 days (and counting).
Our marriage counselor tapped her hefty, silver pen against the notepad that never left her lap, shifting her ...
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I Turned My College Freshman’s Texts into an Awesome Book of Memories
Turns out, It’s the Sweetest Gift I’ve Given Her
Thanks to a Keepster ad, I got to create what my daughter now swears is the “cutest present I’ve ever given her”: a beautiful book filled with our texts and chats, to remember the milestones and special little moments of her freshmen year.
College came too fast, didn’t it? Maybe it’s because my daughter is an only, or maybe because we mercifu...
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A life-long scrapbooker and writer realizes she is journaling, with Keepster
A much-appreciated customer generously shares what saving deeply personal messages means to her.
“Oh it is just lovely,” I exclaimed, as I admired the ornate vintage journal I held in my hand. It was beautifully bound with antique embossing. My heart sank at yet another reminder of my failure at journaling. Most of my circle of friends are diarists But I’ve never been the one to stick with it. As a writer, I consider my writing to be my jo...
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How to save more than 3,000 messages to your Keepster folders
When messages threads are long, and you want to save them all, be sure that all those important messages will be saved together, in folders. Never worry about losing one word!
Making your Keepster Folder
We have been blown away by the number of people who have reached out and asked: “I am trying to save my entire conversation to a folder, but I can only add 2,000 - 3,000 messages. How do I add all the messages in my thread?”. Well, if you have seen this warning message, here are instructions on how to save your ...
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Save your most meaningful conversations, every last message!
The power of human connection & thoughts on what's meaningful now. Plus, how-to save thousands of messages to a Keepster folder.
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We Support Black Lives Matter
“And so, it is time to revise everything. We must revise the way we speak, the way we work, the way we think and the way we act. We must do better. And we must do it now. We just can’t wait any longer.”
- Samora Pinderhughes, The Root
We had planned to write about Father’s Day: fi...
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Creating a Keepster Book was the Quarantine Activity I Didn’t Know I Needed...
Baking Bread is Great ... but Making Keepster Books is Better
I baked. I did yoga. I organized. I think I finished Netflix, in its entirety. I read. I worked. I baked some more. I sent care packages, text messages, and “I love yous” at an alarming rate, and even still: I felt hopeless, helpless, and lonely.
I didn’t need an activity to busy my mind or hands...I needed something to highlight the joy of w...
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Dating in the Age of Corona
2020: The era of Digital Dating, Global Pandemics, and...Tinder success?
Before COVID-19 flipped the world upside down, I was firmly single. So totally single.
Though so many I knew had sunk into serious monogamy, even matrimony - seemingly after a few months of Tinder-ing, Bumble-ing, messaging. Their stories had started on their screens. I pictured the jokes they’d embarrass their kids with someday: ”When y...
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Create a Keepster Book for Someone You Can't Wait to Hug
In a Post-Pandemic World, We’ll Hug. Until then, We’ll Text.
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Quarantining, Texting & Searching for Silver Linings during COVID-19.
Socially distant but digitally connected: we’re staying home, staying safe, and staying as close as possible to the people that matter most - thanks to technology like texting, Zoom, and Keepster.
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I Texted My Ex During a Global Pandemic
Two years of silence; then 23 Days into a global pandemic, I Reached out.
I made it 23 days into a global pandemic before I texted my ex-boyfriend.
Disclaimer: I gave him most of my 20’s. He left me with two tattered Duke sweatshirts and the greatest heartbreak of my romantic career. We shared nine years, two pre-war apartments, one cat, and a mutual understanding that there was nothing left to say. For two years. ...
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Cars, Floral Walls, and Texts Turned Treasure: The Unparalleled World of Kardashian Gift Giving
Some texts are pure gold. This one was 24K gold.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West have an undoubtedly unique love story - one that the public has watched play out with a certain level of fascination, fan or not. If you haven’t been keeping up with the Kardashians, you might have missed this PSA: Kanye and Kim are the unmatched King and Queen of expressing love a la outlandish gifts. To be fa...
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Q+A with Our Founder, Jennifer Simchowitz
Fueled by milky tea, texts that make her laugh, an unquenchable thirst for world travel and all things tech - sit down with Simchowitz.
As a female-founded company, we’re particularly passionate about this month’s upcoming International Women’s Day, celebrating the incredible social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women worldwide. In recognizing the work of brilliant and brave women everywhere, we’re thrilled to bring our very own fearless female founder, Jenni...
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Peeking into the Human condition through Texting, Art and Science
How texting allows for authentic and meaningful connections.
I felt a moment’s hesitation, followed by the slightest shiver of guilt.
As one who is not practiced in the pleasures of voyeurism it only took a second for me to peep, and then feel compelled to fully read every one of the texts in the photographs accompanying the Financial Times article, Every Text Tells a Story, about photographer Jeff Me...
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3 Ways to Start Living Intentionally Right Now!
As we ride into 2020 and a whole new decade, one word seems to pop up for us continuously: intentionality.
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We’re sad to see 2019 go.
It was an incredible year for us!
But here’s why 2020 is going to be even better...
2019 was a year full of growth and gratitude as we watched our beloved Keepster become one of the most trusted and enjoyed apps - across four continents! Whether you breathed sighs of relief safekeeping ...
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Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day & the Love Story I Had No Idea My Parents’ Texts Told
I was a self-admitted Valentine’s Day hater but one Keepster book, thousands of my parents’ texts & an afternoon spent helping my Dad bring their love story to life changed all that.
Helping my Dad make a Valentine’s Day Keepster book made me realize two things:
I want the kind of love my parents share and I should still celebrate all the love I have in my life, even if I’m the most single I’ve ever been since the 6th grade.
I sat beside my Dad as he selected the messages, customized the dedication page, and dropped i...
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The Perfect Holiday Gift Isn't In Stores …
It's On Your Phone!
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Wishing you a Happy (& stress-free) holiday from all of us at Keepster!
It’s the most wonderful time of year...but with that comes the pressure to find the perfect holiday gift. The clock is ticking… But don’t panic! You’re already halfway there … The gift that is sure to spread holiday cheer is right here, on your ...
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Some of the Best Advice I've Ever Gotten Has Come Via Text
Thank you, iPhone (and Mom and Dad)
Picture this...
I’m having dinner with a group of friends. One of the guys gets a text from his Mom, and says “Hang on, I gotta tell her I figured it out, one second…” We all nod in understanding. When he’s done, he puts down his phone and his girlfriend laughs, patting his arm as she says “I swear, I used to pray my parents wouldn’t text me...
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‘Tis the Season to be Thankful For…
Cell Phones!
For the month of November, we’re glad to share a rollicking song! But before we do, let’s get straight to it.
Holiday Gifting is looming ahead!
Look no further! In just a few clicks you can create the most meaningful, one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone! Simply turn your favorite texts and photos into Keepster books.
In the words of a hap...
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New Month, New Moments
Spookiest Thing About October? ... Is How Fast It’s Flying By!
It’s like we snapped our fingers and poof, it’s October!
You won’t catch us complaining.
We’re diving face-first into pumpkin-flavored everything, watching the fall leaves start to turn. There’s something so sweet and nostalgic about this time of year here in the USA - plump pumpkins sitting on doorsteps, the hunt for the perfect Hallowee...
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September: Get Your Sh*& Together Month!
Timely and useful information from Keepster Newsletter - September 2019
Ah, September... Hello, fall! How are ya doin’ back-to-school season? Okay... most of us haven’t been students for..er...quite a while. Even still Still, we’re fully embracing the spirit of it all: a fresh, bright-eyed new beginning. We’re feeling compelled to organize our calendars, our desktops, and even our texts. There’s something about this...
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How to refresh your Keepster backup
Include the newer messages you’ve sent and received [video]
Congrats Keepster user! You’re doing great!
You have all your messages safely and securely backed up.
You know how to view your messages and navigate around the app.
Chances are you’ve created Folders and possibly a book or two.
But as we all know, new messages are being sent and received all the time.
So it is always ne...
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How to make Keepster Books
Turn texts and photos from Whatsapp, iMessage, Hike, Line and Viber into professionally printed books. [video]
Intro to Making Keepster Books
Chances are if you’re thinking about making Keepster books, you probably feel just as we do: though we lead fully digital lives, our desire to hold something in our hands as a memento or a physical artifact still exists as a powerful need.
Keepster books are very near and dear to our hearts, as they are the ...
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How to edit Keepster folders
Add or remove messages, photos and chats save from your iPhone in the Keepster app. Plus, how to change the title or description of folders. [video]
Intro to Editing Keepster Folders
What makes us happy is when our users ‘get’ how making Keepster folders is a totally unique feature of the app (and one that makes us incredibly proud).
What makes us even happier is when your important messages are just a click away and organized in Keepster folders. But what about the newer messages that...
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How to save texts, Whatsapp and SMS messages from your iPhone to your computer, and place them in Keepster folders.
Select and organize your meaningful messages into Keepster folders [video]
Congrats Keepster user! You’re doing great!
For this blog post we will assume:
You have all your messages safely and securely backed up.
You know how easy it is to view your messages and navigate around the app.
Now you’re ready to make Keepster folders to organize your meaningful messages.
Keepster Folders
Ke...
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HOW TO BROWSE and VIEW YOUR SAVED IPHONE MESSAGES & TEXTS ON YOUR COMPUTER
And how to navigate around the Keepster app and find your favorite Whatsapp, iMessage, SMS, Hike, Line & Viber messages [video]
OK, so you've completed a Keepster Backup ... now what?
If you need a refresher on How to create your first Backup of iPhone Messages to your computer, please click on this link. If you’ve recently completed a Keepster backup of your iPhone messages to your computer, you can breathe easy - all your messages are safely and securely backed u...
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An iPhone romance that broke my heart … Sorta
I had an entire (three month) “relationship” via text message, and it mattered. Way more than I ever thought it could. Then, he ghosted me.
Yup. You read that right. I know, I know, I can hear it all: But you didn’t even really know him!
Three months?! That’s nothing! How do you catch feelings for someone over an iPhone?! I know what you’re thinking because I thought it, my friends thought it - some even had the guts to say it.
We’ve all heard those stories of people who mee...
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I Turned my Favorite Group Chat into a Book
I have the world’s greatest best friends, and couldn’t imagine life without them...so I showed them what they meant to me, with a Keepster book.
I had always planned to move away from home. In fact, for a long time I didn’t consider Winnipeg my home - rather a place where I’d grow up but would move away from the moment I got the chance.
My attitude stayed the same until I had to start saying my goodbyes as I prepared to move to another country to pursue my lifelong dream. Goodbyes se...
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The 'badass women" in Congress: a Sisterhood of Texters
Hats off Badasses! Of course, they’re texting. That’s what friends do.
Legislation by Text?
This New York Times headline got me Veterans Turned Lawmakers Form a Political Band of Like Minds, April 7, 2019. Why?
The article points out that of the 67 new Democrats in Congress, 10 came out of the military or intelligence agencies. Very interesting, right?
They were immediately magnetically attracted to each ...
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I Still Text my Godmother. She passed away 8 Months Ago.
Texting Her Brought Me Joy When She Was Alive & Peace Now That She’s Not.
I have a secret. I guess it’s not really a secret if I’m writing a blog about it and putting it out there on the internet, but, nonetheless, it’s nothing something I’m shouting from the rooftops.
I text a dead person.
Wow. That’s a sentence, huh?
Trust me, it was as painful to type as I’m sure it is as uncomfortable for you to read. I t...
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Texting Etiquette 101!
Texting plays a huge role in personal interactions, so here are 15 rules to message like it matters.
Three Cheers for Dalvin Brown’s USA today article ... that recently appeared in USA Today:
15 unwritten rules of communicating in the digital age, according to people on Twitter
We’ve all heard it before: the way we communicate these days has changed drastically. But Mr. Brown had the brilliant idea to delve further by asking people o...
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HOW TO GET STARTED WITH KEEPSTER: Backup Whatsapp, SMS and iMessages from your iPhone to your computer
Making your first Keepster backup using iTunes or Finder [Video]
Welcome to Keepster
We believe that some messages are special & worth saving. That's why we built Keepster! Keepster backs up your messages from your iPhone and/or iPad to keep them safe on your computer.
First things first, you will need to create a Keepster account, followed by a backup of your messages to your computer. When ...
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How Downloading Keepster Changed the Way I Text
Downloading a desktop app designed to organize and safekeep my texts changed the way I use my mobile device, look at my messages, and manage my threads.
Texting & I have a serious love affair
As a writer and big-time talker, I’m one of those that lived for a good note passed during class, a particularly exciting AIM conversation, a text from some boy or friend that made me flutter.
Not shocking to report that I text full paragraphs. My friends joke that I follow zero ‘texting etiquett...
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If anyone out there knows Amy Schumer….
CEO’ing and ‘fishing’ everyday, doing everything possible to try get word of Keepster to Amy Schumer and Rachel Feinstein.
As CEO & Founder, I spend all day, every day, thinking about Keepster. And though you’d never guess it, I also think of myself as a fisherman*!
I wake up early. Cast my net wide, sift through the papers, newsletters, you name it, and start trawling for prized bits of meaningful communication. I understand that most often the texts that ...
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The post that’s been so hard to write
With trepidation, I told her about Keepster, that at the very least by using the app she could keep all her mom’s texts safe.
This is the post that I’ve been avoiding. This is the one that’s been staring me down, the elephant in the room. This is the blog about loss. It’s about the loss of loved ones, the words that they leave behind and our enduring need to keep those words and memories close.
Last week I attended a memorial service. It was for a woman I’d known f...
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A Generation Without Love Letters
I don’t have any other handwritten relics from past romances, I’ve exchanged thousands, if not millions, of text messages with boys. So glad I have Keepster.
I’m twenty-five and I’ve only received one love letter...
Pathetic, I know, but it was a good one. In it, I was compared to light, and to ‘the concept of music’ and time. I’m not sure what the guy meant, but I’ve never forgotten the line, so I guess it served its purpose. There’s even an accompanying poem. The letter lives in a box in my room...
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My Mom's Messages Matter Most
Since my Mom’s words are words I never, ever want to forget ... I made them into a Keepster Book!
My Mom is my best friend.
I know, that sounds like a cliche just in time for Mother’s Day but really, ask me any other day of the year, and I’ll tell you the same thing. She jokingly has always said “I can’t be your best friend, I gotta be your Mom!” but in all reality, she’s perfected both. She is single-handedly everything I ever want to b...
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How The Modern Day Baby Journal Made My First Mother's Day!
Using messages and photos you've shared with your friends and family to make a Keepster Baby Journal.
Our precious baby is eleven months old today ...
and what they say is true: you really don’t know the kind of love you’re capable of until they place that squirmy, pink, squishy and in our case - screaming - bundle into your shaking arms.
Our daughter changed our whole world. No, that’s not it, she became our whole world.
From the mom...
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Testimonies of faith, hope, and courage at Homeboy Industries 2019 Lo Máximo Awards Dinner
Texting conversations which were spoken of, those precious testimonies ... deserve to be saved forever.
I’ve written a great deal about my personal story and relationships, and how they inspired me to create Keepster. But the more I keep my eyes and ears open to the world, the stronger my conviction about the need to preserve texting conversations grows.
Last night I attended an event for Homeboy Industries. It is an extraordinary organization...
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Why I Give My Kids Gifts to Celebrate Mother's Day
There are so many great messages I've exchanged with my kids ... so I put them into Keepster books for each of my beloved children
Another year, another Mother’s Day is rolling around. I can’t believe it - you blink, and 26 years years of devoted and endless mothering have come and gone. To say it has been the privilege of a lifetime to be a mother would be a true understatement. That's why this Mother's Day, I decided to give my children gifts to celebrate. After all, they...
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Dedication Page 101 with Keepster
How to write a great dedication page for your Keepster Book
Congratulations! You’ve decided to create your Keepster book, selecting your very favorite moments and messages, photos and emojis...bundling them together in the most personalized present yet. Cue all the confetti because you’ve just elevated yourself to gift-giving pro and the lucky recipient is going to absolutely love it. Now, before you’re ...
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Q + A with Keepster Recipient
I Gave My BFF a Keepster Book (And Here’s What She Said About it)
Hi, it’s me again, Olivia. This time I’m back and no, it’s not with a gift guide for your husband who has everything. It’s a quick Q + A with my best friend Jenny - the very first person I gave a Keepster book to! She doesn’t exactly share my ‘sentimental millennial’ title so I wasn’t sure just how much she’d adore the personalized gift. I knew ...
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A Keepster Couple "Why My Impossible-to-Shop-For Husband Loved Getting a Keepster Book"
Keepster’s capability to turn those cherished texts and photos into a soft or hardcover book was the perfect gift.
Hi, I’m a sentimental millennial
Some people are impossible to shop for: either they have it, they don’t need it, or they’d rather skip presents all together! My husband would be one of those people. I don’t mean to make it sound like he’s difficult - he’s wonderful and the sweetest but when it comes to any holiday that calls for gift-gi...
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