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Gift cards
Send a gift card by email and let them choose anything in the shop.
- By emailRight after checkout, to them or to you
- Anything in the shopThe code works on every product
- Never expiresWhat they do not spend stays on the card
Gift cards are coming soon. Join the list, and I will email you the day they launch.
The gift they would never ask for.
They could use help with their passwords, their photographs, the accounts they can no longer get into, and the paperwork someone will need one day. All of it sits underneath everything else, year after year, and they keep meaning to get to it.
A gift card is permission. The card says this matters, someone was thinking of you, and here is a place to start.
Delivered by email, spent whenever they like.
Step oneChoose one of the preset amounts and pay at checkout.Choose an amountAt checkout
Choose the amount that suits you, then check out the way you would for anything else in the shop.
Step twoSend it straight to them or to yourself to forward on the day.Choose who gets the emailBy email
The gift card arrives by email right after checkout. Send it to yourself if you would rather give it in person.
Step threeThe code works on anything in the shop, whenever they are ready.They spend it when they likeNever expires
Whatever they do not spend stays on the gift card for next time.
From Accounted For
The part that surprises people is what it feels like in the ordinary weeks when nothing is wrong.
Ashley KarrAccounted For
Hi, I’m Ashley.
I have worked for more than twenty years in accessibility, trust and safety, and product research and design. I helped create many of the systems our day-to-day lives depend on: banking, payments, identity, and fraud protection. One of my roles was vice president of product research at JPMorgan Chase, and I hold a master’s degree in human factors and systems engineering.
I write books, teach, and build good products. Whatever brought you here, I’m glad you came.
Ashley
Read my storyYou have questions, and I have plain answers.
How is the card delivered?
By email, right after checkout. Send it to yourself if you would rather give it in person.
Can I have it arrive on a particular day?
Send it to yourself at checkout, then forward the email on the morning you want it to land.
Can I add a message?
The gift card email has no message field, so anything personal comes from you. A card or a note of your own is the easiest way.
Does it expire?
No. My gift cards never expire, so there is no date anyone has to keep track of.
Can they spend part of it now and the rest later?
Yes. If the order comes to less than the card, the balance stays on the card for next time. If it comes to more, the whole card goes toward it and they pay the difference.
What if the code goes missing?
Write in, and a real person will get back to you soon and send it again.