The Traveling Desk

You can expect each envelope to contain the following:

A short story about the journey
A heartfelt letter from the writing desk, written from me to you
Theme-related extras like:
- A bookmark, postcard, quote card, or journal prompt
- Occasional recipes and other hidden surprises from the traveler’s desk

The cutoff date for subscribing for the next month's envelope is the 25th.

For instance, if you've signed up on the 6th of January, you will receive February's envelope (not January's). However, if you have missed the cutoff mark by up to about a week, just send us an email stating that you've missed the cutoff date and would still like to receive that month's envelope. We will try our best to honor your request.

Note: If we receive your request after that month is out of stock, we will most likely not be able to send you that month's edition. Once they're gone, they're gone!

Additionally, if you sign up on the 2nd of the month, you will be charged that day. But, you will not be charged again on the 25th.
Furthermore, you won't be charged again until the 25th of the next month.

We send all mail using the United States Postal System (USPS). Envelopes (unless otherwise noted) are mailed out by the 1st of every month.

Delivery could take up to 2 weeks for U.S. recipients, and up to 6 weeks for international recipients.

Mailing times could also vary based on holidays and local weather conditions.

Based on this, our mailout schedules are conditional, and we may need to adjust our dispatching in order to accommodate our internal business operations. Thank you for your patience during any unforeseen adjustment periods.

Generally, subscribers cannot choose a different date, as subscriptions are designed to be mailed out on a specific date each month. (We mail out all envelopes on or just before the 1st of each month.)

Otherwise, deferred envelope requests could be honored, and are typically only for the first month's envelope. Each one after that will be mailed on the same date (the 1st of each month).

For instructions on how to change your subscription date, see the next question below.

If you have subscribed to The Traveling Desk monthly mail club, you’ll be charged monthly (on the 25th).

Envelopes for previous months may be purchased, however this is based upon that month's availability.

However, there is no guarantee that letters from past months can be purchased.

Yes, you can absolutely gift someone a subscription to The Traveling Desk. Please see the instructions on how to give a monthly subscription as a gift below.

As this is a subscription mail club, your gift won't be a one-time gift, but one that your loved one receives every month - unless you cancel.

For additional information regarding cancellations, please see the Cancellations Policy.