Sticky Fax
Questions, answered.
The things people ask before they buy one. Something else on your mind? Ask me: hello@stickyfax.com.
getting one
How much does it cost?
$200 for one, $300 for two — one for you, one for someone you miss. Round numbers on purpose; you've seen enough $199.99 in your life. Free US shipping, always.
What's in the box?
Your StickyFax — built, tested, and signed by me — its power brick, and sticker paper ready to go. It prints its own instructions the moment you plug it in, so there's no manual to lose.
When will mine ship?
I build each one by hand, a few at a time. After you order, you'll get an email from me — a real one, from a person — telling you exactly how soon I can build yours.
Do you ship outside the US?
Not yet. If you want one somewhere else in the world, write me — enough hands raised and I'll figure it out.
What if I don't love it?
100% money-back guarantee. You'll love it — and if you don't, I'll make it right. No forms, no restocking fees, no fine print doing tricks. Write me and we'll sort it out like humans.
What if it breaks?
I built it; I'll make it right. Every StickyFax has my signature on it, and that means something to me. Write hello@stickyfax.com and we'll get your creature back on its feet.
living with it
Does it need ink?
Never. It's a thermal printer — the paper itself makes the image. There is no cartridge, no refill, nothing to run out at the worst moment. That's not a feature, it's a moral position.
What about paper?
It takes standard 80mm thermal rolls. The sticker-backed rolls that make StickyFax StickyFax are four for $50 from me, and they last a long, long time. In a pinch, plain receipt paper works too — you just don't get the peel-and-stick.
What does it need from me?
An outlet and your home wifi. That's the whole list. The people sending you notes need even less — just the link you share. No app, no account, no charging, no updates to babysit.
Is there an app? A subscription?
No, and no. Friends send from the web browser already on their phone. You buy the machine and you own the machine — it never asks you for money again.
Can I send messages from it?
No — and that's the soul of the thing. It's receive-only. It can't ping you, buzz you, or ask to be picked up. It just sits there quietly until someone you love makes it whir. The calm device in a screaming world.
Who can send to it? Can it get spammed?
Only people who have your fax address — the link and QR code your creature prints. Share it with the people you want mail from. There are polite limits so nobody can bury your desk in paper, and if your address ever ends up in the wrong hands, a long press of the button gets you a fresh start (how that works).
the honest part
Can it hear me? See me? Track me?
It can't. There's no microphone, no camera, no screen — it is physically incapable of anything except printing notes and playing a happy little chime. It doesn't know what's on your desk and has no way to find out.
Do you see the messages?
Notes travel over an encrypted connection to my server, get turned into printer-speak, and come out at your desk. Nothing is mined, sold, profiled, or fed to an ad machine — there are no ads and no ad machine. It's just me here, and I have love notes of my own to read.
What happens if StickyFax-the-company goes away?
Honest answer: your creature needs its little server to receive notes, and I run that server. It costs me very little and I built this to last — there's no subscription precisely because I never want the meter running between you and the people you love. And if the day ever came, I'd do right by the people who trusted me. That's the whole business model: don't be the companies I'm mad at.