I sent this journal as a surprise birthday gift to someone and instructed for a note to be included to say who it was from. There was no note, so my friend had no idea who it was from. He really loves the journal, but he was confused and thought he ordered it and had no memory of ordering it. I eventually asked him if he ever received his gift in the mail and and it all made sense to him. I would give 4 stars because the note wasn't included, but I will give 5 stars - the quality of the journal looks amazing from the photos he's sent me and he is extremely happy with it.