It's a promise, not a product
An IOU isn't paid inventory or a delivery claim. It's a personal promise: “I still owe you this” — dinner, a redo, a favour, or whatever the oops actually calls for.
Promises, made official
You said you'd make it up to them.Now put it on the record.
Create a playful promise card for the dinner, redo, favour, or gesture you still owe. Add a deadline, share it, and let them confirm when you follow through.
✓Secure checkout for fee and pledge✓They confirm, not you✓Recipient-controlled confirmation
IOUPromise card
I owe you dinner.
Anywhere you want. My treat.
Deadline
October 15
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They scan it when you make good.
What it actually is
A promise you can't quietly forget about.
No inventory and no delivery claim. Just a promise with a deadline, a held pledge, and one person who gets to say whether you kept it.
They confirm, not you
Only your recipient can mark an IOU fulfilled. They scan the QR or open the link once you've actually followed through — you can't check your own box.
The pledge is held up front
A small service fee and your accountability pledge are collected at checkout. A timely recipient confirmation starts the pledge refund.
The actual flow
Four steps.
One easy check-in.
You write the promise, we handle the countdown, the card, and the confirmation.
Say it. Then actually do it.
01
Make your promise
Say exactly what you owe them. Keep it specific enough that you both know when it's actually done.
02
Name the people
Your name and theirs, so the card reads like it's actually from you, to them.
03
Put it on the clock
Choose a deadline you can keep. They can confirm any time before it — no need to wait until the last minute.
04
Share the card
Send the link or QR code. When you follow through, they scan it and mark the promise as kept.
If it goes unkept
Real deadlines have real consequences.
A non-refundable service fee and your refundable pledge are collected up front. If the recipient confirms on time, we process the pledge refund. If the deadline is missed, we queue a pledge commitment to your selected charity for separate processing. The checkout charge is not a charitable donation, and Send An Oops does not issue a charitable tax receipt. Public Oops Lineup listing is a separate optional choice.
If you opt in, the Lineup shows your sender display name and promise title; the recipient, pledge amount, and detailed reason stay private. Following through — even late — takes it right back down.
Overdue
“I owe you dinner.”
Days late
14 and counting
Still fixable. Just make it good.
Stop saying you'll make it up to them.
Put it in writing.
Takes a couple of minutes to create, with a secure checkout for the service fee and accountability pledge.
Create an IOUthen actually do it.