diff --git a/site/content/docs/03-run-time.md b/site/content/docs/03-run-time.md
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@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ const unsubscribe = count.subscribe(value => {
 unsubscribe(); // logs 'no more subscribers'
 ```
 
+Note that the value of a `writable` is lost when it is destroyed, for example when the page is refreshed. However, you can write your own logic to sync the value to for example the `localStorage`.
+
 #### `readable`
 
 ```js