Your wrapping skills
- Thread starter WillsBabe
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Didn't vote because there's no option for 'my family was gift bagging before it was fashionable' response 
I don't put a lot of time and effort into wrapping things, but I have to say I'm pretty good at it.
On a side note, this thread headline made me think of a commercial from when I was a kid. One of the local burger joints had one of their employees (maybe it was the boss) star in a commercial where he rapped as "the wrap king." It was really, really, really cheesy and bad.
On a side note, this thread headline made me think of a commercial from when I was a kid. One of the local burger joints had one of their employees (maybe it was the boss) star in a commercial where he rapped as "the wrap king." It was really, really, really cheesy and bad.
My brother's getting a Wii for Christmas. He knows since he was with us when we finally found one and has won't shut up about how much he can't wait until he can play with it. He's gonna wanna throttle me when he gets to that present.
I would do the wrapping it inside a box inside a box inside a box thing. With copious amounts of tape and ribbon. Make it take forever to get to it. Since the box will be so much bigger than the actual Wii, tell him you decided to take the Wii back and got him a vacuum cleaner instead.
Oooo, that's brilliant! I just ran that idea past my mother and she loves it, too! We're gonna put a couple bricks in the boxes, too, to give it more weight. Hee! I can't wait until Christmas morning!
My job here is done. Bringing Christmas cheer one irritated brother at a time.
My 12 yr old daughter loves to wrap gifts, so with the exception of hers she does them all. Shes not that great at it, but im not complaining when i dont have to do them.
As a wise woman once said, "If you use more than three pieces of tape to wrap a present, you're doing it wrong." I also subscribe to this rule and am a pretty good wrapper. 
I'm not a poor wrapper, and can do better than some I guess. I have to get creative when there's no edges!
My God woman, that's a massive chocolate to give a child.
I picked the third option, but in reality, I still wrap presents whatever shape they are. They end up looking a bit wonky even if they are square usually, and I sometimes joke that's just my personal touch on wrapping, at least you can tell I took the effort to wrap it myself instead of having it done professionally 
My edges are straight and the paper overlaps well enough. I don't use a ton of tape...unless I want to. 
But we had to ban bows and ribbons, even to the point of taking them off any gifts that are sent to us, here in Mayville. The cat loves to eat ribbon, then later (usually in the middle of the night) gets sick. It's not fun.
But we had to ban bows and ribbons, even to the point of taking them off any gifts that are sent to us, here in Mayville. The cat loves to eat ribbon, then later (usually in the middle of the night) gets sick. It's not fun.
I suck at wrapping presents, my SO takes care of that. Of course I still have to wrap my presents to her, (which always go in square boxes) but she is very forgiving, appreciates that I try.
I love wrapping presents! I especially like finding a way to make it unique, like attaching something small to the ribbon.
People ask where I learned to wrap presents like that, and the strange answer is ... in a nursing home! I volunteered there when I was young and had to learn to wrap presents around the holidays.
People ask where I learned to wrap presents like that, and the strange answer is ... in a nursing home! I volunteered there when I was young and had to learn to wrap presents around the holidays.
My edges are straight and the paper overlaps well enough. I don't use a ton of tape...unless I want to.
But we had to ban bows and ribbons, even to the point of taking them off any gifts that are sent to us, here in Mayville. The cat loves to eat ribbon, then later (usually in the middle of the night) gets sick. It's not fun.
Ahhh, there is nothing like hearing the sound of a cat getting sick in the middle of the night on your bedroom floor because of decorative ribbon...
Bleigh. That had to happen to me more than once before I wised up. I am a rather neat and tidy wrapper, it is kind of satisfying getting all the edges straight and even.
That being said, I love it when my kids wrap a present for me with three different kinds of paper and tape everywhere and write "I love you momy" right on the box in Crayola marker. I'd rather have that kind any day.
I know the basics of wrapping, but I'm not going to obsess about getting everything perfectly straight and tight. The object is to conceal the contents for the few hours that the gifts are under the tree. For irregular shapes, I will use a gift bag or have it wrapped by someone who's qualified. I learned the hard way this year that it's more difficult to wrap short presents like CDs than taller ones like board games.
I have weak gift wrap fu, so gift bags are a godsend. Everything present I buy goes into a gift bag with haphazardly crumpled tissue paper for garnish.
I hate wrapping gifts and use a bag whenever possible. When I do have to wrap, it's quite a chore and half the time I STILL end up with ragged edges, failure to use enough paper (or having used too much), and all sorts of problems. Which is ironic, because I can pack a box so well on the inside that you could drop-kick it off your roof without damage to the contents.
As for favorite wrapping pranks...this time, I decided to pack a simple DVD in an 11''-cubed box with two separate layers of bubble wrap, which I taped to where there's no way to get a finger-hold on it.
I heard a good one from a co-worker that I'm going to try next year: don't just tape the box on the outside; tape it on the inside as well, by leaving the bottom of the box open, taping the top shut from inside, and then sealing the rest of the box after your stuff is in it.
As for favorite wrapping pranks...this time, I decided to pack a simple DVD in an 11''-cubed box with two separate layers of bubble wrap, which I taped to where there's no way to get a finger-hold on it.
I heard a good one from a co-worker that I'm going to try next year: don't just tape the box on the outside; tape it on the inside as well, by leaving the bottom of the box open, taping the top shut from inside, and then sealing the rest of the box after your stuff is in it.
Gift bags and gift boxes. My wrapping skills are terrible.
I generally just do a tight and clean wrap with a bow and gift tag, but if you give me ribbon and other such frippery I can amaze. One trick I've found when wrapping things with soft edges is to cut up boxes to put a little reinforcement here and there to make sure there isn't too much crumpling.
