Do you also treasure so much what other people have given you or is it just me??
By cyclopz
@cyclopz (251)
Sydney, Australia
April 20, 2012 11:22am CST
I have just thought about this recently when an officemate of mine gave us a gift because of an occasion. She was quite exited to see me open the gift and see if i appreciate what she gave me. She was waiting for me to open the gift and when i tried to open it carefully so that i don't tear the wrapper, she said that it is not the proper way to open the gift and that i should tear the wrapper off instead of being careful not to tear the gift wrapper.
Well, my reason for not tearing the wrapper is that i would still be keeping the gift wrapper after opening my gift because i always keep all the gift wrappers that my gifts have been wrapped on even from those gifts that i have received before. I think its quite unusual but that is how much i treasure what people have given to me that even just the wrapper i still treasure so much.
I sometimes think that its quite unusual that I still keep all the gift wrappers that was used to wrap the gifts that people gave me. Although i don't receive gifts often and i don't like receiving gifts from other people because i don't want to be a burden to anyone, but there are still times that i receive gifts from friends and other people especially on occasions.
My reason for being careful in opening the gift wrapper is that i know the effort that the person have done just to wrap that gift and i don't want to just tear it after he/she had been so careful in wrapping my gift.
Do you think this is quite unusual? or maybe i just think too much?
Do you also keep the gift wrappers that your gift was wrapped on or do you throw it away immediately?
Thanks for sharing guys.
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18 responses
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
23 Apr 12
Whether you keep the wrapper or not, its really up to you. I don't think they would mind if we tear the wrapper in to pieces just to open the gift, but if you like the idea of keeping it in tact, that's really a sweet thing to do and it would just show how much you appreciate their gift. I don't get too many gifts, nowadays. People seem to think I can't be pleased easily, and that they can't afford what I want. That's just really absurd, because I'm a totally simple person and I don't even go for branded items. They just don't know how happy I would be to receive any gift. Afterall, its the thought that counts.
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@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
20 Apr 12
It depends on the gift you have given yet I am a very homely person that I enjoy to keep safe all that I purchase especially the gifts from friends are securely keep in my drawer.I also keep the invoice so that I can still refresh myself how it was bought.I do not keep the wrapper.
@superbadx (484)
• Malaysia
21 Apr 12
Same for me too. I kept it all in a box which end up to be kept in my drawer, and i just throw out the wrapper since i think it was just a trash. But i didn't keep the invoice though, since i just like to keep the item itself for future use.
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@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
21 Apr 12
I am a collector indeed to some things popular before:Stamp collecting;I also collect
coins and banknotes;so are postcards.
@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
23 Apr 12
Like you, I always keep the wrappers for ages. I have been married for many years and I still keep my wife's love letters in a case.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
14 May 12
Hiya cyclopz,
Most gifts given to me are always a treasure. I have not always been able to keep the paper it was wrapped in either.
on the 
contrary I love receiving presents it does not matter to me what kind of present it is either.
For quite a long time I have not had any presents as such so I am looking forward to having presents given to me again.
contrary I love receiving presents it does not matter to me what kind of present it is either.
For quite a long time I have not had any presents as such so I am looking forward to having presents given to me again.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
23 Apr 12
Well there are certain things that I have received that I cherish because the people that I received them from are no longer in the world of the living. Therefore that would be a reason why I would hang onto something like that. It has just a great sentimental value and that is something that you can scarcely place a price tag right on.
Wrapping paper is really not something that I care too much about but if it is something trivial like a pencil or a book, even if it was from a long ago from someone who has passed, it is just something that I will be rather inclined right to hang right on that. Then again, there are people I know who feel a bit more sentimental value to certain things like the paper it is wrapped in for many reasons.
@craziestqueenever (1819)
• Philippines
21 Apr 12
Count me in! I'm the type of person who cherished those gifts I received from other people. Earlier, I was thinking why the heck I value those gifts given rather than those things that I bought. As they said, "It's the thoughts that counts", perhaps that matters.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
21 Apr 12
oh when i receive gifts, i would treasure the gift... i would keep them and take note from whom i received it from.. but not with the wrapper.. hehe i would tear the wrapper with such force. i love the sound of the paper it really feels as though the surprise is really cool and about to get to me..
besides, i was told that here in the philippines, you should really tear the wrapper because it is bad luck to open it as it is...
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
20 Apr 12
No it isn't that weird.My mom would do exactly the same thing. First she never needed gifts so she was hard to shop for and then When we Finally give her the gift, she would slowly open the present.And she would keep the paper. I have saved some wrapping paper but usually I rip open presents.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
20 Apr 12
no, i don't think it is strange at all. i think you are just being appreciative of the kindness that has been shown to you by others. to me this says that you are just as much of a thoughtful person, with lots of love to give yourself.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
21 Apr 12
My grandmother was like that. It was okay, however, sooner she just kept on adding to the junk he has at home. It wasn't until finally when she opened her top closet (where she would usually keep those wrappers and other 'junk') two huge rats leaped out on her and she screamed like crazy, that she finally decided enough is enough!
I think it's a good gesture but I don't think it's necessary. What's important there is the gift itself. Just like how we wrap candies and we throw the wrapper (we don't eat the wrapper right?).
Anyhow, I do treasure stuff that people give me, regardless how unnecessary they may appear. I still have the first ever thing that my partner gave me, he gave me a padlock-looking keychain his company provides him to give to anyone, it has no real value because it's not even crafted well. But I just kept it. I kept it before knowing he is to be my partner. Now, he still can't believe I have that. I also kept the ten-peso and twenty-peso bills he first gave me because I didn't have cab change (but soon found I had) the first year we were together. Memorabilia usually look like junk over time, but I still do keep them. I only throw away stuff that are starting to deplete.
Have a great MyLot experience ahead!
@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Apr 12
Awwww . . . you sound so sentimental! I used to be that way. I remember in college, I found the best job ever because I finally felt like I fit in. These co-workers became my instant friends ... and I had never felt so included by a group of people like this in my life. I kept everything from everyone . . . all that stuff meant so much to me (although I don't think I kept the wrapping - hee hee). But years down the line - after I graduated from that job - I realized it was time to let go of these things as I had become a pack-rat. I've come to realize it was the people I knew and the moment that was important - that it was nice they thought of me. These days it seems people mostly use those gift bags more than wrapping . . . and I do keep those. Not for sentimental reasons, but because I can reuse them (regift so to speak)!
@cyndidaki2871 (83)
• Philippines
21 Apr 12
It is an awe feeling to have such kind of attitude I respect you on that every individual has a different way of treasuring gifts maybe my way is different from yours.If ever I will be receiving one I make sure it is being labeled properly to remind me of the one giving it and display it at an area that i can see it that often because for me it is a great feeling somehow to remember the person who was giving it perhaps it is also weird disposition right but that is how i treasured belongings.Perhaps our way of appreciation and keeping things varies but it depends on the extent on how we value it and the memory that is bound with ones possession.
@superbadx (484)
• Malaysia
21 Apr 12
Well, for me i can't say that i treasure people gift so much, because usually i would just open the wrapping and see what they just give. If i like it, i will always use it no matter what it is, like if it is a key chain, i would attach it to something i always use to bring with me like a key or bag. But if i didn't like it very much, i would keep it safe in my box where i stash most of my valuable items that i don't use often until someday i might actually use it.
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
20 Apr 12
I do because it all matters in some way, shape or form. I always appreciate any help that people give me, and I am always thankful for it.
@rewardsinlife (1132)
• United States
20 Apr 12
It is different that you would keep these things. You do need to be careful, because keeping the wrapping paper of the gift is becoming as sentimental as the gift itself. Most people, would see the wrapping as trash, but you see it as treasure. It is not necessarirly wrong, but you do need to be careful where you go with this. My grandmother used to keep all the cards that everyone gave her, and my other grandmother did keep the wrapping paper, but she only kept it to use it again on another gift to someone else because of the beauty and saving a buck or two as well. Maybe think about using your paper, to give in gifts to others so you will be giving back?
@chelogirl (121)
• Philippines
20 Apr 12
As for me,I tear the wrapper because there's a saying that if you tear the wrapper you will receive many gifts.
I really treasure is the gift itself because I know that the person who gave me gifts exert an effort to buy gifts for me.
I really appreciate all the things that i received from a friend,family or anyone.
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
20 Apr 12
If it is given to me by someone whom I really love, and it's not sooooo not my taste, I'm going to be obsessed with it. It's just how I work. I get attached to items and objects if they have a hidden meaning for me pretty easily. Because they took the time to buy me something, most of the time they know me pretty well, and they wanted to show they care about me, and there's nothing better than feeling love from people you love.
