Wrapping Or Bagging
By Marlina
@marlina (154103)
Canada
December 20, 2015 6:20am CST
I was just wondering if you still wrap your presents in boxes with lovely and colorful Christmas papers and top them all up with fancy ribbons?
In my situation here, I have switched to give my gifts in fancy bags instead. My arthritic fingers give me too much trouble to want to be bother with wrapping.
I find it a lot faster too, it only takes me a fraction of the time that I used to spend on wrapping boxes.
Which way to your prefer to give your gifts in?
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23 responses
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
20 Dec 15
Since the gifts don't leave this house, I use paper and some gets bows, some don't.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
20 Dec 15
@marlina Yes, it's just us here. I did buy for the mail lady and the dental hygenist, but that's about it.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Dec 15
Mostly we wrap, or should I say my husband wraps. I stink at wrapping. It's way cheaper as well. After Christmas I go to Dollar Stores and they almost always are selling their left over Christmas paper way cheap. Usually 25 or 50 cents a roll. So then I stock up.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
20 Dec 15
That is a way to save on wrapping paper for next year.@fishtiger58
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Dec 15
@marlina I never pay full price for Christmas wrapping paper
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@Blondie2222 (28610)
• United States
21 Dec 15
I wrap using wrapping paper but i don't do bows or anything like that. I just keep it simple. Some of them i will put in bags depending on what it is.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
22 Dec 15
I love gift bags but the kids like to tear the paper so most of their gifts are wrapped. I save any gift bags we receive for any occasion and I will reuse them if they are not torn or blemished.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Dec 15
Are we talking about those white (sometimes green or red) thin cardboard boxes? The ones that you have to unfold and place items in and then tape the bottoms of to keep them nice and secure? I only ever received clothes in them. I never have wrapped any presents in them though.
Bags are easier, plus if you get a standard bag, it can eb re-used for different occassions.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Dec 15
@marlina Oh, for some reason I completely forgot about any old box. 
Boxes are somewhat easier for me to wrap. Then again I am terrible at wrapping presents. I will NOT attach a photo as evidence, but I can assure you I'm horrid at it.
As for "ribbons" we use premade bows. I used to be able to do the scissor trick for curly ribbons but not so much anymore.
Boxes are somewhat easier for me to wrap. Then again I am terrible at wrapping presents. I will NOT attach a photo as evidence, but I can assure you I'm horrid at it.
As for "ribbons" we use premade bows. I used to be able to do the scissor trick for curly ribbons but not so much anymore.1 person likes this
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 Dec 15
yes the bags are easier and quicker.... but I use a variety of bags, boxes, just paper... all sorts, some with bows, some without.... and I enjoy the wrapping up process too.... 
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@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
20 Dec 15
I prefer the cute hat boxes from Hobby Lobby. They are structured and unique looking, plus they are sturdy and light weight. They are also already designed and seemed wrapped all I have to do is wrap a bow or tape it around with washi tape, attach a gift tag and it's all set.
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@Juliaacv (56354)
• Canada
20 Dec 15
I find that I still wrap anything that I give in a gift bag, so I just wrap my gifts. We don't buy many gifts, so its not so bad. Our son's girlfriend is a fancy wrapper. She makes those big beautiful bows and ties everything up just so, you almost hate to unwrap it, almost.
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@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
20 Dec 15
I absolutely hate wrapping presents I would rather have teeth pulled. You know my grand mother never ever wrapped a present in her life. She always gave us our presents in the bag it came from the shop. Sensible woman in my opinion. Maybe I have inherited her genes!
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@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
20 Dec 15
fancy bags are much better! Much quicker, much easier and they can even reuse it if they want to :)
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Dec 15
I love those really pretty bags and they are every bit as festive as wrappings and a lot easier for some of us to use too.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
21 Dec 15
I barely wrap anything they should be happy I had time to go to the store and grab a gift. I usually either just hand it to them, or put them in bags.
@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
21 Dec 15
I can't wrap presents for anything! I usually put things in bags. This year I did wrap two presents for the kids I nanny though. They are 8 and 5, I wanted them to be able to tear the wrapping paper off their gifts!
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
30 Dec 15
I hate wrapping, easier if I have boxes to place it in, then wrap.
