Wrapping Gifts... love it or hate it??
By Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15730)
Canada
December 4, 2016 11:07am CST
I think that there are probably people who love it and are really good at it lol. Not me. I'm terrible. I never seem to cut the paper to the right size! And then you see the people at the mall who are actually paid to wrap people's gifts. Now there is a job that I wouldn't want!! Have you ever had someone wrap your gift at the mall??
How did it turn out? Did they do a good job??
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14 responses
@much2say (53941)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Dec 16
I guess that's why gift bags are so popular 
. My mom was not particularly creative, but she was always nice and neat with gift wrapping . . . so I like to think I picked that up from her. But I like to be creative with wrapping too - that's part of the fun. I don't have others wrap the gift - maybe I'm weird that way but doing it myself makes me feel like I put love into it 
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. My mom was not particularly creative, but she was always nice and neat with gift wrapping . . . so I like to think I picked that up from her. But I like to be creative with wrapping too - that's part of the fun. I don't have others wrap the gift - maybe I'm weird that way but doing it myself makes me feel like I put love into it .3 people like this
@much2say (53941)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Dec 16
@Hate2Iron 
I figure people are going to rip it all up in 2 seconds . . . so as long as the gift looks completely covered 
. A nice big shiny bow and tons of curly ribbon always helps 
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I figure people are going to rip it all up in 2 seconds . . . so as long as the gift looks completely covered . A nice big shiny bow and tons of curly ribbon always helps .@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Dec 16
I certainly want the gift to look impressive... just doesn't happen for me!! It looks as if a six year old wrapped it.
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@dyoizzz_lj (149)
• Angeles City, Philippines
5 Dec 16
I love it! I love wrapping gift, make them creative and personalize. I only hate when wrapping gift when it is 4ft height, I can't manage to do it by myself. I just want normal sizes. And if I'm lazy to wrap, i will just make paper bag out of it.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Dec 16
Couldn't agree more. I hate the long rolls. You cut what you think you need and it's always way too much or it wasn't enough! You end up wasting sooo much paper!
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@dyoizzz_lj (149)
• Angeles City, Philippines
5 Dec 16
@Hate2Iron I think, it still depends on a person whether if its their hobby or interest.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Dec 16
I agree, if they wanted to do it out of the goodness of their hearts, I would probably go with it. But the gifts are so expensive these days... I'm surprised that we simply don't hand them the gift!
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@1creekgirl (40635)
• United States
4 Dec 16
I like to wrap gifts, but I'm just not very good at it!
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Dec 16
Well, I'm impressed that you like it all the same!!
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@MALUSE (69390)
• Germany
5 Dec 16
@Hate2Iron I was born in the GDR (German Democratic Republic). When I was 10 years old, we moved to West Germany. Right from the start we sent parcels with goods which couldn't be bought in the GDR to our relatives. The goods had to be wrapped, the parcels had to be wrapped. A piece of string had to be tied around the parcel. I'm a perfect parcel wrapper!
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@snowy22315 (171114)
• United States
5 Dec 16
I have little sense of spatial relations,,,and have always been terrible at gift wrapping. This year I am sending one of my gifts via Amazon who will do the gift wrapping...yay! I could do better at wrapping then I do, I am a bit lazy of course.
@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
4 Dec 16
I am not the greatest wrapper but I will wrap for my niece and nephew =) For adults a gift bag will do!
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@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
5 Dec 16
@Hate2Iron Hehe yes =) Kids love tearing so I have been wrapping. My wrapping isn't the best though thats for sure lol!
@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Dec 16
If I can get away with a gift bag... I take it!! Kids seem to like tearing open the paper though!
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Dec 16
I'm not sure if I ever liked it. I guess when the kids were little, they never noticed what the wrapping looked like. I liked them back then lol!
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Dec 16
Well, now there are three of us that are hopeless lol!!
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Dec 16
@Hate2Iron Did you know I started a 'thick' club here? Maybe we need a 'can't wrap gifts' group as well. :)
@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Dec 16
I think that the numbers are rising!! You are in good company!
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@DesirousDreamer (34780)
• Peoria, Arizona
4 Dec 16
Nope nope, each time I wrap gifts they look like they were mauled by a lawn mower. I try so hard to make it all pretty but..Nope. I just suck. haha! The people that can wrap well must know witchcraft or something because it is crazy how well they do it.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Dec 16
hahaha... I like you!! Great description of your packages. I'm going to have to use that one lol!!
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@DesirousDreamer (34780)
• Peoria, Arizona
5 Dec 16
@Hate2Iron Haha! I should make a holiday card using it since people always enjoy it
@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Dec 16
I wonder why it is that some of us hate it then??
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