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Wrapping presents : are you good at it?
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By *olf and Red OP Couple 49 weeks ago
Nr Cardiff or at Chams Darlaston |
I started wrapping yesterday , as I’m trying to wrap as I buy them. Wolf’s sellotape dispenser was a great help. My Mum always wrote little clues on the tags, so I now do that too. Makes it take longer but it’s a tradition my kids enjoy. I’m not a great wrapper and I know once I’ve done a few, the last ones aren’t so great.
Red
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"No. Not my forte. Me and sellotape are not good buddies  "
Red mentions using a sellotape dispenser … this is a bit of a game changer, avoids that but where you need about 4 hands.
Other basics that he’ll give you a chance … decent paper that doesn’t rip at the drop of a hat, and sharp scissors. |
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By (user no longer on site) 49 weeks ago
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Depends when I'm doing them.
Now, that guy from love actually would have nothing on my skills.
On Christmas Eve, they'll look like a 2 year old has wrapped them. |
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I have one present left to buy, and they will be an online thingie so no wrapping needed.
Other than that, I am finished all of my Xmas wrapping … finished 2 weeks ago.
This is a new / recent approach, do all of my shopping in one weekend in mid-November. |
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By (user no longer on site) 49 weeks ago
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Mine look like they've been thrown at paper in successive layers of tape. Finished with a sticky bow and tag that falls off.
Blaming the dyspraxia, possibly lack of patience |
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People already wrapping presents, I haven’t bought any yet.
I am pretty good at the wrapping though, I find it useful to have a few small cardboard boxes saved back, anything that’s a pig of a shape gets put in a box, packed out with newspaper so it doesn’t jiggle around and then just wrapp the box, simples, also handy if you don’t want the shape of the pressie to give it away. |
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"No, but I’m not as bad as my mum who seems to think you wrap presents in cellotape.
I’m still trying to get into a present from 2008  "
Maybe get some help from the rest of the family? Tell them it’s a game of pass the parcel |
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By *a LunaWoman 49 weeks ago
South Wales |
"People already wrapping presents, I haven’t bought any yet.
I am pretty good at the wrapping though, I find it useful to have a few small cardboard boxes saved back, anything that’s a pig of a shape gets put in a box, packed out with newspaper so it doesn’t jiggle around and then just wrapp the box, simples, also handy if you don’t want the shape of the pressie to give it away. "
That’s organised! I’m impressed. Also, can I hire you to wrap my presents?  |
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"People already wrapping presents, I haven’t bought any yet.
I am pretty good at the wrapping though, I find it useful to have a few small cardboard boxes saved back, anything that’s a pig of a shape gets put in a box, packed out with newspaper so it doesn’t jiggle around and then just wrapp the box, simples, also handy if you don’t want the shape of the pressie to give it away. "
Great idea re the boxes.
So … boxes, sellotape dispenser, decent paper, sharp scissors and a flat surface with plenty of space … that gives a wrapper a fighting chance! |
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"People already wrapping presents, I haven’t bought any yet.
I am pretty good at the wrapping though, I find it useful to have a few small cardboard boxes saved back, anything that’s a pig of a shape gets put in a box, packed out with newspaper so it doesn’t jiggle around and then just wrapp the box, simples, also handy if you don’t want the shape of the pressie to give it away.
That’s organised! I’m impressed. Also, can I hire you to wrap my presents? "
Let’s be honest here Luna, you are fairly easily impressed aren’t you.  |
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By *a LunaWoman 49 weeks ago
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"People already wrapping presents, I haven’t bought any yet.
I am pretty good at the wrapping though, I find it useful to have a few small cardboard boxes saved back, anything that’s a pig of a shape gets put in a box, packed out with newspaper so it doesn’t jiggle around and then just wrapp the box, simples, also handy if you don’t want the shape of the pressie to give it away.
That’s organised! I’m impressed. Also, can I hire you to wrap my presents?
Let’s be honest here Luna, you are fairly easily impressed aren’t you. "
 you say that like it’s a bad thing! |
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"People already wrapping presents, I haven’t bought any yet.
I am pretty good at the wrapping though, I find it useful to have a few small cardboard boxes saved back, anything that’s a pig of a shape gets put in a box, packed out with newspaper so it doesn’t jiggle around and then just wrapp the box, simples, also handy if you don’t want the shape of the pressie to give it away.
That’s organised! I’m impressed. Also, can I hire you to wrap my presents?
Let’s be honest here Luna, you are fairly easily impressed aren’t you.
you say that like it’s a bad thing! "
No, no it isn’t. No! |
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Anything box shaped and I’m good - anything like a teddy then I’m saying my son wrapped it 
C will do bows and tags  it’s getting ripped off and thrown in the bin - I always feel like I can’t rip the wrapping paper off if it’s done well
K |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS 49 weeks ago
Titz Towers, North Notts |
I'm famously bad at it. This year I've bought all of my neighbours these fancy Malteasers truffle type things and the box is slightly off the square. It took me 10 minutes to make a mess of wrapping the first one. The rest, I just put a label on  |
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