I feel so stupid — Christmas Wrapping Paper Hack

20 Comments on I feel so stupid — Christmas Wrapping Paper Hack

1. DOH !

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2. There’s nothing like a nice box wrapped in triangles…..

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3. I wish I would have watched this yesterday! I had to open a new roll because the piece I had left was just barely too small just like in the video! Dang it. Never too old to learn something new I guess.

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4. I got a few wrapped in newspaper when I was a kid.
   Did they cover that?

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5. I’ll be dogged.

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6. Been doing that since forever. I have a crafting background, though.
   I can also patch tears and lengthen paper seamlessly when needed. lol.

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7. woody- Newspaper is back in style. LOL! Take a black and white only section and wrap the box. Then slap on a bow. Then paint or magic marker some big dots or stripes or just write something like HO ho Ho!

   If there are people on the page, draw antlers on them. And then write HO HO HO and draw an arrow to the woman. heh.

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8. Newspapers are for school book covers.
   And birdcage liners.

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9. back when gas stations gave away road maps for free (anyone remember that?) my mom would stop at every station, grab a couple of maps & Voila! …. instant wrapping paper

   & …. you use grocery bags for school books, dang it!

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10. Shop at CVS, you can wrap the gifts in the receipt.

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11. I’m a man and I use a WHOLE FRICKIN’ ROLL
    for 1 package.57 useless pieces lie on the
    floor when I am done.As an added bonus it
    used to drive my wife infrickinsane…

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12. I don’t think I’ve wrapped a square or rectangle box in 3 years. They’re all these weirdly shaped packages with a bump of hard plastic. I think they call it a clamshell. Yay for gift bags!

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13. Here’s a bunch more ideas.
    https://external-preview.redd.it/1x1l5cQ6Azrx74CDyLEQc6RCwfB6gUEwYLna6b9_Itg.gif?format=mp4&s=28cbca38f45729310ccc7ef409de8d8463248d0a

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14. Genius! I pride myself on gift wrapping technique, crisply folded seams, tucked under to hide any errantly cut ends, but I never thought of this. Now show how to wrap a round boxless object and I’ll really be impressed.

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15. I thought that’s how you do it? I tried rolling stuff into paper, but then it looks like a Jolly Rancher candy. You’re just trying to cover shit, it doesn’t have to be elaborate.

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16. I use a gift wrap that conforms to any shape, size, and comes in numerous colors and patterns. I think the company that makes it is ‘Duct’ something something. Best part is you don’t need extra tape as it self adheres to the package and itself! Just don’t get it in your girlfriends hair or the dogs fur, real tough to get out.

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17. Our tradition was to save the Sunday funnies for weeks and late Christmas eve, after walking back from our cousins house, my brothers and I would sit downstairs and have a wrapping party.

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18. I wrapped all of Eleanor’s and my Christmas presents in copies of the US Constitution.

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19. @FDR

    “I wrapped all of Eleanor’s and my Christmas presents in copies of the US Constitution.”

    So THAT’s what happened to all of them.

20. Gift bags.

    The wrapping paper hack won’t work unless you’re into measuring the precise size of the rectangle you need, spending the extra time to cut straight lines, and wasting wrapping paper.

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