Just wrapping a present and wondered...
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Just wrapping a present and wondered...
can any man actually wrap a present properly? Mine always look like they've been kicked downstairs after being wrapped in newspaper by a blind leper.
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Never been able to do it right, i just stick loads of sellotape round the edges so the kids can't accidentally rip the corners and peek to find out what it is
Never been able to do it right, i just stick loads of sellotape round the edges so the kids can't accidentally rip the corners and peek to find out what it is
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About Xmas wrapping, but I think is relevant:
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Gift Wrapping an Essay ---------------------- This is the time of year when we think back to the very first Christmas, when the Three Wise Men -- Gaspar, Balthasar and Herb -- went to see the baby Jesus, and, according to the Book of Matthew, "presented unto Him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh." These are simple words, but if we analyze them carefully, we discover an important, yet often overlooked, theological fact: There is no mention of wrapping paper. If there had been wrapping paper, Matthew would have said so: "And lo, the gifts WERE inside 600 square cubits of paper. And the paper WAS festooned with pictures of Frosty the Snowman." And Joseph WAS going to throweth it away, but Mary saideth unto him, "Holdeth it! That is nice paper! Saveth it for next year!" And Joseph DID rolleth his eyeballs. And the baby Jesus WAS more interested in the paper than, for example, the frankincense. But these words do not appear in the Bible, which means that the very first Christmas gifts were NOT wrapped. This is because the people giving those gifts had two important characteristics: 1. They were wise. 2. They were men. Men are not big gift wrappers. Men do not understand the point of putting paper on a gift just so somebody else can tear it off. This is not just my opinion: This is a scientific fact based on a statistical survey of two guys I know. One is my son, Rob, who said the only time he ever wraps a gift is, quote, "if it's such a poor gift that I don't want to be there when the person opens it." The other is my friend Gene Weingarten, who told me he does wrap gifts, but as a matter of principle never takes more than 15 seconds per gift. "No one ever had to wonder which presents daddy wrapped at Christmas," Gene said. "They were the ones that looked like enormous spitballs." I also wrap gifts, but because of some defect in my motor skills, I can never COMPLETELY wrap them. I can take a gift the size of a deck of cards and put it the exact center of a piece of wrapping paper the size of a regulation volleyball court, but when I am done folding and taping, you can still see a sector of the gift peeking out. (Sometimes I camouflage this sector with a marking pen.) If I had been an ancient Egyptian in the field of mummies, the lower half of the Pharaoh's body would be covered only by Scotch tape. On the other hand, if you give my wife a 12-inch square of wrapping paper, she can wrap a C-130 cargo plane. My wife, like many women, actually LIKES wrapping things. If she gives you a gift that requires batteries, she wraps the batteries separately, which to me is very close to being a symptom of mental illness. If it were possible, my wife would wrap each individual volt. My point is that gift-wrapping is one of those skills (like having babies) that come more naturally to women than to men. That is why today I am presenting: GIFT-WRAPPING TIPS FOR MEN Whenever possible, buy gifts that are already wrapped. If, when the recipient opens the gift, neither one of you recognizes it, you can claim that it's myrrh. The editors of Woman's Day magazine recently ran an item on how to make your own wrapping paper by printing a design on it with an apple sliced in half horizontally and dipped in a mixture of food coloring and liquid starch. They must be smoking crack. If you're giving a hard-to-wrap gift, skip the wrapping paper! Just Put it inside a bag and stick one of those little adhesive bows on it. This creates a festive visual effect that is sure to delight the lucky recipient on Christmas morning: Christmas morning comments... YOUR WIFE: Why is there a Hefty trash bag under the tree? YOU: It's a gift! See? It has a bow! YOUR WIFE (peering into the trash bag): It's a leaf blower. YOU: Gas-powered! Five horsepower! YOUR WIFE: I want a divorce. YOU: I also got you some myrrh. In conclusion, remember that the important thing is NOT what you give, or how you wrap it. The important thing, during this very special time of year, is that you save the receipt.
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it's the thought that counts, my Xmas wrapping this year involved writing " all my love, mike " on an amazon delivery box with some CD's n' books in it, place under tree.
Her ladyship was delighted on Xmas morning when everything she had put down on the list was there !! - the look on her face whan she realised there were no surprises - priceless
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Her ladyship was delighted on Xmas morning when everything she had put down on the list was there !! - the look on her face whan she realised there were no surprises - priceless
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Mine always look like fish & chips in posh paper.
Buying square presents helps.
Buying square presents helps.
Originally Posted by NotoriousREV
can any man actually wrap a present properly? Mine always look like they've been kicked downstairs after being wrapped in newspaper by a blind leper.
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Originally Posted by NotoriousREV
can any man actually wrap a present properly? Mine always look like they've been kicked downstairs after being wrapped in newspaper by a blind leper.
Thats so funny! Well at least you tried.. Its the thought that counts.
I must have a one off here though. Mr.Scoobypreza is better at wrapping presents than me! I got him to do loads for me this christmas!
My brother is terrible... He never bothers to wrap at all so on christmas day he just gets some of the christmas paper off the floor then he got the present he wanted to give then kind of scrunched the paper around it!! lol no sellotape just mashed up old paper!!
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there is not a man alive who can wrap presents properly and if they can then they must either be Gay or a mental.
every Christmas i buy tons of those shiny little bags from my local newsagents and chuck them in that.
every Christmas i buy tons of those shiny little bags from my local newsagents and chuck them in that.
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I must be gay or mental. I can wrap boxes perfectly every time.
(OK - I pay the girl in M&S or Debenams a couple of quid to do it, but it saves hours of anger. Remember - for every minute you are angry you have lost 60 seconds of happiness)
(OK - I pay the girl in M&S or Debenams a couple of quid to do it, but it saves hours of anger. Remember - for every minute you are angry you have lost 60 seconds of happiness)
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Use foil-looks nice n' shiny and no sellotape required.One year I hadn't wrapped any of my girlfriends presents at all so strategically placed them under the duvet on christmas morning.I slowly peeled it back to reveal each present at a time to ensure continued surprise.
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Originally Posted by skiddus_markus
Use foil-looks nice n' shiny and no sellotape required.One year I hadn't wrapped any of my girlfriends presents at all so strategically placed them under the duvet on christmas morning.I slowly peeled it back to reveal each present at a time to ensure continued surprise.
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Originally Posted by The Chief
there is not a man alive who can wrap presents properly and if they can then they must either be Gay or a mental.
every Christmas i buy tons of those shiny little bags from my local newsagents and chuck them in that.
every Christmas i buy tons of those shiny little bags from my local newsagents and chuck them in that.
Well he must be then cos my prezzies are always wrapped well. As for my efforts.... well it looks like the wrapping paper is trying to be held back by the tape!!!!!!!!!
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