Ive Been At It All Afternoon ....& I Hate It !!
 

wrapping damm christmas pressies up who else hates it & why? mines because i buy the present i think matches the person ...then i have to sort the paper out too then the wrapping cellotaping then the fancy bits too & i even wrap them to go in a bag ... does anyone else?

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Choosing the present is a nitemare enough for me, strangely for a girlie im not big on big crowds & shopping, ive walked out of shops packed to the nines cos i get claustophobia only time i suffer it LOL, wrapping is something again last minute & as long as its covered its right by me - specially when it takes 2 secs for someone to rip it off, yeh i out then in cariers ready for collection then lol.

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So sorry to hear about your frustrations Mez!:( Agree with both Mez and Mel dislike the wrapping and even more so the shopping!

Speaking of wrapping, does anyone over there use comic paper as wrapping paper? I know me Mum's family always did this and it carried down to me and my siblings. Pretty sure it is a poorman's thing, which mum certainly was.

Just not sure if it was carried over from the Mother Land?

Brian

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Oh I love wrapping but I do tend to do it in stages instead of all at once....
Its the shopping bit that gets me cus i never knbow what to but grrr

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I shall be having an easy time this year for pressie buying. Comes in handy being single over crimbo, no girl friend and kids (package), saving myself a fortune. :D Hehe

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I saw the title of this thread and thought it should be in the over 18's!!! :D
I was such a little angel until i met tinks and rindy etc!!! :D

I havent bought any christmas pressies yet so cant start wrapping them can i? lol I normally buy them all and then 2 days before christmas get the big rolls of wrapping paper, the sellotape, all the pressies and most important a bottle of wine and glass and wrap them all up all at once and then xmas day i'll see everyone and give them out then.

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i love the whole christmas thing, the shopping for presents the wrapping and giving them, it makes me feel all warm and nice :D

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My back bedroom is like Santa's Grotto......I have wrapped the presents as I have gone along.........but I leave the final fiddly bits until just before they are going to be delivered.
I choose presents that I think the person I'm buying for will like, but I also choose the things that I would like to receive. I try to match the wrapping paper to the gift too....and the label. No comic wrapping paper for me.....though I guess it is more environmentally friendly.

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i love buying , but totally hat wrapping and especially i get really pis**d of when sellotape gets stuclk together. I usual buy at last minute , this month just flys though the weekends come think and fast and usually im watching stanley at the weekend so its usual last minute wrapping for me!

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Was thinking about this today. Isn't it nice that we have enough "stuff" to be able to wrap more than just a present or two? I remember back when we'd get a couple presents each and be quite excited about it. Remember my parents talking about Christams' with maybe some special food or candies and needed clothes.

I just am grateful at how well off many are compared to previous generations eh?

Just a thought!

Brian

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Well I have just spent all afternoon wrapping pressies!!!!

It doesn't bother me at all wrapping. I always try and do a nice job of it. I like nice metallic papers......usually purple and silver as these look nice under the tree with the lights gleaming off the paper. I also tie glittery string around them all with nice silver, blue, purple bows on them.

I know they all just get wripped open, but I don't mind. I like a neat presentation.

I only have a few more pressies to buy now and then that's me DONE and dusted for another year.



One of my pet hates is ..........people that have a Birthday near christmas. Poor sods always get their Birthday pressies wrapped in Christmas paper :( . My lads Birthday is on the 13h December and I always make a special effort to get him Birthday Paper lol. Then I have my neices on the 22nd December!! but that one is easy.....money in a card ...;)

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I used to love wrapping but it's a bit of a nightmare these days with so many to wrap I even wrap all the children's bits that go in their stocking. I have wrapped a fair few but not all of them yet.