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

mez · 06-12-2006, 15:18

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?

accymel · 06-12-2006, 16:09

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.

LancYorkYankee · 06-12-2006, 18:20

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

cherokee · 06-12-2006, 19:35

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

Len · 06-12-2006, 19:43

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.

Hehe

shillelagh · 06-12-2006, 20:06

I saw the title of this thread and thought it should be in the over 18's!!!

I was such a little angel until i met tinks and rindy etc!!!

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.

flashy · 06-12-2006, 20:17

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

Margaret Pilkington · 06-12-2006, 21:10

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.

WillowTheWhisp · 06-12-2006, 21:48

I used to love wrapping presents and made a really neat sharp creased edges sort of job of it but I find it quite stressy these days. Maybe because I seem to have so many to do that are peculiar shapes.

fc:stanley · 06-12-2006, 22:17

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!

LancYorkYankee · 07-12-2006, 02:56

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

WillowTheWhisp · 07-12-2006, 09:37

Did you get an apple, an orange and a sugar mouse in a stocking?

Mick · 07-12-2006, 09:59

Please Please Please Dont buy a pressie for the poor moderators that work so hard on your behalf to keep this site running and spam free just your thanks will do and mabe a drink at the meet

slinky · 10-12-2006, 19:28

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 ...

ANNE · 11-12-2006, 01:35

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.