Why is wrapping christmas presents so difficult?

[Dis]

You put a screwdriver or a wrench in my hands, and I'm fairly dextrous. But with wrapping paper and scotch tape, and I'm a total klutz. It's so difficult to make it look nice and neat.

I hope my family doesn't think I love them less because my wrapped presents look like ****. .

[mrmitchell]

If I can't wrap a box (or something close enough) this iswhat I do

wrap up the sides, like normal (ignore top and bottom)

bunch up the excess wrapping paper around the tops and bottoms, and twist it (without breaking it!)

If you do it right, it should look like a giant tootsie roll (still in wrapper). Then, just tape around the twists until they stick.

[Bill3000]

Because Dis loses at Christmas.

[Ming]

I'm a gift wrapping stud... any size... shape... doesn't matter. I've just finished wrapping over 120 gifts today.

Bows, ribbons... the whole deal. It's amazing how fast you can go when you have a deadline hanging over your head

[Zopperoni]

Next time, just buy gift vouchers

[Ming]

I did buy a lot of gift certificates... but then I have to wrap them so they don't look like gift certificates

[DaShi]

Wrapping a box is easy. First cut six rectangles of paper, each equivalent to a side on the box. Then tape each piece to its corresponding size.

[DRoseDARs]

That's just wrong and lazy, DaShi.

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Ming
I'm a gift wrapping stud... any size... shape... doesn't matter. I've just finished wrapping over 120 gifts today.

Bows, ribbons... the whole deal. It's amazing how fast you can go when you have a deadline hanging over your head

Wrap me a box shaped like a spiked rhombicosidodecahedron with pyramids on pentagonal faces, then brag to us about your wrapping skills...



And something resembling a ball with a bow stuck on it is not acceptable. I want gazillions of crevasses, several feet of tape, and yards of wrapping paper used!

[DaShi]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
That's just wrong and lazy, DaShi.

Better than covering the box in paste or glue and throwing scraps of paper on it. People seem to really hate that one.

[mrmitchell]

Wrap me a box shaped like a spiked rhombicosidodecahedron with pyramids on pentagonal faces, then brag to us about your wrapping skills...

That kind of monster is why God gave sacks to mankind...

[Asher]

I gave my brother a new shirt, but I packaged it in my Xbox 360 box and wrapped that. Padded it with towels, too.

[homeyg]

An alternative to wrapping that is much quicker and easier is using gift bags and tissue paper

[Az]

I gave my brother a new shirt, but I packaged it in my Xbox 360 box and wrapped that. Padded it with towels, too.

"An XBox?! wow, thanks d00d."
"umm,no, actually, it's just a new shirt"
":/"

[Ming]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
Wrap me a box shaped like a spiked rhombicosidodecahedron with pyramids on pentagonal faces, then brag to us about your wrapping skills...

Hell... I would just find a bigger square box, put the funny size box in it, and wrap the bigger box