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09/12/2014 at 10:00pm
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Paper (preferably reduced in January) and sellotape here. Don't do fancy of any sort
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09/12/2014 at 11:11pm
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Good quality brown paper with a gift tag made from a previous year's Christmas card or a personal message written in a gold or silver pen and a few bits of glitter stuck on. Except for the dog! His pressies are wrapped up in several layers of wrapping paper which he adores shredding and we find bits of months later - he doesn't like brown paper!
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Got to be chrimbo cards from last year, cut up into shapes then threaded through with recycled gift ribbon by my daughter. She loves all that craft stuff. and I hate waste...
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09/12/2014 at 11:58pm
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Good quality brown paper with a gift tag made from a previous year's Christmas card or a personal message written in a gold or silver pen and a few bits of glitter stuck on. Except for the dog! His pressies are wrapped up in several layers of wrapping paper which he adores shredding and we find bits of months later - he doesn't like brown paper!
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10/12/2014 at 2:08am
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Who cares what everyone else does with their wrapping, do what you want to do.
Be a sheep or a leader, its your choice.
Ive never been one to follow trends myself, i let the other sheep do that.
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10/12/2014 at 9:12am
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Quote: Originally posted by lockie on 10/12/2014
Who cares what everyone else does with their wrapping, do what you want to do.
Be a sheep or a leader, its your choice.
Ive never been one to follow trends myself, i let the other sheep do that.
Good Christmas do was it.... ?!
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10/12/2014 at 10:07am
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Quote: Originally posted by sunshinetours on 10/12/2014
Quote: Originally posted by lockie on 10/12/2014Who cares what everyone else does with their wrapping, do what you want to do.
Be a sheep or a leader, its your choice.
Ive never been one to follow trends myself, i let the other sheep do that.
Good Christmas do was it.... ?!
Actually I don't socialise with anyone from where I work. Couldn't have gone to the xmas do as I was working after swapping my shift so soneone else could go.
Far too many get sucked into trends normally started by retailers or marketeers to get you to spend your money. The diamond manufacturers played a blinder with how much you should spend on an engagement ring a few years back. They TOLD you how much you should spend !
Isn't giving a present about the thought involved or is it now about how it is wrapped ?
If people feel the need to comply with the "current trend" in wrapping then surely they are sheep ?
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10/12/2014 at 10:22am
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Surely we all go for the Rowan Atkinson method demonstrated in 'Love Actually' ?
In reality, it is January sales wrapping paper, usually reduced by about 75%, and a roll of stick on labels at 80 for 99p, saves on the string and sellotape needed for recycled card tags.
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10/12/2014 at 12:56pm
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At no point have I said don't wrap anything but if you reread the OP it was about how simple wrapping seemed a bit unacceptable.
Now apply what I said to that op and you see what I'm getting at. I agree with the OP and pointed out how it has come about via the retailers and marketing experts. Up selling all those extras you now "need" is big business.
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10/12/2014 at 2:02pm
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Isn't giving a present about the thought involved or is it now about how it is wrapped ?
I agree. I just give people an envelope with a note saying I have thought. Saves a fortune
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