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[Puppy Lips]

I do both, but more wrapped. I have a HUGE amount of gift bags. When we got them, I kept them but never reused them. Then I bought a bunch on a close out sale. I have no explanation why I do the things I do. One of my character flaws I guess.

[occasionalrain]

@Puppy Lips 

My could be flaw is buying two of just about everything. Having a backup is reassuring.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Puppy Lips wrote:
I do both, but more wrapped. I have a HUGE amount of gift bags. When we got them, I kept them but never reused them. Then I bought a bunch on a close out sale. I have no explanation why I do the things I do. One of my character flaws I guess.

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@Puppy Lips 

i went through a period of picking up a gift bag or two, plus tissue, when I went to the dollar stores.   

I just realized that I've got many bags, and somehow, a dwindling supply of tissue. 

That's the weirdest thing.

[Desertdi]

I've used (un-inked) newspaper, plain brown wrapping paper...and even lunch bags that I have hand-decorated with felt pens or even paint...

[tansy]

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@Desertdi wrote:

I've used (un-inked) newspaper, plain brown wrapping paper...and even lunch bags that I have hand-decorated with felt pens or even paint...

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I did brown paper and the comics section for birthdays for my sons and their friends.  

[speedy girl]

I like to use both. Anything that is an odd shape I will use a gift bag with lots of tissue. But most everything else gets wrapped especially the stuff for the kids. I think it makes it more fun for them to open!

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Desertdi wrote:

I've used (un-inked) newspaper, plain brown wrapping paper...and even lunch bags that I have hand-decorated with felt pens or even paint...

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@Desertdi   @mormel20 

In a jam and short on wrapping paper one Christmas Eve, my mother got out the long roll of ALUMINUM FOIL to wrap a few small presents with.   

Worked very well. 

[Desertdi]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

I've used (un-inked) newspaper, plain brown wrapping paper...and even lunch bags that I have hand-decorated with felt pens or even paint...

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@Desertdi   @mormel20 

In a jam and short on wrapping paper one Christmas Eve, my mother got out the long roll of ALUMINUM FOIL to wrap a few small presents with.   

Worked very well. 

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@Tinkrbl44 

I also remember using wallpaper   scraps (but that was REALLY a long time ago!)      di

[on the bay]

@Tinkrbl44, @Desertdi ,

Tinfoil! Now that's interesting! Actually I bet it looked very sparkly!

I used left over wallpaper too!

Very pretty but hard to wrap!

[AngelPuppy1]

I prefer to put gifts in a gift bag - just pop them in and done!  However, I have been wrapping them --- even though I have no skills at wrapping and admit that I do them as quickly as possible!  When I give gifts to people outside the family I do put them in gift bags - much more polished looking.  I love unwrapping presents myself --- more fun!