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kringle express gift wrap - Wow

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This set looks so colorful and a real timesaver. I recall many years of wearily staying up half the night before Christmas wrapping gifts. Sure could have used this set.
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Re: kringle express gift wrap - Wow

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We'll see those bags offered every hour for the next two months.  Last year they never bothered to switch out the bags they used during the presentations, and by November, they were a mess.  

 

I think the bags are good for certain gifts that are either very large or have a unique shape.  Certainly they are a plus for those with arthritis or other health issues, too.  Personally, I enjoy wrapping presents the traditional way.  I like the look of packages under the tree.

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Re: kringle express gift wrap - Wow

I used these last year for the first time and ordered a set in July.  I love them and well made,  

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Re: kringle express gift wrap - Wow

I bought the set.  They are pretty and I think it's a good price.

I wrap gifts and also use gift bags.    If it works out well I will buy another set at a later time.

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Re: kringle express gift wrap - Wow

I bought the set last year and loved them.  Quick and easy, and easy for my younger grandchildren to open as well.  For the adults, I added some extra dazzle by tying a Christmas pick and shiny ornament into the ribbon.

 

All of the bags stayed in good shape and were gathered and folded and stored away for this years gift giving.

 

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These sets have way too many small bags, and I'd love to see them offer sets with only the extra large, large, and a few medium.

 

We have a Mennonite thrift store in our area and the ladies there make quilts and rugs for sale, but they also make fabric gift bags with this same theory behind them. 

 

They are made with brand new fabric, and instead of a draw string, the ribbon is just stitched on the outside, and can be tied around the bag instead of pulled through the inside like the ones on Q.

 

I have loved having these for some of our gifts the last couple of years, and are well received by others too. You can reuse them for many years, and if they get a little wrinkled looking, can easly be ironed to look just like new again. 

 

They make them in fabrics from the most elegant, to vintage looking, to whimsical for the kiddos. They cost anywhere from 75 cents to $3 per bag, but well worth the price, and helps support their mission work as well.

 

I like to wrap as well, and so I get a nice mix of traditional gift bags, wrapped packages, and these fabric bags. Makes the tree look fun and interesting. I have always dreamed about having a tree full of wrapped packages, all in the same or very coordinating paper, but don't expect to ever have it actually happen.

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As far as I am concerned these are one of the best things ever invented. (Perhaps a little dramatic) but you get the point.

 

I am one of those people that hate, absolutely hate wrapping gifts. I went for years with only purchasing gift cards at Christmas because I hate to wrap. One of the happiest moments for me was when my niece and nephew hit an age, where I was not forced to wrap gifts for them anymore.

 

I purchased my first set three years ago, and I purchased another set last year. They are quick and efficient and I am quite the fan of this item.

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Re: kringle express gift wrap - Wow

Like mominohio.....there are way too many small bags and tags...and not enough larger ones....I had to order three or four sets in order to get my gifts "wrapped".....and now  I have lots of useless mini bags and tags...

 

I would like to see them offer only extra large...only large and only medium...in individual sets so I can choose the sizes I need..

 

As it is now...I won't be ordering any....I will have to use wrap paper or see what I can find at the dollar store or party city....