Comments on: How Much Wrapping Paper Do You Need?

By: Red

Red — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:11:53 +0000

Am I the only one who doesn’t use wrapping paper at all? If I’m giving a gift that needs to be wrapped, I wrap it in our city’s free alternative weekly newspaper. If I use a bag, it’s a takeout bag from P.F. Chang’s. I realized a couple years ago that NO ONE cares about the wrapping paper. Yeah, it’s pretty, but once they get to the item, they forget all about it. So why waste money on it?

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:08:28 +0000

I haven’t purchased wrapping paper in 5 years. I re-use gift bags that were given to us, or I buy reusable fabric gift bags on etsy.com. This year I plan on learning how to sew so I can sew my own! I hear they’re actually really easy to make.

When I do use wrapping paper, I re-use old paper. I turn it over and have my kids color and fingerpaint on the white side and then re-use it.

By: marci

marci — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:06:58 +0000

I have a zippered pouch made just for wrapping paper – fits under the bed – and only as much as will fit in it.

It’s too expensive for me to buy as needed…with a large family and a lot of grandkids, I need a lot of birthday and Christmas papers – plus weddings, birthdays, etc. I buy whenever I find it at a garage sale for 25 cents or less a roll – and even took a whole box once from a free box. I especially like it when I can find solid colors that can be used for anything and everything! I buy the ribbon at garage sales also.

I also use the comic sections or ad sections of the newspaper occasionally, as well as brown paper bags and craft paper. Sometimes scarfs also.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:20:28 +0000

I have a RubberMaid gift wrap container in my closet in which I keep a few different rolls of paper, ribbon, tape, scissors, and gift tags. Before I buy paper for any occasion, I check the container to see if I already have something appropriate (my roll stash also includes a roll of plain brown kraft paper which can be dressed up to look elegant or decorated with stamps or stickers for the kids). My rule is that I must not have more rolls than the container can hold.

By: skywind

skywind — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:51:51 +0000

I can’t stand gift bags. They just seem lazy to me. I have a few rolls of holiday paper and a few rolls of non-holiday paper, with an assortment of ribbons, in an underbed box. Works for me.

By: David

David — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:38:06 +0000

That is a really good idea, and I am sure it means a lot to the people receiving the gifts!

By: Vicki K

Vicki K — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:09:23 +0000

Well, we all have to pick and choose our areas, but gift wrapping is a creative expression for some people so I need more than one roll. However, I have started sewing gift bags out of the fabrics I have had for awhile and know I am not going to otherwise use. And, I have been buying a few clothing patterns from the thrift store for 10 cents and use the pattern paper for gift wrap and/or tissue. It gives kind of a vintage feel and looks great tied with garden string. Plus, the pattern envelopes are easy and efficient to store!