FabSwingers.com forum: Awkward Wrapping

By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I’m pretty rubbish at wrapping presents - I admit it, but can nonetheless wrap up regular square or else rectangular boxes with some semblance of competence at least.

However, this year, I’m finding that the gifts I am giving are getting evermore irregular in shape and I’m struggling like mad to make the wrapping even remotely presentable (hell - I’m getting tempted to hand them over in a bloody bin liner or something!)

So......what is the strangest/most oddly shaped present you have ever given away or received?

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

A pair of wellies....we ended up wrapping them separately and asked the person to guess what they were

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grab a load of carboard boxes from tesco and shove everything in there first. A nice square easy box for wrapping.

Anything triangley is a pain.

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By *ineMan
over a year ago

In cave behind a waterfall on a hill

"Grab a load of carboard boxes from tesco and shove everything in there first. A nice square easy box for wrapping.

Anything triangley is a pain. "

Toblerone?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

wrap them in bacofoil

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gift bags and tissue paper

However I love wrapping presents and go all out with it. Clearly have too much time on my hands

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

I had a three pack of remote control candles my nan asked me to get her but the puppy had attacked the box and given they were 40 odd quid at the time I wasn't getting another

So I wrapped them as they were

They resembled a large cock and balls with a large 'fountain' type bow on top

Her comment of 'ooo, this looks good' still haunts me years later

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Im just leaving stuff in the amazon boxes this year

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I got my little niece a giant cuddly unicorn - I’m not even going to attempt to wrap it though (it would probably require a whole roll at the very least!) so purchased one of those big Christmas bags and thought it would look nice to pack over the top with loads of tinsel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tin foil.

Cheaper and easier, just scrunch the edges.

Job done.

Looks all shiny and shimmering under the tree.

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By *ackDanielsWhiteRabbitMan
over a year ago

Halifax

"Tin foil.

Cheaper and easier, just scrunch the edges.

Job done.

Looks all shiny and shimmering under the tree."

I like it.

plus you can reuse the foil.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's really easy to make a perfect sized bag or large envelope kind of thing from wrapping paper. Cover any pointy corners on the gift with bubble wrap and drop into the bag.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

I bloody hate wrapping and have just spent 30 mins wrapping four presents, all square/rectangular to take over to my Mum's later - swearing may have been involved!!

No matter what it is I always seem to end up with not quite enough paper to make neat folds, get cramp in my legs from crouching on the floor, sellotape that twists and sticks to itself just as you are about to stick it down, and then pulls half the paper away as you try to extricate it.

Anything odd shaped? Forget it!!

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By *pider-WomanWoman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro

It's a man thing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's a man thing

What is? Being bad at wrapping? I'm bloody brilliant at it! So far this year, I've wrapped over 400 presents, all with ribbons and bows. I love it

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By *pider-WomanWoman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro

"It's a man thing

What is? Being bad at wrapping? I'm bloody brilliant at it! So far this year, I've wrapped over 400 presents, all with ribbons and bows. I love it

Come over to mine would you...

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Hotel, motel, Travelodge....that's awkward rapping right there.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Six bags of manure

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Six bags of manure"

That’s got to be the sure winner of not only the most awkward to wrap, but also the most unusual present I’ve ever heard of

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Six bags of manure

That’s got to be the sure winner of not only the most awkward to wrap, but also the most unusual present I’ve ever heard of

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