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Christmas Wrapping

jds holler

jds holler

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I don't get it. I'd consider myself to be a journeyman reloader, I can tie very nice trout flies, flesh and stretch beautiful coyote pelts; I can load, strap, and haul extremely difficult mixed cargo loads that would give most truck drivers the willies or nightmares. -- BUT--

I give Christmas gifts that look like they were wrapped by a one armed four year old. (my apologies to one armed four year olds):rolleyes: jd
 
Brown paper bags. If you feel it's a bit tacky....magic marker one of these thingy's> :)
Never had a present refused yet.
 
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I'm in the same boat, half a roll of scotch tape per wrap job, so I hand that chore off to my spouse. Sort of had the same problem when I was flying. Could find a 2500 foot piece of concrete a thousand miles from my home base and in the middle of nowhere but once I left the destination airport in a vehicle, I was lost in a half mile. :confused:
 
Never been a problem for me, just takes a bit of time and patience. I've got the time but run out of patience at times. Wife uses those bags with tons of colored tissue paper which she thinks is "so pretty". I slap a name tag on it, and still a firm believer in using shipping/packaging tape to make sure the box flaps don't come open or any corners come loose while in transit either. :p

I don't do ribbon or bows anymore, use to, but got tired of the wife saying the different shades of red/green/etc did not match.:mad:
 
jds holler said:
I don't get it. I'd consider myself to be a journeyman reloader, I can tie very nice trout flies, flesh and stretch beautiful coyote pelts; I can load, strap, and haul extremely difficult mixed cargo loads that would give most truck drivers the willies or nightmares. -- BUT--

I give Christmas gifts that look like they were wrapped by a one armed four year old. (my apologies to one armed four year olds):rolleyes: jd
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That's ok, I'm sure your baking skills aren't refined either. Some things are just best left for the other gender. My apologies to the other gender !!!
 
284winner said:
That's ok, I'm sure your baking skills aren't refined either. Some things are just best left for the other gender. My apologies to the other gender !!!
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I read things like that, and I'm glad I was born into a matriarchy.

It never ceases to amaze me what American women will tolerate. I'm grateful for our women.
 
jds holler said:
I don't get it. I'd consider myself to be a journeyman reloader, I can tie very nice trout flies, flesh and stretch beautiful coyote pelts; I can load, strap, and haul extremely difficult mixed cargo loads that would give most truck drivers the willies or nightmares. -- BUT--

I give Christmas gifts that look like they were wrapped by a one armed four year old. (my apologies to one armed four year olds):rolleyes: jd
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I think my son holds the title on "pathetic wrapping". I gave him a few presents to give his mother and sister soo he rolls them in ragged cut paper and duct tapes the ends with a band. I couldn't have got away with it but the girls thought it was cute. Ha
 
I wrapped presents as a boy scout in about 1968 or 1969. That was the last time I ever had any desire to stand behind a counter and deal with the public for any reason.
 
jpx2rk said:
Never been a problem for me, just takes a bit of time and patience. I've got the time but run out of patience at times. Wife uses those bags with tons of colored tissue paper which she thinks is "so pretty". I slap a name tag on it, and still a firm believer in using shipping/packaging tape to make sure the box flaps don't come open or any corners come loose while in transit either. :p

I don't do ribbon or bows anymore, use to, but got tired of the wife saying the different shades of red/green/etc did not match.:mad:
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Your wife has the winner. I buy the "fancy bags and tissue paper". Easy as pie! No more stress, just stuff the bag. I still wrap my wife's present cause it's our inside joke. I can't wrap worth crap, but I can build you a house!;)
 
Yup, I just wad it around the gift and say eff it... Lots of tape and Fbombs when I wrap..
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My family members never need to ask who a present came from when they get one from me...
 
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