Wrapping Gifts: Yay or Nay?

There is eco-friendly wrapping paper now, but are we really frugal with how we use these? We still tend to overuse and waste wrapping paper. In other words, we don’t seem to be mindful users of eco-friendly products. What we have is a mindset problem. Because something is eco-friendly, it doesn’t follow that we can use it heedlessly. Besides, isn’t wrapping gifts tedious? Yes, wrapping them can be fun, too; it can show that you care, and unwrapped gifts are considered rude and lazy. They also chip away at the surprise element of gift-giving.

However, if you’re wondering how to spice up gift-giving AND save yourself valuable time, here’s an offbeat suggestion: don’t wrap gifts.

Let me clarify: don’t wrap all gifts. You can afford not to wrap your parents’, children’s, and intimate ones’ gifts (people with whom you can take this liberty). Here’s another twist: choose the gifts they’d really appreciate, but interchange the boxes these gifts come in. You can playfully mislead them, and there is fun to be had by doing so. I understand this may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s still worth your consideration. I’ve done this with intimate ones, and I’ve mostly received positive feedback. In fact, it has also given us a new Christmas practice: gift-giving with just a touch of loving pranking.

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