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Siwsan

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6. My dad would buy something spectacular, and 'wrap' it in a garbage bag

Reply to csziggy (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 03:10 PM

Dec 2018

He loved giving us one really nice and very useful gift and they were either too big or too heavy to wrap, anyway. The garbage bags were put to use, before the day was over.

My sister made gift bags out of festive flannel fabric. They had draw strings and she used them for years.

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It's Officially Time To Ban Gift-Wrapping Paper [View all] SunSeeker Dec 2018 OP

Agreed. We also need to ban a lot of other stuff too. Joe941 Dec 2018 #1

Like what? oberliner Dec 2018 #4

Trolls would be nice. ret5hd Dec 2018 #13

Agreed oberliner Dec 2018 #16

Plastic bags. Joe941 Dec 2018 #23

+1 violetpastille Dec 2018 #26

That seems to be happening oberliner Dec 2018 #31

I used to wrap the kids gifts in the Sunday comic pages Siwsan Dec 2018 #2

My sister used to do that csziggy Dec 2018 #5

My dad would buy something spectacular, and 'wrap' it in a garbage bag Siwsan Dec 2018 #6

I like the idea of fabric gift bags! csziggy Dec 2018 #12

I did the exact same thing! Ohiogal Dec 2018 #11

I hate this kind of waste so much, I reuse gift bags until they fall apart. Croney Dec 2018 #3

Me, too! I try to find bags with the recipient's name already stuck on, but lots of times I fail deurbano Dec 2018 #7

LOL Oh, look, Aunt Betty... Christmas 1993! SMC22307 Dec 2018 #10

I actually have a deceased "Aunt Betty" originally tagged on some of those reused bags! deurbano Dec 2018 #14

106! Wow. SMC22307 Dec 2018 #15

Fellow kook, here. SMC22307 Dec 2018 #8

My brother in law and his wife had some lovely gift boxes they reused until they fell apart csziggy Dec 2018 #17

I mostly reuse gift bags too PatSeg Dec 2018 #18

Don't ban gift bags - they are reusable. Liberty Belle Dec 2018 #9

The 99 cent store is indeed your friend when it comes to oversized bags as well. stopbush Dec 2018 #20

Brown craft paper is also inexpensive and can be found in big rolls. Grammy23 Dec 2018 #21

Gift bags are great--and you don't need ribbon or tape for them. SunSeeker Dec 2018 #22

Most of our gifts end up in Xmas bags that we use over and over again. stopbush Dec 2018 #19

Plain brown paper, hemp string - akraven Dec 2018 #24

"Brown paper packages tied up in string...these are a few of my favorite things." SunSeeker Dec 2018 #27

LOL! Every time we go to the feed store akraven Dec 2018 #29

A friend is using aluminum foil this year NickB79 Dec 2018 #25

I go to garage sales Mendocino Dec 2018 #28

Were we ate yesterday the had banned straws and wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #30