I wrap my Christmas presents without tape to reuse the wrapping paper every year: ‘It saves money’
A young woman wraps her Christmas presents every year without tape so she can reuse the wrapping paper.
Lucy from Melbourne bought thick wrapping paper and ribbons years ago and has recycled the gift material every year since, saving enough money to splurge on additional gifts.
“For environmental reasons, I'm doing it without tape so we can just keep reusing it – and I have a bag full of paper and another with ribbon,” she said in a video.
She revealed that wrapping most classic gifts (like books and things that come in boxes) is super easy if you know how to do it.
“The ribbon just takes the place of the tape and holds everything together,” she said.
Lucy simply wraps a present as she normally would by folding the edges in, but then holds it against her chest and ties a piece of ribbon around the loose parts to keep it in place.
“The hardest part is keeping it together while you're putting on the ribbon,” she admitted.
Lucy advised that it is best to use the hack alongside thick wrapping paper and ribbons as it will stay in place better.
Demonstrating the hack, she exclaimed, “Here it's completely wrapped – no tape, just ribbon, and if you take the ribbon off you can reuse the paper!”
“Once the ribbon is removed, the packaging falls apart so it doesn't tear,” she revealed.
A young woman wraps her Christmas presents every year without tape so she can reuse the wrapping paper
Many were charmed by her environmentally friendly idea.
“We started using washi tape because it holds things together enough, but we don't use as much plastic,” one person said. “And it doesn't damage the paper too much when you remove it.”
Another said: 'This year we are making fabric wrapping paper and bags! I wrapped a few presents for the kids in traditional paper, just because they like it and we need our rolls from last year.”
“I keep gift bags and use the same bags every year for the same reason,” a third added.
Lucy from Melbourne bought thick wrapping paper and ribbons years ago and has recycled the gift material every year since