Please don't wrap the gift???

[Jennasis]

Hate wrapping gifts! I'd probably kiss the hostess for this one.

 

[navywifetill2002]

I'm 34 and family baby showers have often been "Please being baby food in lieu of wrapping." Sometimes they would ask for diapers instead of the food which my mom always found a stretch since a pack of diapers is way more the the cost of wrapping the gift.

 

[LiveYourLife]

"No Wrap" showers are becoming increasingly more popular. My Best Friend is a Party Planner in Chicago, and she says these types of showers are always requested.

I really wish these no wrap showers were "in" when I got married. There is only so much feigning excitement over kitchen items that I can pull off in a short period of time.

 

[snykymom]

"No Wrap" showers are becoming increasingly more popular. My Best Friend is a Party Planner in Chicago, and she says these types of showers are always requested.

I really wish these no wrap showers were "in" when I got married. There is only so much feigning excitement over kitchen items that I can pull off in a short period of time.

And it eliminates the silly "make a hat & veil out of the wrapping paper & ribbon" activity at showers!

 

[Jcricket Fan]

I love when I open these threads about showers because I then get to fondly remember the bridal shower I went to where the grooms family physically brought the washer & dryer they bought for the happy couple to the shower!

They really did...they unloaded the washer & dryer from a big truck and brought them into the reception hall. It's not as if the shower was at the furture bride's home so the washer & dryer would be left there. The family brought the W & D in and then took them out when the shower was over!

I had never seen anything like this in my life before. 25 yrs. later I still remember it like it was yesterday.

In keeping with the theme of the OP the Washer & Dryer weren't wrapped by the way!

 

[MELSMICE]

I received a baby shower invitation that said "Please be a dear and wrap in clear". I have no idea what that means.

They have clear or colored cellophane that you can wrap things in. My guess is so people could see the gift but she didn't have to unwrap them? I guess in that case, why bother?

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

I wish I had thought of the no wrapping paper idea for my bridal shower last year and baby showers this year. It took forever, especially with ribbons on the boxes, made a mess, and was total waste of paper.

And bags are just as bad. People kept saying "you can save the bag and use it again!" Guess what - I just put 25 baby shower bags in the recycle bin yesterday.

 

[BlovesC]

I am all for anything that makes baby showers fly by faster.

 

[clh2]

I am in the over-50 crowd as well.

A "no-wrapping" shower wouldn't bother me in the least. For baby showers - I always try to get the diaper bag on the registry, and then cram it full of stuff, some on the registry, some not on the registry. I always have thought that this gift didn't need to be wrapped.

Now - I would use my better judgment if I was giving a gift that was multiple items, regardless of what the invite said, if I wasn't giving a diaper bag too.

And - sorry - I am not dropping off a gift prior to the shower unless it is in my subdivision. Who has time for that?

 

[scrapquitler]

Just received an invitation to a wedding shower. The invitation said to not wrap the gift in order to save time. The shower is from 1:00-4:00 in a small church basement. What could possibly take so long? We will be there for three hours. There could not be that many people invited. The space is very small. Has anyone ever heard of this idea before?

I kind of like this idea! I HATE when I have to buy the gift bag, tissue paper, etc and spend another $5-$10 on top of the price of the gift only to have it ripped open and tossed in the trash right away.

 

[scrapquitler]

And it eliminates the silly "make a hat & veil out of the wrapping paper & ribbon" activity at showers!

Thank goodness!

 

[Shutterbug]

I received a baby shower invitation that said "Please be a dear and wrap in clear". I have no idea what that means.

I would wrap it in saran wrap good luck trying to unwrap that present

 

[Charmel]

I would prefer this over the not opening presents until everyone is gone. I like seeing what people got. As for my own personal baby shower I really wish I would have thought of this. I do not like being the center of attention and having every eye on me as I sit for an hour and unwrap. I dislike it so much I chose not to have a shower with my second child. I also am not a cutesy wrapper so I wiould gladly take a gift unwrapped. I may even try this at my kids next birthday. Have a large party bag at the door to drop gifts in and he can just pull them out one at a time and show them.

 

[Janepod]

Aw, I get the green part, but I think it's a little sad. I like well wrapped presents and I think unwrapping is a lot of fun. Plus, the "bridal bouquet made out of shower present ribbons" is such a tradition. I'm glad my friends aren't on board with this no-wrap trend.

 

[TinkerBelled]

I don't mind not wrapping the gifts, but I have to say it's incredibly clumsy wording. "Don't wrap to save time" sounds a bit like unwrapping the presents is such a hassle that the recipient can't be bothered. Which may well be true, but is slightly less than gracious.

 

[ilovemk76]

I actually just went to a baby shower today that asked us not to wrap the gifts. She's a close friend of mine. She said it was for two reasons. The first was to be "green" and not waste paper. The second was that she didn't want to make people sit through the long gift-opening process so they just put all the unwrapped gifts on a table to be displayed. No problems with it on my end!

ETA: I just read the above posts. It's definitely a generational thing. A lot of folks in my age group (I'm 30) aren't opening the gifts in front of everyone anymore. The last few baby and wedding showers I've been to didn't do it and I can't say I mind at all. I actually hate that part, especially if you didn't spend as much as everyone else.

These type of events just scream - GIFT GRAB!!!!!!

 

[ilovemk76]

This sounds awesome to me. I have always hated feeling like I have to keep buying more and more to go with my gift because I know it will be opened in front of everyone and I don't want to look cheap. Sometimes my budget is just tight but I don't like looking stingy as EVERYONE in the room watches and takes pictures of the honored guest opening my gift.

How would this prevent you from not looking cheap?

 

[princesspiglet]

I am all for this and just wish I would have thought of it 10 years ago! I hated opening all the gifts in front of everyone. It was embarrassing, especially when I got the ugliest blanket my husbands grandmother made. It's impossible to pretend that something is lovely, when its downright hideous.

 

[anniemae]

I think the pp who said something about appearing cheap was talking about when the bride opens your gift in front of everyone and it is announced to the room, " this gift is from Sally Smith!" Then everyone looks at sally smith and the bride opens the gift and holds it up announcing, "Ohhhhh it's a blender!"

The whole no wrapping eliminates that. Gifts are displayed and anyone can walk by and gaze at the gifts but there is no public proclamation of what everyone bought, no room full of eyes on you as the bride opens your gift etc. Some people can't afford gifts on the registry and just purchase simple things, like a picture frame, and may not want everyone to know you didn't drop hundreds of dollars on a china place setting. At least I think that is what she meant about appearing cheap!

 

[MINNIEsotanice]

My friend had a baby shower where we weren't supposed to wrap gifts, which was fine. It was nice to see the gifts displayed and did save time. The kicker was instead of a card we were to get a book instead. Most books are twice the price of a card! I went to the dollar store and got a book. This friend is a little greedy so I didn't feel bad at all going cheap on my book.