To spend £45 on wrapping paper?

[Iremembertheelderlykoreanlady]

OH thinks I'm a nutcase 😂

But in my defence...It's so pretty! It's from not on the high street.

Normally I'd buy from a normal shop but all the sets have been a bit rubbish this year and i have this weird thing where there has to be a colour scheme (I know I'm a lunatic)

This isn't for DD present by the way. She wouldn't give a shit if I wrapped them in tin foil 😅

This is for family presents.

And if someone gives me a gift wrapped in nice paper I'd definitely refuse it.

As above, if you can afford it why not.

I wouldn't, I prefer to spend money on the gift itself, but so what. What's the point if you can't splash on something that makes you happy from time to time, it doesn't matter if it's your nails, advent calendar costing 100s.

I happily pay for NOT having to wrap the presents myself, who cares if it's not cost effective

Reuse it! Reuse. Ffs!

@Porcupineinwaiting

Reuse it! Reuse. Ffs!

it sounds much more friendly

I accidentally pressed YANBU, oops.
I buy mine in Waitrose post Xmas for a £1 or less a role for lovely paper but each to their own.
I'd rather spend a fiver and do something more meaningful with the other 40 quid.

Posting your wrapping paper is ‘outing.’ FFS I’ve seen it all here now.

I hope I am one of your friends, I love to get a beautifully wrapped parcel.

It's more than I would spend - I buy all of mine in the January sales, but if you can afford it then go for it!

With such extravagantly and beautifully wrapped parcels are your recipients a little disappointed when they unwrap and find a box of £1 chocolates?
Or are your gifts equally as opulent?

@Meepmeeep

Posting your wrapping paper is ‘outing.’ FFS I’ve seen it all here now.

not outing as such possibly, but if you know family members are on MN and you forgot to change your user name before posting...Is it worth the risk?

Yes, that's bonkers.

If it's the one I've found it's not that nice. £5 nice, yes, £45? Not even closed

45 quid to pretty much go in a recycling bin - you are nuts

At the end of the day, it's your money to spend his you wish.

But I could not bring myself to spend that much on something so very ephemeral.

And tbh nor would I post about it during a time when so many people are in very straitened circumstances. But don't worry in RL- no-one will be able to tell it was ridiculously over-priced

Would the recipients really know it was £45 wrapping paper rather than 45p?

Personally even if I could afford it I would struggle to justify it.

Aldi 99p a roll and it has lines printed on the other side which makes cutting so so much easier.
Personally ide prefer you to spend less on paper and chuck a few boxes of malteasers in there too but it's your money so go for it.

Mine was £2.99 from Aldi for 4 rolls, ribbon and gift tags.

I get mine in Asda.

It all sounds delightfully bonkers to me.

Gift bags, all the way. Saves the swearing and stress of wrapping.. more time for champagne 🥂🍾

We still have gift bags on rotation that have been going for 5yrs around the family

And tbh nor would I post about it during a time when so many people are in very straitened circumstances..

Funny how people decide when other people's hardship must be taken into account, and when it doesn't matter and you can ignore them.

I don't think the recipients of gifts, will care one jot, about fancy and expensive wrapping paper. I would just give them the expensive wrapping paper as a gift with those kind of prices.

I have reusable wrap and paper gift bags that are a few years old. It’s become a bit of a joke me and a friend gift each other something in the same gift box. I have it this year to gift to her and I’ll get it back next year 🤣

I could easily but wouldn't out of principle. What's the point when it just gets ripped off and junked. It's recyclable if someone takes all the tape off but they usually don't both so it's binned.

If you can afford it, go for it. I mean, I wouldn't spend that much (but then again I'm having to count coppers at the moment!), but if you want to, it's your money.

I bet you don't get as much as you'd get on a £1 roll from a supermarket though!

Knock yourself out but only if it recyclable