To think this is a widely understood unwritten rule?

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At a birthday party and as I was dropping off the present with the others another mum noticed we hadn't written on the gift tag. She asked if I wanted a pen so I could write on it and I politely explained I never write on the gift tag so the bag can easily be reused (this one was actually already being reused probably from my own child's party).

She thought this was completely bizarre and genuinely didn't seem to be able to comprehend that this was quite normal behaviour.

She continued to repeat of course you write on the tag that's why its there and how would they know who the gifts was from (I did say the card was in the bag). She seemed stuck on a loop even asking others nearby if they had heard of people doing this before. It not me is it? This is not weird, most people don't write on the tags so the bags can be reused?

People can take off the tag to reuse- I’d give blank to family but at a party it’s there so they can see who gave gifts I’d think

Someone we don’t really know then I’d write on it, family or friend then I wouldn’t.

We were at a party today and I did see something novel though that solves this issue, it was a tag that had two perforated lines across it. So the first person writes across the bottom, next person tears that off and writes above and so on. Very handy!

OMG what’s wrong with everyone?! EVERYONE I know does this! Don’t know why all PP are being aggy, I’m with you OP!

I reuse gift bags but the first giver usually writes on the tag and then it gets torn off by the 2nd user. It doesn’t normally stay blank in my experience.

We reuse. Don't write on tag. Card in bag

Everyone reuses bags. It’s the tags people don’t expect to reuse.

Yep, 100%. A drawer for cards, one for giftwrap and one for gift bags - reused and new (begrudgingly) if I’ve run out of a certain size.

Can’t believe all these arsey comments OP, it was a lighthhearted observation and I’m with you all the way!

I also wouldn’t write a name on the bag’s gift tag if the name is already on the card/gift inside, and then the next person could use it. Where I would write on the gift tag might be for a gift such as a candle in some tissue paper or something for a teacher, where there isn’t giftwrap or a card inside to write a name on. Sounds convoluted but I really hate waste.

All my family do the same, but I wouldn’t admit to it in wider circles as I’d be made out to be the tightest git on the planet…although loads of people do the same by the state of some bags we get back!

Ii never write on the tag and always sellotape the card to the present

will only use a bag if I have a stash in the cupboard (after my kids birthday)

Why did the other woman care what you had done? That’s weirdly controlling and interfering

Agree the other parent was weird questioning you why ! I would not write on the tag for family, we have a few of the same bags going around between us! I would prob write on the tags for a kids party unless I was reusing, but wouldnt find it weird if you didnt.

I write on the tag but remove tags and reuse the bags.

In any case I think she was trying to make you feel povvo.

You're both unreasonable for assuming that just because you do something a certain way, that must mean it's automatically the norm and that it's weird to do it differently. Why are you both getting so het up about each other's harmless choices that affect you in no way whatsoever?

Never written on a gift tag in my life. Leave it blank, put a card inside and they can reuse the gift bag

I thought everyone did that. Everyone in my family certainly does with gift bags for Christmas , birthdays etc .
never knew people even wrote on the tags or that was even a thing .

I’m with you OP! It’s heathen behaviour to write on the gift tag

I reuse gift bags ☺️

Those who write on the tag I just take it off and reuse the bag, card inside, bit of Cellotape over the top. So personally I'm not bovvered either way but defo strange gor someone to say you should lol 😆

I do this too - not weird at all , or maybe it is , but I do it in the name of sustainability, reuse etc etc. never thought about it before. Funny that this other mum was getting so involved, she should mind her own beeswax 😂😂😂🤣