To think this is a widely understood unwritten rule?

[GiftTag]

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?

Yeah that's why I think it's weird to buy a bag and not write on the tag.

There's nothing stopping the person removing the tag and reusing the bag.

But if the bag keeps getting gifted from person to person and NO-ONE writes on the tag, that's a little weird 😁

I'm with you OP.

I don't bother writing on the tag if it's a family gift or being given face-to face. If I can re-use a gift bag and it doesn't have a label or it wasn't written on,I'll pop a piece of paper inside it with the name of the giver before storing it so that I don't end up handing it back to the same person 😁

For those wondering about bags getting mixed up surely that's a possibility even without writing on the tag, especially if you reuse bags which you've taken the tag off?

I always write on the gift tag, I get plenty of gifts from family where the tags are unwritten on.

Conclusion ... there is no right or wrong, your gift bag and tag = your decision.

I've never heard that rule. What if the gifts are put in one place to be open at the same time? The child won't know who gave what.

Reusing the gift bag is fine. The tag goes in the recycling bin.

What’s the point of the tag if no one ever writes on it?

I’d assume the original bag buyer writes on the tag, and then everyone down the line who is reusing the freebie bag manages tagless.

I would say you are odd. Someone has to write on the tag it may aswell be you and someone else can re use the bag with no tag.!

I don't think this is the unwritten rule because no-one would ever write on the tag, so there would be no point in it being there in the first place.

The same way they would if you reused the bag later down the line after removing the tag? The card inside tells them who it is from?

I don’t think it is a rule, as such, @GiftTag - I think it is one valid choice, but a gift bag can still be reused if the tag is written on - just remove it and tie on a new tag - and that is a valid choice too.

I never write on the tags for that reason. She's the weird one OP, not you!

Why not remove the tag? Who’s suppose to write on it?

Not weird. Recycle and repeat. The card will be in with the gift.

I’ve never heard of this. I do reuse gift bags but I always write on the gift tag. What’s the point of even buying a gift tag if you’re not gonna write on it?

I usually tape the card to the wrapped gift at class parties to avoid confusion tbh. Generally don’t need a bag then.
If I do use a bag with a tag, whether or not I write on it depends on the situation.

It’s common not to write on a tag, but it’s also common to write on it. No unwritten rules as far as I know.

Non issue that warrants neither a conversation nor a thread.

The gift tag obviously comes on the bag!

I sometimes write on the tag and sometimes I don't. I reuse gift bags with or without tags.

I'm not sure what the point of the tags are if no one ever writes on them.

You don't buy the gift tag, it's already there?

You can buy packets of gift tags problem solved

It was a meeting of two minds

I don’t write on the tag either and I always reuse those I’ve received.

I don't write on the tag so that the recipient can reuse it without it looking obviously like a reused bag. Environmentally friendly.

If I reuse a bag that has no tag, I stick the card in it with the gift.

I think it's a bit weird to buy a bag and leave the tag blank so someone else can write on it.

What if they feel the same and the tag never gets written on?

Taggy McTagface will have led a pointless life.