AIBU to think gift wrapping paper has become far too expensive?

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Of course I do love cute wrapping paper but recently went into a couple of shops and some nice rolls were £5-£6! It seems like a huge waste for something destined to go in the bin. Anyone else feel the same?

I occasionally use bags but those are pricey too and I think a wrapped gift is always more exciting.

We have 5 school bday parties in the coming weeks and 2 famiky birthdays so wanted to stock up but seems like a silly amount to spend as wouls need multiple rolls.

I bought some a couple of weeks ago. £1 per roll, adequate quality and plenty of it.

Where are you seeing £6 rolls?? I bought kids’ wrap the other day for under £2 from Asda

It is a waste, it’s up to you if you want to spend money on that waste. You can get perfectly good wrapping and bags from cheap shops like b&m or card factory.

It depends on where you’re shopping really. You can definitely find cheaper rolls elsewhere, like the above comment I usually spend £1-2. I don’t buy paper that just breaks easily so they are still good quality.

you’ll find £6 wrapping paper in higher end high street shops but I’d never buy it

Supermarkets or Temu will sell you cute and perfectly serviceable wrapping paper for a faction of that cost.

I have gift bags which I've re-used for years. Sometimes I get them in charity shops for 20p!

I used to buy wrapping paper in the Jan sales but have SO many rolls now, I'm thinking of giving them away!

I need to change where I shop then as I never see decent looking rolls for £2!

Don't put it in the bin. Fold and keep larger pieces and reuse for family gifts.

You need to decide what you want. Fancy artisan paper or something that serves the purpose and is cheap. I'd never pay more than a pound or two for wrapping paper because it just ends up in the bin. I sometimes buy nice paper etc that's been reduced to sensible prices, but otherwise, cheap stuff it is, it's fine.

Cards as well, and if the reaction by posters on here is anything to go by, they also end up in the bin in minutes.

Yes! They are like £3.95 and of course some will end up in the bin eventually, seems like a huge waste!

Family birthdays are one thing but I wouldn't be wrapping presents for school birthday parties in £6 a roll wrapping paper. Supermarket wrap (or a reused gift bag) is perfectly adequate for that.

Ditto cards - for class parties we use the ones that come in boxes of 24 from Amazon/Temu.

All my xmas gifts are now wrapped in pages fromfree newspapers, i save them as i go and only buy a roll of proper paper if i have a big gift to wrap.
i think if i were wrapping for kids i would buy a cheap comic and use that however i have no idea how much comics now cost so a roll of wrapping paper might be cheaper!

Brown paper (old style parcel wrap). Children's printing stamps if you have them. Let the children colour in with felt pens. I look up Dad jokes for older kids and adults and write them on graffiti style.

Very often after Christmas, the Christmas wrapping paper is reduced to clear. I stock up then, but particularly looking out for what could also be used for birthdays, so for example red paper with gold stars on or silvery striped paper, rather than paper with santa or snowmen on.

I’ve always try and reuse any I get. My friend and I have a little thing where we get creative wrapping our gift with reused stuff.

Second using brown paper too.

Sometimes I use a length of nice ribbon with it. Cards can be picked up in multipacks or o get blank cards/notelets that work out at pennies each.

Christmas presents for home are bunged in festive cloth velvet bags that I picked up for next to nowt in Lidl last year.

There’s absolutely no need to use expensive wrapping paper unless it’s a one off thing or you’re Croesus rich.