Would you pay for Xmas wrapping?

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So my son has a footie tournament we’ve to raise money for. And I don’t really do much that’s able to raise money- can’t bake and don’t have a work place that you can ask for bonus ball/sponsor type money…
So I was thinking of offering a Xmas wrapping service… for friends or friends of friends (not randoms)

A. Someone delivers me a box of presents and their roll wrap and I return them all wrapped up for a fee.

B. I come to their house and wrap in situ… for a fee. They supply the wrap.

is this something you can imagine people paying for? If so- what kind of price roughly?

Or I did think of those sweet sleighs/sweet cones for stockings as I could go to Costco for sweets… but aware Xmas is busy enough…

I think it is a good idea

What about offering a christmas wreath making workshop, or similar? You could use foraged materials, gathered by participants, offer cookies/mulled wine and charge about £50/head.

I loathe wrapping presents, you aren’t in Dorset are you?

Yes, wreaths can make a lot of money. Natural ones even more

Or a Christmas pudding evening. You supply all the ingredients, people come along with their bowl and mixing spoon then take it home to steam.

Mulled wine, mince pies, music, raffle.

Get people to buy a ticket in advance so you know what quantities for ingredients.

Is that with the customer proving the paper? I can't imagine anyone would pay £50 for 10 presents if they have to provide everything.

If the wrapper provided everything and the presents were professionally done with stunning paper and fabric ribbon maybe.

I mean people pay for this in the Metrocentre, theres usually a little stand in the upper mall near the new Harrods through December.

However it looks top notch professional and super-fast (like these women must be origami queens and they do it there and then on full display of shoppers). So if people are paying they will want perfect not lumps and bumps and such which is really hard on anything not square etc...

I have never used it though so don't know the prices, there is often a queue (especially of men) to have things wrapped.

I'm pretty sure they use their own paper, its on these big roll that the just pull measure the present then has one of those slicing arms for a perfect cut (probably another part of why it looks so clean and well done).

I volunteer to wrap presents for charity in my work every year. We charge £1 per present - it coincides with a charity scheme we support which includes buying toys for children who would be unlikely to receive any.
It's very popular but only because people look at it as part of their donation and as it's in the office, it benefits from the atmosphere. I highly doubt I'd get away with the price otherwise. Plus my company buy the paper, ribbons, sellotape etc.

I wouldn't seek out the service normally but would give a friend or family member £20 to wrap a bag full for me if it was for a good cause.....

There is the issue that would don't know which one is for which person, tho, so they would need to give you a list so you can label them correctly.

Nobody will pay that! Plus, you'd have to ve absolutely fantastic at wrapping, Op.
Are you?

I’ve paid before but different circumstances. When I lived overseas there would be wrapping services in the shopping malls in the run up to Christmas, usually raising money for charity. I was happy to pay for gifts to be wrapped while out shopping. But I’m not sure I’d want people round my house.

I also dont think it would work for me these days given my Christmas shopping and wrapping routine.

If a friend was doing this for charity I’d probably get them to wrap some, just to support them but it wouldn’t be a service I needed.

For me to buy into this I would want the person wrapping to be excellent at it, use luxury wrap that they supply, add bows and great gift tags.

I would not pay for somebody to wrap just as I do because there isn't any point in paying for that because I can do basic wrapping up.

Too much faff bringing presents to the person wrapping. How will you know who they are for? I would have to trust you not to get that wrong.

What if you accidentally damaged a present ? Would you be insured ? How would you compensate the family if that present is a popular one and they cannot replace it in time for Christmas due to demand/ popularity?

I think it is a good idea in theory, but I can see some potential pitfalls too

I'd pay but I wouldn't care if you weren't brilliant at it because then I'd be able to pretend that I'd done it myself. I absolutely hate present wrapping. I'd say £2 an item if you provide the wrapping paper.