Presents to avoid because they are a pig to wrap.

stage_fright
stage_fright Posts: 218
edited December 2010 in The bottom bracket
Number 1 ; a traditional style metronome (shaped like a block of cheese if you know what i mean). bah...what a nightmare.

Broke Mrs Fright's old one with a slight 'off' when I first got my rollers. Finally managed to wrap it, but the odd surplus bit of paper sticking out in a couple of places.
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  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    A football
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  • Squillinossett
    Squillinossett Posts: 1,678
    A dog. Or cat, well any type of animal really.
  • MarcBC
    MarcBC Posts: 333
    A soft fluffy toy
    A scarf
    A full size car / bicycle / motorcycle
    An unboxed guitar.
  • StefanP
    StefanP Posts: 429
    Squillinossett wrote:
    A dog. Or cat, well any type of animal really.

    Not true, here is a simple and effective guide to wrapping up your cat: LINK

    For me. Anything that is bigger than a DVD, hence the crappy presents I give everyone :twisted:
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Stage Fright wrote:
    Number 1 ; a traditional style metronome (shaped like a block of cheese if you know what i mean). bah...what a nightmare.

    Broke Mrs Fright's old one with a slight 'off' when I first got my rollers. Finally managed to wrap it, but the odd surplus bit of paper sticking out in a couple of places.

    :D I love every part of this post!

    Bought my missus a cake stand as one of her presents.......absolute fecker to wrap!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
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    This was my attempt to wrap up my little girls bike for her birthday one year. Took bloody ages.
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    isnt it obvious ... a pig?
  • redwinnie
    redwinnie Posts: 42
    a pig?
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    hahahahaha beat ya beat ya ... ya boo sucks to you!
  • BeaconRuth
    BeaconRuth Posts: 2,086
    Firstly, what are you doing starting this thread on Christmas Eve? All the presents are already bought so if they're a pig to wrap we're stuck with them now....... :roll:
    Stage Fright wrote:
    Broke Mrs Fright's old one with a slight 'off' when I first got my rollers. Finally managed to wrap it, but the odd surplus bit of paper sticking out in a couple of places.
    What on Earth are you doing buying a replacement as a Christmas present? Surely you replaced it immediately and bought Mrs Fright something she really wanted for Christmas, not just a replacement for the thing that you carelessly broke? Tsk! Men these days.................... :wink:

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  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,978
    Hard to wrap? Well, in my case just about anything. SWMBO says that I only need to say on the gift tag who it is to, not who it's from... they can tell from the wrapping. :oops: :lol:
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  • Mccaria
    Mccaria Posts: 869
    the football was hard enough. Just got the goalposts to do :roll:
  • SteveR_100Milers
    SteveR_100Milers Posts: 5,987
    What intrigues me is how you broke the original one by having a rollers "incident" Must have been an impressive crash!
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  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    edited December 2010
    SteveR_100Milers wrote:
    What intrigues me is how you broke the original one by having a rollers "incident" Must have been an impressive crash!

    ...and using a metronome to keep the cadence perfect shows an unhealthy level of obsession :)
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Shape and price are high on the present selection list, suitability for the recipient comes mu ch further down the list :oops:
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Bit OT but Nintendo Wiis are a bugger to re box let alone wrap at 3am on Christmas morning after you have spent a week making sure it worked properly.

    That was a few years ago. Am fecked tomorrow as have had flu all week and haven't bought a thing for anyone, planned to do it all yesterday and today. It's going to suck to be me tomorrow :lol:
  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    anything when you can't find the selotape. I've just wrapped wor lasses presents using elastoplasts
  • stage_fright
    stage_fright Posts: 218
    Stage Fright wrote:
    Broke Mrs Fright's old one with a slight 'off' when I first got my rollers. Finally managed to wrap it, but the odd surplus bit of paper sticking out in a couple of places.

    What on Earth are you doing buying a replacement as a Christmas present? Surely you replaced it immediately and bought Mrs Fright something she really wanted for Christmas, not just a replacement for the thing that you carelessly broke? Tsk! Men these days.................... :wink: Ruth[/quote]

    ok - you have me worried now Ruth, have I made the classic mistake of buying what she said to get her - not getting what she really wanted? In my defence...not going big on prezzies htis year as we had one present ealry - little Esme is now 18 days old.

    SteveR - got a bit of a wobble on during my second go on the rollers, tried to grab a shelf for support and had a classic slow motion incident as I watched the metronome (quote - 'that got me through my music degree - unquote) tumble through the air. Spent half an hour trying to reassembe before admitting defeat.
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  • Ands
    Ands Posts: 1,437
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    Bit OT but Nintendo Wiis are a bugger to re box let alone wrap at 3am on Christmas morning after you have spent a week making sure it worked properly.
    Just had this exact problem with the XBox/Kinect tonight. Took me ages to re-pack it then realised all the cables were on the floor behind me.

    Zhu Zhu pets are a pain when they keep making hamster noises long after you've wrapped them.
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  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Ands wrote:
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    Bit OT but Nintendo Wiis are a bugger to re box let alone wrap at 3am on Christmas morning after you have spent a week making sure it worked properly.
    Just had this exact problem with the XBox/Kinect tonight. Took me ages to re-pack it then realised all the cables were on the floor behind me.

    Zhu Zhu pets are a pain when they keep making hamster noises long after you've wrapped them.

    Knew it wasn't just me :lol: Wtf are Zhu Zhu pets?
  • Ands
    Ands Posts: 1,437
    Zhu Zhu pets are battery operated hamsters (on wheels). They have a sensor on their nose so that when they bump into a wall they make a noise. They also have a motion sensor whch means they squeak incessantly if they're picked up or moved. I wrapped two up last night then hid them under my bed and they wouldn't stop squeaking!
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  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    How big are they? Have you got a cat? It will love em to bits, in about 5 mins.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    edited December 2010
    From very recent experience I can confirm that large cast iron casserole dishes (like a Le Creuset) are a right pain in the ass.

    Such a awkward shape and very heavy so as soon as you move it the paper tears.
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    Having nothing to wrap. Now that's very difficult. Just hope the kids understand! :cry:
  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    The bugger to wrap was a pile of books for my new niece. Odd sizes, wife had left me the crappy see thru paper and it had to go by post.



    Ands wrote:
    Zhu Zhu pets are battery operated hamsters (on wheels). They have a sensor on their nose so that when they bump into a wall they make a noise. They also have a motion sensor whch means they squeak incessantly if they're picked up or moved. I wrapped two up last night then hid them under my bed and they wouldn't stop squeaking!
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    Ooh gonna get a load of these when they go in the bargain bin. My dogs'll love hunting them in the house
  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    Squillinossett wrote:
    A dog. Or cat, well any type of animal really.

    Thought you could have used petsovernight.com for that :-)
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Is this thread genuine or am I being fished? Surely anything of an awkward shape you just put in a box first? The Le Crueset casserole dishes come in boxes anyway, at least mine did.
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    Imagine if you decided to buy a relative their own private jet, the amount of wrapping paper that would require...
  • Ands
    Ands Posts: 1,437
    Stewie Griffin wrote:
    How big are they? Have you got a cat? It will love em to bits, in about 5 mins.
    Yep, a cat or dog will definitely love these! They scoot around, randomly change direction and make all sorts of noises. Best bit is when they run under the furniture then re-appear about a minute later. Enough to drive any cat insane!
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  • plowmar
    plowmar Posts: 1,032
    S F wrote
    ok - you have me worried now Ruth, have I made the classic mistake of buying what she said to get her - not getting what she really wanted? In my defence...not going big on prezzies htis year as we had one present ealry - little Esme is now 18 days old.

    Bet that was a begger to wrap. :wink:

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