Nearly three in four adults (74 percent) say that the female head of household is most likely to wrap the majority of holiday gifts in their home, while just 19 percent say the male head of household wraps the majority of the gifts.Nearly three in four adults (71 percent) believe that women are better gift wrappers than men, based on the overall appearance of the gift.Other items used in the absence of wrapping paper include tissue paper (31 percent), paper or plastic bags (11 percent), and tin foil (13 percent).* Picture by twenty20photos/Envato Battle of the sexes: Men vs women Sixty-five percent say that they put the item in a gift bag, while 41 percent use newspaper or comics to wrap the gift. Other options: When wrapping paper runs out, six percent of the population admits to leaving the present unwrapped! However, the majority of people will find an appropriate substitute. Recycling rocks: Just over half of the adults surveyed (53 percent) have saved and re-used gift wrapping paper, with women (61 percent) more likely than men (44 percent) to recycle used gift wrap.ġ1. Other popular spots for wrapping presents include the living room (33 percent) and bedroom (27 percent).*ġ0. Clear the table: Food isn’t the only thing being served up in the kitchen - nearly 35 percent of Americans wrap their gifts on the kitchen or dining room table. When faced with wrapping such a gift, one-quarter (26 percent) of people say they wrap it as best they can, even though they know it will look ugly. Half of Americans (49 percent) don’t even attempt to wrap an odd-shaped item - they either leave it unwrapped, or simply put a bow on it.*ĩ. In fact, nearly half of Americans (47 percent) say that wrapping an odd-shaped item is a hassle. That’s too lumpy: One out of six people (17 percent) admit to not purchasing a particular gift because it looked too difficult to wrap. Twenty percent cite wrapping with too little paper as the culprit, while another twenty percent say using too much paper is the big mistake.Ĩ. Supplies & know-how: Nearly a quarter of adults surveyed (24 percent) list not having the right supplies on hand as the most common gift-wrapping mistake, second only to not knowing how best to wrap the gift (32 percent). Just three percent said they will have gifts professionally wrapped at a store.ħ. All buy myself: When it comes to wrapping holiday presents, nearly three in four adults (71 percent) are most likely to purchase gift wrap supplies and wrap the goodies themselves, while one in five (19 percent) will put items in a gift bag instead of dealing with the wrap. Getting that holiday cheer: More than one out of four people (28 percent) say that wrapping presents puts them more in the “holiday spirit” than shopping does.* Picture by twenty20photos/EnvatoĦ.
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Wrap-time entertainment: While wrapping holiday gifts, people like to watch a TV show (49 percent), listen to holiday music (41 percent) or listen to the radio (32 percent).*ĥ. Nighttime is the right time: More than half of Americans (57 percent) prefer to wrap their holiday gifts during the evening.*Ĥ.
Another 22 percent wrap three to six days before the gift giving occasion.ģ. Planning ahead: One in four people wrap their holiday gifts one or two days before giving the gift (27 percent). However, others admit that holiday gift wrapping is worse than cleaning the house (19 percent), washing the dishes (14 percent), shoveling snow (11 percent), or taking out the trash (10 percent).*Ģ. Love it or leave it? Nearly 70 percent of Americans say they enjoy wrapping gifts. When do you wrap – and how? Gift wrapping survey resultsġ. Does the idea of being surrounded by shiny paper, gift boxes and bows - and stacks of presents to be wrapped - sound more like paradise or a punishment? In surveys commissioned by Scotch brand tapes, adults “rapped” about their own personal gift-wrapping practices, and even revealed what some of them would do to get out of wrapping holiday presents.īelow are some findings from Scotch surveys conducted in 20, when people talked about how they handled presents for Christmas, birthdays and other holidays and celebrations.
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