Clever holiday gift-wrapping hack goes viral

Rusty Blazenhoff 3:54 am Wed Dec 18, 2019

The Internet is getting all aflutter about a gift-wrapping hack shared by DIY lifestyle site Blossom. It went viral after UK bookseller Waterstones posted it in their Twitter feed.

What IS this "life-changing" hack? Well, watch:

This is a public service announcement ? ? ?pic.twitter.com/vCYELqyVQa

— Waterstones (@Waterstones) December 16, 2019

That's right, if you cut your gift wrap too short, use it diagonally — so obvious it hurts!

If you liked that, watch the original video for other less obvious but still cool wrapping paper tips:

Wrapping gifts got a whole lot easier with these clever ideas! pic.twitter.com/sP4MXhpBBu

— Blossom (@BlossomHacks) December 14, 2019

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