poll: i effed up

strength · December 2010

okay, so when i was wrapping lars' gifts last night, i was tired and not thinking and i wrapped them all in christmas paper. Angry i meant to wrap the Nook in birthday paper. it's got ribbons and bows and everything.

i do have a couple more small gifts to get him: a blu ray movie and a level, so i could wrap those in birthday wrap but that that's only 2 small things.

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littlemissflip · December 2010

If you think it will matter to Lars, or if it will drive you absolutely batty, then go ahead and re-wrap it (but maybe re-use the Christmas wrap for other gifts to avoid the waste??). But if he's anything like my husband, it won't matter to him in the slightest. Just tell him it's his birthday present when you give it to him.

anitalynn · December 2010

I voted yes.. because I have a few friends with birthdays around Christmas and it bothers them when people lump it all together. They never feel like their birthdays are special. I always try to make their birthdays a different, special occasion because of this.

aimkins · December 2010

anitalynn:
I voted yes.. because I have a few friends with birthdays around Christmas and it bothers them when people lump it all together. They never feel like their birthdays are special. I always try to make their birthdays a different, special occasion because of this.

This is a good point.

I was going to ask if it was a combined birthday/christmas present? If so, you could be sort of silly and put the Birthday wrap over the Christmas wrap. I know that's wasteful, but it would be kind of fun. I would only do this if it were combined in the sense of you spent less on his Christmas gifts because the Birthday gift was such a nice gift.

Lauree1183 · December 2010

Do you have a spare birthday themed gift bag around the house??? You could put the Christmas wrapped gift into a birthday themed bag if you do :-)

strength · December 2010

aimkins:
anitalynn:
I voted yes.. because I have a few friends with birthdays around Christmas and it bothers them when people lump it all together. They never feel like their birthdays are special. I always try to make their birthdays a different, special occasion because of this.

This is a good point.

I was going to ask if it was a combined birthday/christmas present? If so, you could be sort of silly and put the Birthday wrap over the Christmas wrap. I know that's wasteful, but it would be kind of fun. I would only do this if it were combined in the sense of you spent less on his Christmas gifts because the Birthday gift was such a nice gift.

not the case. the nook was about the same cost as the rest of his christmas gifts combined. i guess i'll rewrap it tonight.

MelindaMG · December 2010

My birthday is Dec. 23rd. I get pissed when people wrap my birthday presents in Christmas paper. I want them to be two very distinct occasions.

pourroni · December 2010

anitalynn:
I voted yes.. because I have a few friends with birthdays around Christmas and it bothers them when people lump it all together. They never feel like their birthdays are special. I always try to make their birthdays a different, special occasion because of this.

This exactly.

sjb&apa · December 2010

I guess the birthday-close-to-Christmas thing bothers some people more than others. If it would bother Lars to mix them together, then rewrap the gift. If he doesn't seem to mind, then don't rewrap.

Andy's birthday is also close to Christmas and he doesn't care one bit about the two getting mixed in together. In fact, if he has a bigger or more expensive gift on his wish list, he often even suggests that it could be a combined birthday/Christmas gift.

madalynnsmommy09 · December 2010

My birthday is after Christmas and I always get sad when people use the Christmas paper so I would re-wrap.

chaoticmum · December 2010

I voted no because I think he'll understand. Attach a Larsmas birthday card to that gift, it'll be cute.

threemarie24 · December 2010

aimkins:
anitalynn:
They never feel like their birthdays are special. I always try to make their birthdays a different, special occasion because of this.
This is a good point.
I was going to ask if it was a combined birthday/christmas present? If so, you could be sort of silly and put the Birthday wrap over the Christmas wrap. I know that's wasteful, but it would be kind of fun. I would only do this if it were combined in the sense of you spent less on his Christmas gifts because the Birthday gift was such a nice gift.

I liked these answers. I voted *...I would re-wrap it if Lars would mind. Or if you think he wouldn't put the "Christmas" wrapped gift in a "Birthday" themed bag. Or wrap birthday over the Christmas?

chaoticmum · December 2010

threemarie24:

I liked these answers. I voted *...I would re-wrap it if Lars would mind. Or if you think he wouldn't put the "Christmas" wrapped gift in a "Birthday" themed bag. Or wrap birthday over the Christmas?

Totally cute idea!

wittyschaffy · December 2010

ehh, my birthday is 2 weeks after Christmas and I don't care if it has Christmas wrapping (as long as I don't get my birthday present AT christmas that is). I used to get bummed when people would lump birthday and christmas together but now, I don't care so much. It generally means I'm getting a much larger/nicer gift than I'd get otherwise so its a win/win.

MrsGo4Hockeychick · December 2010

my birthday is a couple weeks before Christmas, I was never bothered by Christmas wrapping on my birthday gifts personally, so I voted not to rewrap it. But if he is bothered by it, I would.

strength · December 2010

i just asked him last night and he laughed and said "i don't care. don't waste the paper."

so there you have it.

i DO plan to wrap the last 2 things that i haven't yet wrapped in birthday paper though!

littlemissflip · December 2010

Haha... that's how I imagine my husband would respond to that question too

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