Best gift wrapping technique ever

Last year my mother had a little figurine for my sister. It was nice. But what Suzy REALLY needed was cash (who doesn't this time of year?)

My mother packed the little figurine in a box filled with crumpled up one-dollar bills. Who needs tissue paper? Then she wrapped the box, as though nothing unusual was inside. *

Suzy opened it up and screamed "It's a box of money!" and we all laughed hysterically.

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*Note, if you are a member of Mr. Carly's family, proper gift wrapping requires the following:

1. Everything must be in a box. If you are giving a mail order gift that hasn't arrived yet you are obligated to tear a photo of the gift out of said catalog, and place that photo in a box. Recipient MUST have a box to open.
2. Boxes must be lined with pristine white tissue paper. No re-using.
3. Box MUST be taped shut on two sides, but preferably all four sides. We do NOT want the present to fall out. We DO want the recipient to get a cardboard cut and/or break a nail trying to get into the gift. Hey, no pain, no gain.
4. Box must be wrapped neatly. If you have more than one present for someone, the wrap on all of your gifts for them should match, so they know they boxes "go together", even if the gifts are unrelated.
5. Must have a bow. It must match the paper on the package.
6. Must tape gift tag to bottom of box, so as not to spoil the appearance of the package.
7. (Note, all gifts are to be referred to as "packages" and not presents)
8. Tape Hallmark card costing no less than $3.99 to bottom of package.

Here is how my family wraps a gift:

1. Roll in whatever tissue paper you have, if you have it
2. Put in gift bag

Guess which way Yours Truly, who annually wraps 95% of all gifts under my tree, prefers.

Now guess which way I had to actually do it. However, I am done. So there.