Herman by Jim Unger for December 18, 2023

a necktie will do.

With some stuffed animals, there is no good way to wrap it. If you wrap it badly, they’ll have trouble figuring out what it is.

The only problem with that wrapping is that it was a fragile square antique.

Well, at least their wives will think they Did wrap it themselves…..

A brown paper bag will also work!

What the heck did she do to Santa??!?!?!?

Trained at Amazon? :D

As an alternative to expensive present wrapping paper, I used to save the color comics section of our Sunday newspapers to serve the purpose. Well, why not?

A bow will make all the difference.

This wrapping should either be free or get you a discount on your next purchase.

Would class it up a bit.

Because bows cost an extra $1.50.

…or an arrow through it?

Looks like one of my wrapping jobs.

Definitely not a nightie.

I’m betting there’s a bowling ball bag in there, my wife says it’s a book (but what does she know?)

Looks like one of my wrap jobs.

That suspiciously resembles some of my gift wrapping escapades.

When working at a friend’s store, I had a woman watch me with my horrible wrapping skills (anything more than a box is a disaster) with her intended gift; she told me to stand aside and did it herself.

A frozen turkey under the tree for a week doesn’t need a ribbon.

The sign doesn’t say GOOD Christmas wrapping. Looks about like my handiwork when it comes to that.

Many many decades ago, I had a job in a major retail store. One day they needed help in their gift wrapping department and they ordered me to go. I warned them that it was not a good idea. They told me to go anyway. After the first package they were embarrassed to charge the lady and kicked me out of there. I salute whoever it is that invented gift bags.

put it in a box before wrapping or use a gift bag

Who’s the person who hired you?

That was a square box.

The recipient of this gift will be surprised because they will never guess what it is.

“No thank you; it is festive enough as it is.”

Sure, a big bow is fine, especially if there’s a nice new car under it.

Still beats doing it yourself (and looks just as though you had).

Home style gift wrapping, always keeps ‘em guessing as to what’s inside.

Yes, ask for the bow. Just out of curiosity, I want to see how badly she messes it up. It will either look like a shoe lace (tied by a four-year-old) or a Gordian Knot.

My wrapping technique, What You See Is What You Get! Boxes are highly overrated to the overly creative wrapper.

You just had to know an old white lady was not going to be a good rapper.