So guys we all should know this question on Christmas day for you . In what way or how do you open your Christmas presents? Do you do things as if you are using a razor blade with your hands? Or do you open it slowly? For me and my siblings we rip it so quickly because well we want to know what's inside. I would like to know yours. Because I am sure there are people out there who open their presents in a way I have never heard of before and I would really like to know.

I guess I don't just tear the wrapping paper all crazy anymore because I don't want to have to clean up a million pieces of paper. I usually just use a knife to cut away the tape if I can't get it with my fingers.

First, I rip off the wrapping that the gift comes in, like I rip the skin off of my victims.   Next, I peer inside of the ripped wrapping paper to see the destruction I have caused to the victim. And finally, I see the present, and I put it to the side until I open the rest of the presents under that tree. Then I dispose the body that was under the tree.

I don't tear the wrapping to shreds, but I do rip it quickly. It's not like I'm impatient to see what's inside, I'm just that impatient in everything

In the event the whole family receives presents at the same time (lately we only reunite to eat and such, gifts are at each member's house), we all rip it even more quickly, simply because there's so many people receiving gifts and very little time to open them.

This made me smile. My sister and I have always just torn away the paper like maniacs because... I don't know, I guess partly because we're excited and partly because it was just fun. My brother on the other hand always removed it with great care. He would try his best to peel the tape off without tearing any paper. It drove my sister and I nuts. Lol Once or twice we even jumped in and started tearing at the paper for him. Haha And on at least one occasion my mom told us to. xD Every time he would open them it would be met with a chorus of "Oh come on!"s and "Just open it already!"s. Good times.

And yes, I still tear it to shreds. I never grew up, and I refuse to start now.

I usually just rip the paper off and crumble it into a ball for easy clean up later. :3

Vanelan :

I don't understand myself sometimes. I read your post as "I usually rip the paper off and crumble it into a ball of cheese so I can eat it later".

I just rip it apart and toss the paper in the bin immediately (usually my parents have the recycling bin. Yes I have one of those because my local council has given us new bins which includes a food bin which is a lot smaller than I thought it would be).

LunarDarkness2 : I am gonna find wrapping paper that has cheese printed on it just cuz you said that. :p

I carefully crunch it in a ball and throw it neatly into a garbage sack. But the garbage man doesn't come for a couple of days,  so I have to conserve as little as possible. 

I usually just tear the paper off and then stuff it in my pockets, with the intention of throwing it away whenever I need to go to the bathroom or whatever. Most of the time it ends up staying in my pockets though until I randomly feel it like 4 days later.

I just usually tear mine open..

 I don't like using my hands, so I usually grab a knife to get the tape stuff of it.



And then open them up,  once all gifts are opened and looked at.  I throw my trash away instantly.

If I get a present, I usually open it with my hands.

When I actually do get wrapped gifts which doesn't seem like it'll be the case since I got mostly money and some other things I already knew about beforehand, I typically take a moment to guess what it is, then open it up using my hands, by ripping off the wrapping as I figured most people do

I would normally grab one side and just do one big rip so that way I can still keep a whole wrapping paper and not create a huge mess. I normally start at where the tape is and start ripping the whole side of the present.

I have also tried removing the tape, but I felt like that created more of a mess than just ripping one side in order to get the gift out without making too much of a mess.

In my family we each take a turn opening our gifts. We go youngest to oldest and each get our own time to open each gift. Everyone else waits to open theirs until the person younger than them has opened the gift (and gotten a picture taken). It takes longer but it feels like we spend more time actually seeing the gifts being opened than just making a mad rush and opening everything as fast as possible.

I am so so sorry for the late reply I am always on top on my daily posts its because I got really busy that things have gone a little slow. So please bear with me when I reply back. >.<

Jordanv78 : I like that way. Because its sensible clean and easy to do. To be honest I open my letters that way. Because I always have trouble opening up letters from the mail.

LunarDarkness2 : Your post made me to laugh like seriously. XD

EX Palen : I can understand because that's me too when it comes to opening the presents lol. Its like in your head as you want to open the present but you can't yet due to waiting for everyone to claim all of theirs. That you just get impatient when opening them.

Eirinn : I'm glad I was able to make a thread that made you to smile. That's all I want for someone to either like the thread because its interesting to talk about. Or it makes them to smile in a good way. It always makes me happy when that happens. Because it makes me happy as well. ^-^

Also with your post I find that adorable to do with your sister. I can understand about you being excited and whatnot. I mean who wouldn't want to be? Even if you grow older as you said on your post you'll never grow out from that. XD

Vanelan : I like your post too. Because after we open the presents and stuff we clear up since the floor would be a mess due to the non stop ripping. XD

DylanMcKaig : Yep that's the best way to go about it. So then its less hassle to clean up.

Goldbug2 : I see that's a good way to do it. When does your garbage man usually come on? I mean what day?

Furret : Lol.....furret that's the weirdest way I ever heard for someone to open their present. But I like it because that's so you. XD

SuperCrash64 : Oh yeah thanks for reminding me and stuff. The tape is usually the problem for when you open your presents. It makes things harder. So sometimes I have my scissors in my pocket. '-'

elzath42191 : That's exactly what me and my family do since its easier and stuff. So your not alone on that.

maguc : Won't it usually hurt if you open it with your hands?

Zlinqx : ah....I see what you mean by that.

IgorBird122 : true that's another good way to go around opening your presents. Yeah the tape does tend to make things a lot more harder and messier.

geeogree : Aww I like that way. Its quite cool to do that. I don't think I have come across families who has ever done that before. ^-^

I try not to make a huge mess when I'm opening presents. If that entails using a knife or razor blade to open the gift, then so be it! I'm usually pretty good about just getting it with my hands without creating a big mess though.

When I am presented with a gift, I pull out my Skeletool and meticulously cut the tape and pull the entire wrapping off in one piece. In other words, the most anti-climatic method possible. I'm not sure if anyone really appreciates it until it's time to clean up my kin's mess.