I saw this post and wanted to ask the opposite. What are some items that really aren’t worth paying the expensive version for? Preferably more extreme or unexpected examples.

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      This dude hasn’t wrapped with the good shit. Serious creases. No unexpected rips. Scissors glide smoothly for the cut.

      Spend a few extra bucks and be a wrap god.

      • @wsweg
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        Scissors glide smoothly for the cut.

        Worth it just for this 🤤

        • @[email protected]
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          Assuming you followed the other threads advice and bought a decent pair of scissors. I remember one Christmas Eve where I could only find a cheap pair of kids plastic safety scissors.

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          I got a somewhat fancy pair of origami scissors form a little Japanese market near me. The wrapping paper glide is amazing. I’ve never had so many near perfect edges before this pair of scissors.

      • MudMan
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        I worked retail enough to say that there’s a skill barrier to both the cheap and expensive stuff, and so to the difference being relevant.

        Man, I hated gift wrapping when I worked retail. I sucked at it and as a customer you don’t consider that you’re just sitting there watching somebody do this thing live until you have to do it while being judged by some random stranger that has nothing better to do than stare at you.

    • @Lauchs
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      One asterix to this, if you buy wrapping paper for “cheaper” at a dollar store, you are likely paying much more per square foot. So if you have space to store it and intend to wrap things again, probably worth it to buy a proper roll.

      • Cyv_
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        Yeah cheap is one thing, dollar store is bottom of the barrel for more cost per unit most of the time. Dollar stores are also just awful in general, awful to their workers, their customers, the communities they are in, etc.

        • @Lauchs
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          So, uhhh, did you watch that John Oliver bit too then?

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      Costco wrapping paper rolls have years worth of paper on one role and they are reversible with two different print’s. Nearly everywhere else I have purchased wrapping paper it is 90% tube not paper.

      • @SkyezOpen
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        I haven’t seen Costco wrapping paper, but being a frequent shopper there, I can only assume they sell 2 packs of 20 pound rolls.

      • @DillyDaily
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        Bought a giant 250 meter roll of plain brown butchers paper a few years ago, it was like $45AUD from a wholesale packaging company.

        Bought a “celebration” set of rubber stamps, and a few different colours of ink pads.

        Now I just cut off the amount of wrapping paper I need, slap it with a relevant stamp a few times, wrap the gift, and voila, “custom” wrapping paper.

        It’s come in handy for all sorts of things, not just wrapping. Sewing patterns, arts and crafts, emergency table cloths for family BBQ’s, grab 10 metres and roll it up to take to work for programs (I work in a community centre).