Blah Blah Boxes

Really! I can't be the only person out there wrapping who deals with this every year!

Yup. This:

Okay - take another peak:

Now do ya get what I'm talking about? It's those corners. Those #$t@^!8 (rated PG) corners. They won't stay put and the box just collapses on itself. Like it's just run a marathon or something. That hasn't happened yet...  if it looks like this Christmas morning, then fine. I understand that. Truly I do.

But, now?

So, here's one of my fixes:

If that doesn't do it, then I get out this:

You bet ya.

Now I'm not knocking the free boxes that I get when I shop at certain stores. There are appreciated, never wasted, and often recycled (duct tape is usually required the 2nd year around).What we won't do to have a package look like so pretty! Just to sit under the tree for a few hours.

Aaahh.... but it is blissful and well worth it.