Ultimately, for me, it is the gift that matters. Now, with that said, if I am giving a "special" gift, I will try my best to make the package look as amazing as possible.

If you are optimistic enough even a gift wrapped chunk of manure can be used as fertilizer.

Doesn't matter to me and I don't give gifts, I give cash.

I so rarely wrap anymore. I buy cheap gift bags, a bit of tissue paper, and let it go. The gift bags are reuseable too.

The gift, definitely. Wrapping is an esoteric skill akin to folding a fitted sheet.

Sometimes it matters...

Your quesrtion does not matter.

It is only the gift that matters. A well thought out wrapping shows extra special care, but it's what's inside that the person really wants you to have. Everything else is decoration.

The gift to me. Some people seem to care about wrapping. I definitely don't.

I thought it was the thought that mattered

Heck give them a towel with the gift and wrap it in that! (And a bit of ribbon).

I have two sisters who are so particular about wrapping. This year they finally realized my method of stuffing in a gift bag was So.Much.Easier! Also I feel gift bags are reusable and have no problem getting one I gave back.

I also spent one pre-Christmas wrapping gifts for people at a store. "The messier the better!" many told me - "They'll think I wrapped it!".

Only exception might be a ring - and the store will wrap that for you!

Being transmale, I see gift wrapping a big waste of time and money, but women seem to expect it, even if they simply toss the wrappings immediately.

Also gift giving for birthdays and Christmas is annoyingly silly. I agree with Sheldon of the Big Bang Theory that if you buy someone a gift, that person then feels obligated to give you a gift of the same monetary value, and the gifts are likely to be nothing either of you really wants.

My solution? Before a birthday, I ask that person directly which item (s) on Amazon they'd most prefer, then I have it gift wrapped and sent to their home with a card (all provided on Amazon).

They, in turn, know to just get me an Amazon gift card so I can keep happily buying Kindle books.
But, Sheldon is still right..our gifts just cancel each other out.

Big Bang Theory Gift Giving

The extra thought is nice. I know my husband always had extra helpings of me. He made sure to consider the beautiful wrapping. It's all about presentation also.

It is the thought that counts. I couldn't care less how or if a gift is wrapped.

Does it even matter that it is wrapped?

The gift matters.

Does it matter how you say something, or only the words that matter?

My family has a habit of giving gifts in bags, as we're all terrible at wrapping.

A simple bow is fine, just makes things a bit more special

Depends on the person receiving I'd say. A great gift can be given in the store bag and still appreciated though.

Depends who is Wraping. Kid no adult yes

Depend on what the gift is of is it the gift itself or the wrapping
99% the wrapping is torn off and chucked away

I am one that rarely receives gifts so the thought of giving a gift should be really matters. You cared enough to think of me. The gift is just icing on the cake.

It's the gift that counts.

As a woman I love the idea that a man took the time to wrap a gift for me. It tells me alot about how he perceives me.