Guy Reveals Japanese Gift Wrapping Hack That Lets You Wrap Your Gifts In Less Than 15 Secs

Some time ago, a gift wrapping maestro from Japan’s Takashimaya Department store went viral on the internet, and by the looks of his product packaging skills, he clearly worked in Santa’s workshop before. Because you can’t easily wrap an entire box in just about 12 seconds from start to finish, without any prior experience being a Christmas elf.

YouTube channel Beat The Bush analyzed this life hack and made an excellent how-to video. It all has to do with properly measuring the gift wrapping paper, diagonal lines, and… Just watch the video, the guy does an excellent job at explaining all the details of his magician-like artistry with gift paper. Ho ho ho-ly Rudolph, this is awesome! One thing though, if you’re planning to wrap a super unique gift, such as a cat, you might rethink its packaging design, as this technique mostly works with rectangles.

More info: YouTube (h/t)

This Japanese department store employee wraps a gift in just 12 seconds

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Watch the video below to see how it’s done

Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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Bender 7 years ago

Just this Saturday I tried to wrap a book using this simple Japanese technique. Needless to say, I decided to instead apply for a PhD in quantum physics.

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Adam D 7 years ago

Typical! Always go for the easier option!!

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Anya O 7 years ago

At the end of the video the guy should of said "And that's a wrap!"

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SwechchhAmrit Ojha 7 years ago

'should of' makes me cry :(

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Keishla Ruiz 7 years ago

Should have*

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Richard Petch 7 years ago

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Angel Reeves 7 years ago

I could wrap a package the regular way almost just as fast as this one give or take a second. Also they have yet to show how to wrap anything other than small, flat rectangles.

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Bender 7 years ago

Just this Saturday I tried to wrap a book using this simple Japanese technique. Needless to say, I decided to instead apply for a PhD in quantum physics.

48points

Adam D 7 years ago

Typical! Always go for the easier option!!

10points

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Anya O 7 years ago

At the end of the video the guy should of said "And that's a wrap!"

14points

SwechchhAmrit Ojha 7 years ago

'should of' makes me cry :(

17points

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Keishla Ruiz 7 years ago

Should have*

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Richard Petch 7 years ago

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Angel Reeves 7 years ago

I could wrap a package the regular way almost just as fast as this one give or take a second. Also they have yet to show how to wrap anything other than small, flat rectangles.

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