I spend my time here speaking about gifts but I haven’t touched one subject: wrapping. I like getting nicely wrapped gifts and I like choosing wrapping paper. What I don’t like is the part where I need three hands to fold the paper, keep it in place, tape the ends and make sure I don’t destroy the box in the process.

I am sure I’m not alone. At least Hallmark must’ve thought there was a market segment for people with no wrapping skills, why else would they start selling adhesive gift wrap? It’s a brilliant idea. You just stick it on your box and tada! perfect looks without the trouble. Well, you’ll have to pay attention to air bubbles, but that’s about it.

For now, you can choose from 8 designs suited for most occasions (babies, kids, weddings, formal etc.), but more will probably pop up later.

How much under $29.99?
A lot: $4.99 on Hallmark.com.

Via OhGizmo!

Ah, bubble wrap… Delight for some, torture for others. (I’m in the “delight” camp, I love popping bubble wrap.)

But, the thing is, you don’t always have bubble wrap handy (and it would be weird walking around with a big piece of bubbles… right?) There is a possible solution for the compulsive popper – although I’m not sure it’s the ideal one.

Introducing the Electronic Bubble Wrap Keychain. It’s a substitute for bubble wrap which could satisfy some. The keychain has 8 rubbery little “bubble” buttons which make an appropriate sound – plus a surprise, each 1000th pop makes a silly sound: a boing, a bark, a rude noise etc.

You can watch a video of it in action here:

As for me… I might be convinced if I tried it. For now, it’s just a poor substitute.

How much under $29.99?
A lot: $9.99 on ThinkGeek