Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Luke Matthews

Woman shares wrapping paper hack using mop to make frustrating job a lot easier

If you're yet to buy your Christmas presents, let alone wrap them, then we stand with you.

There's nothing more exhilarating than leaving it until the last minute and getting hot flushes of panic as you wander around departments stores for so long nothing seems to make sense anymore.

The best bit is that returning home with an underwhelming sack of presents is just the beginning of the merry meltdown, as you're then left try and wrap them in some way which looks mildly presentable.

Every sheet of £1 wrapping paper you cut doesn't quite stretch around the presents and there's more balls of sticky tape surrounding you than there are baubles on the tree. It really is the most wonderful time of the year.

Thankfully, one person who's slightly more prepared for the big day than us has shared a handy hack to make the whole process a lot easier.

Where has this been all of our lives? (Facebook)

A member of the popular Extreme Budget DIY & Life Hacks Facebook group posted a photo of her expertly rolled out wrapping paper.

She wrote: "I hate wrapping presents at the best of times. No more paper rolling back at you.

"A simple mop handle stops me from loosing my s**t."

The image shows a long mop handle threaded through the roll of the wrapping paper and held in place by two chairs either side of the table.

Bypassing the chances of accidentally wrapping up the scissors you usually use to hold the roll in place, others loved the idea.

One wrote: "Why wasn't this posted a few weeks ago. That would of saved me drinking 3 bottles of wine!"

Another replied: "Wow that's a great idea hun xx."

A third suggested their own way to combat the frustrating problem, writing: "The cat sits on mine!"

At this point, we're willing to give both a try.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.