{"id":6819,"date":"2004-12-26T11:35:56","date_gmt":"2004-12-26T18:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2004\/12\/26\/christmas-unwrap.html"},"modified":"2004-12-26T11:35:56","modified_gmt":"2004-12-26T18:35:56","slug":"christmas_unwra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/12\/26\/christmas_unwra.html","title":{"rendered":"Christmas unwrap"},"content":{"rendered":"

An observation on how families unwrap gifts:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Serial:<\/strong> Presents are removed one at a time from under the tree, handed to the recipient, who opens it, oohs and aahs, and shows it around. Repeat.\n

    Pros:<\/em> Each gift (and giving) gets full attention. Easy to clean up wrapping as you go.
    \nCons:<\/em> Takes forever with large groups.<\/p>\n

    Notes:<\/em> Easiest in small groups and for Extremely Orderly People. This is how my parents did it with us growing up, and how we still do it with them, and at home.<\/p>\n

  2. Parallel:<\/strong> Multiple gifts are handed out in a batch. Gifts are opened not quite simultaneously, but as attention naturally drifts. Uncle Fred just pulled out a bundle of socks? Start unwrapping your own gift.<\/p>\n

    Pros: <\/em>Individual gifts get attention, proceeds at reasonable speed, minimal boredom.
    \nCons: <\/em>Possible to miss out, bump heads in sequence, etc. Highlights when one person runs out of gifts under the tree.<\/p>\n

    Notes: <\/em>This is how gifts get done at the Ks.<\/p>\n

  3. Gang Bang:<\/strong> Gifts get handed out as quickly as they can be identified, and are opened as quickly as they are received. Paper and ribbons fly.<\/p>\n

    Pros: <\/em>Maximum throughput, good for large groups. General high pitch of revelry\/Keystone Kops fun.
    \nCons: <\/em>Uncertainty if someone got your gift to them or liked it. Don’t get to see what other folks got. Easy to lose track of who gave you what. Unopened gifts can get buried under wrapping of other gifts. Maximizes sense of “receiving” at cost of “giving.”<\/p>\n

    Notes: <\/em>This is how we tend to do the gifting with John’s family (or at least we did last night).<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n

    So, did I miss any modalities?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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