Badly Wrapped Presents Usually Means People Will Like Them More
November 4, 2019 7:42AM EST
If you hate wrapping because you think you suck at it, GOOD! Apparently people usually like the presents MORE if they are badly wrapped.
Let’s break this down a little further…it all has to do with expectations.
When something’s wrapped nicely, it sets an expectation about the gift. And that has a pretty good chance of leading to the person being disappointed.
But by phoning in your wrapping, the person is expecting GARBAGE . . . so when the present isn’t bad, they’re surprised and excited.
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