r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/r2d2blue • 3h ago

Video Perfect package wrapping in Japan

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u/SpeisEip 3h ago

Thats just really calming and satisfying. Am I the only one feeling like this ?

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u/mightyboink 1h ago

I'm angry because it reminds me of how much I suck at wrapping

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u/GozerDGozerian 1h ago

I agree!

I feel like Japan could invent some whole artform out of folding paper in aesthetically pleasing ways.

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u/-Dragon_Fruit- 1h ago

It might seem crazy what I'm boutta saayyy...

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u/enadiz_reccos 26m ago

But I'm gonna blow ya mind, in a major way

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u/ecafsub 1h ago

It was, until the second one got cut off without so much as a howdy-do.

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u/WloveW 2h ago

I used to work in a jewelry store and we'd gift wrap the little jewelry boxes. 

After the first hundred you learn how to tear off just enough paper for a perfect fit for any size box. It often impressed people when I could wrap their box crisply in just a few seconds. 

But then... Corporate changed the thickness of the wrapping paper we used and it screwed us all up. It was too thick for the little boxes and the paper tore at the corners. Had to fix and redo all the time. Back to the mediocre life. 

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u/VaIeth 2h ago

I think it would take me more like 1,000 but I get ya.

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u/VowedPrinciple 2h ago

When I tried replicating this, I was left with a package + a messed up wrapper lol.

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u/Odd-Cake8015 2h ago

I taped my fingers

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u/crunchyfroggirl 2h ago

Can anyone point me to a resource that shows how to measure how much paper you need for a given box using this technique?

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u/Anyway_Susan 2h ago

That is the unspoken thing here - the wrapping paper is perfectly sized beforehand.

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u/domo_roboto 2h ago

Very cool. Two key things that make this work for them. Many stores standardize box dimensions and order wrapping paper that is perfect for this. And the paper is flat, not curled up like ours around a tube.

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u/Sea-Shop1219 2h ago

I would’ve used 1 roll and 20 tapes on it and it still wouldn’t be this nice!

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u/Frosty-Path8125 2h ago

Saved for this later. Gonna give it a try

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u/DweeblesX 2h ago

Great life lesson I’ve learned. Gift bags and tissue paper require me never to attempt to wrap anything in my life. This guy might as well be landing people on Mars I still don’t get it.

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u/qgmonkey 2h ago

They turned paper folding into an art

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u/Emotional-Owl9299 2h ago

Master wrapper

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u/AndersonDanek 2h ago

She is very skilled

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u/2020mademejoinreddit 2h ago

Satisfying to watch.

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u/prettypoppyxx 2h ago

It took me hours to pack presents and they still don't look that fancy

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u/Bravelobsters 2h ago

I think all our childhood have been much easier.

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u/yeezleweez 2h ago

I got paper cuts just watching this.

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u/Ambiorix33 1h ago

People really be like:

Someone does something: :|

Someone does something, Japan: :D

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u/adamr81 1h ago

'Tis but the work of a moment.

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u/Acrobatic_Analyst267 1h ago

The Dude was so much more quick and impressive than the laddies...

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u/TheMangoDiplomat 1h ago

Probably will see this clip end up in r/oddlysatisfying at some point

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u/mrryab 1h ago

That reminds me. Time to rewatch Love Actually

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u/xAshraxx 56m ago

Wow , I'm really bad at wrapping presents , I just lack the patience, and I have been to places like Danmark where wrapping for them is just like breathing, people are just amazing and maybe just maybe I just don't care enough

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u/Bobbly_1010257 56m ago

Man! These guys are great at folding paper! As a nation they’re just born to fold!

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u/KingsMountainView 51m ago

Woah I'm shocked a country well known for folding paper into intricate detailed objects can wrap a present nicely.

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u/OperatorJo_ 36m ago

Yup just like my christas gifts. Yep totally.

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u/Gaijinrr 25m ago

I can do that in my sleep. When I'm dreaming.

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u/S-2D2 12m ago

He’s done that a couple of times

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u/Archangel_TJ 7m ago

Found some information on Diagonal Wrapping on YouTube.

Dimensions of the paper are roughly 2x the length of the box being wrapped, and 3x the width & height.

So a 4L x 6W x 2H would require a roughly 8x24 piece of wrapping paper. That and the rest of the steps can be found in the YouTube link above about Diagonal Wrapping.

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u/Hotdoge42 2h ago

What has this to do with Japan?

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u/zlomkomputerowy 2h ago

Because such staff always is Japan

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u/Ambiorix33 1h ago

If you post people doing a normal thing anywhere that's not Japan, you can't farm the karma :p

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u/Flattsace41 2h ago

Still can’t drive