When somebody give you a gift without wrapping paper or a bag, what that's mean?

I don't see the big deal if it's wrapped or not be lucky she gave you her step mother any gift at all. I know plenty of people who don't get along with step parents and would never get them anything. Maybe they didn't have time to wrap it. You shouldn't feel offended that a gift isn't wrapped it's just a waste of money you are going to throw away anyway. It seems a little petty to me to be mad at getting a gift that isn't wrapped.

Hi. jewel102. Welcome to myLot! I think that was very nice that she gave you a gift. I think that it would have been respectable for her to at least wrap it, or just put it in a gift bag. It does not have to be expensive, but that is what I would have done if I was her. Everyone sees things differently and I would have gotten kind of offended if my gift was not wrapped, especially, if she never gave me an excuse or a reliable reason for it not being wrapped at all. I would wonder about this too. About four years ago, my mother-in-law gave my son a gift for Christmas. Well, she gave her other grandson a gift too, it was wrapped in gifting wrap. My son's gift was not wrapped at all. Well, I got so offended, but I did not let my offensiveness show at all. My sister-in-law received her son's gift and she asked me if my son's gift was wrapped, I told her no. She did not say anything at all. I could not tell if my sister-in-law was trying to make fun of my son or not because his gift was not wrapped. She did not look like she was laughing at all. I think she probably thought that it was rude for her mom to at least take the time to wrap her son's gift though and not my son's gift. All of her grand kids gifts was wrapped except for my son's. I tried not to let this bother me, but it did. I felt like my mother-in-law showed more favoritism to my sister-in-law's son more than she did with my son. I felt that she should have at least put my son's gift into a gift bag instead of handing it to me out in the open. I appreciated her gift to my son, I just felt like she was trying to show her other grandson more love than she has shown my son.

I think that you should appreciate that your daughter gave you a gift for mother's day. It doesn't really matter if it's wrapped or whatever, what matters is that she remembered. I think you should give your daughter a break, you cannot expect everyone to do the same thing as you do. Just appreciate what she did for you and try not to overlook the small things such as wrapping paper. Maybe she had a reason why she didn't wrap it up, maybe she was just busy and maybe she took it out of the store bag for you not to find out where she bought it.

Either the person who gave you a present is lazy or this person doesn't care that much...I guess.

I would feel the same way, because when you wrap a gift it shows that you really care about the person and that you want the gift to look nice because the person means a lot to you. I've never in my life seen someone give a gift without wrapping paper or a bag. That just seems weird to me.

It usually shows that they are lazy and didn't have enough time or effort to wrap up your gift. That they simply purchased the first thing they saw and handed it off to you to keep you from complaining. One of the most important things about giving gifts is that the item is always a surprise and usually supposed to be sentimental and not just valuable. Whenever someone arrives with a gift that's not wrapped or just in a bag, I know that they are just selfish people and are very lazy and don't like to do anything for others that makes them happy.

my daughter didnt wrap my mothers day present and well, i guess it didnt matter that much to me. i was happy that she thought enough of me to get me a gift with her hard earned (birthday) money.

I can very well see your point however, before I carry on, I'd like to tell you about myself. When I give a gift, I don't always use wrapping paper or a gift bag BUT, I do let the person know before I give it to them in the shopping bag and they've seemed ok with that. I agree that your step daughter should've told you before just handing the items to you, instead it seems she gave it to you with an attitude. If she has an attitude towards you then she shouldn't have given anything at all because gifts are supposed to be from the heart. If it's not from the heart then it's not a gift.

I'm not sure what the problem is. Are you saying that it was just totally unwrapped in any way? The fact that she gave you a gift should count for something. Not everyone can afford to buy wrapping paper or a gift bag. I think that leaving it in the store bag would be kind of tacky, but I guess it depends on what store it came from. If I didn't have anything to wrap something in, I might use the Sunday comics or just wrap it in some kind of cloth laying around the house.

I think people should not complain when the get a gift. Ive seen so many people do this. Ive never seen anyone complain about the wrapping or not. How would you feel if you didnt recieve a gift at all??? Seriously?!?! You did say your stepdaughter. You might just ask her what is up with the no wrapper or bag??? Communacation is important. If she has a problem with having a stepmother it will probably pass with time. Its just a kid thing. I had a stepmother myself but i really loved mine. So much so that at times i wished she was my mother. My half brother and sister dont understand that. I wasnt rasied by her.

This happened to me 2 days after Christmas last year...my son and his wife could not spend Christmas with us because she wanted to spend the day with her mum and brother...fair enough! but then when they visited 2 days later she just said...by the way here is your gift...and took a gift card out of her hand bag...and handed it to me! just like that! I took the gift and thought nothing of it...but my daughters got quite upset over it they though she was quite rude to do that!

I dont know her.May be there are other things happening which a re indicating she does not care about you.But if this is a single incident which has happened i dont think so she is careless or dis respective.May be she is just bit a dis organized person like me.

There are a few ways to view this. At least she got you a gift. Some people don't get along at all with their step-children. On the other hand I could see why you would be offended that she didn't wrap it. I would not give anyone gift that was not wrapped. I had a thing shipped to someone's house and I felt odd that it wasn't wrapped. If time were an issue, she should have at least left it in the store bag. I have gotten birthday gifts in Christmas bags, but I don't think that matters. At least it was a bag!

it would be really nice to receive a wrapped gift. aside from the fact that it adds to the thrill, it also makes the gift special no matter how small the gift is. however, there are people who just don't care much about gifts. have you checked if she is doing the same thing to others when giving gifts? if not, then for me, she does not have to make that effort at all.

There are often times I do not give gifts in gift bags to my close family because I know they will not mind that I was in a hurry and didnt have any wrapping paper or an appropriate gift bag. For mothers day I bought my mother a book that her sister had written for her. I was so excited to give it to her but I didnt wrap it. Seems kind of weird to wrap something for mothers day to me. I wish that she had wrapped it so you would have felt special but to me I would have just appreciated that she got me a gift at all!

I don't know, depends on the occasion. If it was for a special occasion, I'd expect gift wrap, but if it was for no particular reason, then maybe not.

A gift should be received as a gigy no matter how the packaging comes to you. Wrapping paper does not make the gift. it is the thought and gift that counts and the manner in which the gift is intended.

Well, it doesn't really mean anything. Me sometimes give present without wrapping it for a few reasons. Normally because I feel that in the end the receiver will tear the wrapper too. Another reason is that sometime the box of the thing that I bought is very interesting to be cover.

when somebody gave me a gift without wrapping it?oh well,that would be fine because im the ytpe of person who deosnt like surprises,but it really doesnt matter to me its its wrapped or not?for as long as it is heartily given .that will make me happy..:)

I can see two sides here. On the one hand, if wrapping is important to you then you will feel disrespected if someone doesn't make the effort. One the other hand, if you don't care about wrapping then you might think other people don't care. In my case, I don't care about cards but my mum thinks they are really important. I make the effort to give her a card on her birthday because I know it's important to her, but I don't give one to my brother or sister because I know they also don't care. Next time you need to wrap a present, make sure you do it in front of your stepdaughter and comment on how much you like wrapping and how important you think it is. This will accomplish two things: your stepdaughter will know how you feel without being scolded, and she may also tell you how she feels so you can undrestand her view better.