Saskia Manning-Bewley shared her tip, which has been hailed as a “game changer”, in a video filmed at her home in Bristol ahead of the Christmas period this week
A young woman has shared her “genius” Christmas wrapping hack — and the chore can be done sitting on the sofa.
Saskia Manning-Bewley, 23, said she found hunching over on the floor tiresome and challenging as her dog would tear the wrapping paper. So, the young woman, from Bristol, now uses the ironing board as a makeshift table to get the job done — and her social media following is amazed.
Saskia said: “I randomly saw it somewhere and just tried it out one night when my partner was out, as I have a puppy who loves to tear up paper and I wanted to watch films so the floor wasn’t an option. I normally spread it on the floor and lose things. The ironing board saved my back and it was easy to know where things were.”
She explained her method in a video she posted on social media, which has clocking up more than 558,000 views, and more than 23,000 likes.
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One person said: “I am glad I’ve seen this hack before I started wrapping! Game changer!” Another wrote: “I might buy an ironing board just for this.” A third added: “Omg what a game changer.”
The praise kept coming, with one viewer declaring: “Omg you’re a literal genius.” Another said: “I haven’t started wrapping yet omg thank you so much.”
But others were less pleased, having discovered the hack after already finishing their wrapping. One person joked: “I’ve just spent all day sat on my wooden floor wrapping and TikTok shows me this NOW!!!!”
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Another wrote: “Why am I only just seeing this as I’m lying on the floor after wrapping my presents for 5 HOURS.” Some viewers said the trick was nothing new to them.
One commented: “I’ve been doing this a while, it’s really handy.” Another added: “My mum has done this for years, so funny seeing this on here.”
Saskia, who works as an auditor, added: “It blew up out of nowhere and blew my mind. But I loved it. “Tell people to get the ironing board out and save their back.”
Another woman, called Claire, posted on social media this week with another clever trick. The savvy shopper revealed her method for wrapping presents, and viewers loved the clever idea. As demonstrated in a viral video, Claire made a makeshift gift-wrapping station using her ironing board, a broom, and two clothing hangers. Her tip, too, has been praised on social media.
