We'd feel bad opening this, but it's probably just some new socks.

Ah, so that's how you wrap a penguin. Good to know.

Mmmm. Here's hoping these are gift certificates to a new burger joint.

According to the guy who wrapped this, the body was a tripod, the head was a teapot and the hands were gloves ... all gifts for his mother. Awww.

Quick! Open the present before this guy eats that poor snowflake!

Believe it or not, the taker of the pic claimed this was how he wrapped a new DVD. Way to throw them off the scent.

We'd be afraid to open this out of fear we'd be transported somewhere.

Pop culture moves quickly, and the famous coat-clad IKEA monkey already has his own wrapping paper.

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Hmmm, is it a new smartphone? Is it a gaming system? Is it ... ? No idea. We give up.

The other side of the coin: They say it's the thought that counts, but usually you need to show a little bit more effort than this.

9 amazingly wrapped presents ... and 1 that's totally lazy

12/21/2012

Christmas is less than a week away, so it's time to hurry up and start wrapping those presents. While many among us are challenged when it comes to creative gift wrapping ideas, we've found a handful of folks who truly shine. Sure, we'd feel bad tearing into some of these masterpieces, like the giant iguana. But how else are you going to get to your Christmas loot? Here's a tip for those who haven't started their wrapping yet: The gallery above contains the most ingenious way ever to wrap a DVD.

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