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Woolies shopping bag hack is the cheapest way to wrap presents this year

For 25 cents you'll get some bougee-looking presents under your tree. 

The Woolies Xmas hack we all need. Image: Facebook
The Woolies Xmas hack we all need. Image: Facebook

I never thought I'd be looking for the cheapest way to wrap presents this year, but here we are. Christmas in a cost-of-living crisis = fun for all. 

Thankfully, there are savvy people out there when it comes to handy hacks to save you some coin during the festive season and there's one particular hack that has everyone wanting to jump on board.

One of those is a Kmart shopper who found a way to wrap Christmas presents in a luxe package for just 25 cents. The trick? Re-using the paper bags you get at the Woolworths checkout. 

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When your shopping bags double as Christmas wrapping. Images: Facebook
When your shopping bags double as Christmas wrapping. Images: Facebook

The Woolies hack we all need this Christmas

The clever shopper took to social media to share her money-saving trick, writing: "PSA: the Christmas Woolies bags are designed to be cut open and used as wrapping paper or gift tags."

The mum shows how simple it is to wrap a present using the bag, with one of two of the festive designs on offer by the supermarket.

And yes, they're designed for this exact purpose!

She completes the look with a bow and many agreed it looked professionally wrapped. 

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A hack worth trying this Christmas

One person praised the mum's hack claiming it was "so clever" while others said they didn't even realise the bags had a double purpose. 

"Thank you for sharing! I was curious why the dotted line!" they said. 

Meanwhile, others were not only loving the money-saving but also how it was also helping the environment. 

"It can be ripped apart on Christmas morning, and I know it can 100% be put into the recycle bin! Winning!" a person chimed in. 

Originally published as Woolies shopping bag hack is the cheapest way to wrap presents this year

Original URL: https://www.themercury.com.au/lifestyle/woolies-shopping-bag-hack-is-the-cheapest-way-to-wrap-presents-this-year/news-story/d2c87a4c84a53e19082a2823b54d974a