Today I had to run out to Target during lunch to get materials to wrap gifts for my gf's birthday. I obviously had no materials with me since I'm at work and don't do this often. So I went to the gift wrap isle looking for wrapping paper, tape, and perhaps a ribbon/bow.
I was dismayed to find the smallest quantity of wrapping paper I could buy was a full roll at $3.99+ that I wouldn't use again until Christmas or her next birthday, plus who wants to use the same paper over and over it looks lazy). Then a roll of tape was another $.99 even though I only needed one or two 1" pieces. Then most bows came in packs as well although I found a few singles, ribbon on the other hand was all rolls.
I think it would be a decent business to have single use gift wrap packs. These packs would include a single sheet of wrapping paper, a few strips of tape, and a bow (maybe ribbon or a name tag as well). It would come in size S, M, or L to accommodate different size gifted. The bow/ribbon would be hand picked to accent the paper perfectly. It could be sold in 2-packs, 3-packs, variety size packs, etc. Then the whole pack could be sold for $1-2.
I think to really be effective it would have to be picked up by a big box store or a bunch of local ma&pas since no one will pay shipping or wait for delivery of these.
Thoughts?
I was dismayed to find the smallest quantity of wrapping paper I could buy was a full roll at $3.99+ that I wouldn't use again until Christmas or her next birthday, plus who wants to use the same paper over and over it looks lazy). Then a roll of tape was another $.99 even though I only needed one or two 1" pieces. Then most bows came in packs as well although I found a few singles, ribbon on the other hand was all rolls.
I think it would be a decent business to have single use gift wrap packs. These packs would include a single sheet of wrapping paper, a few strips of tape, and a bow (maybe ribbon or a name tag as well). It would come in size S, M, or L to accommodate different size gifted. The bow/ribbon would be hand picked to accent the paper perfectly. It could be sold in 2-packs, 3-packs, variety size packs, etc. Then the whole pack could be sold for $1-2.
I think to really be effective it would have to be picked up by a big box store or a bunch of local ma&pas since no one will pay shipping or wait for delivery of these.
Thoughts?