Presentation matters: The effect of wrapping neatness on gift attitudes

University of Nevada, Reno researchers explore how wrapping gifts too neatly inflates the expectations of the gift inside.

Christmas gifts are better received when they're badly wrapped: study

Presentation Matters: The Effect of Wrapping Neatness on Gift

Sloppily wrapped gifts bring more joy, according to research report

People who are bad at wrapping Christmas presents bring more joy

It's actually a good thing if you're really bad at wrapping

The house of Mirth, by Edith Wharton—A Project Gutenberg eBook

The person who dares to give the gift a 'smooth wrapping' will be

Form versus Function: How the Intensities of Specific Emotions

Form versus Function: How the Intensities of Specific Emotions

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Arthur, by Eugène Sue.