Let’s be honest: your first attempt will look like a drunk spider web-weaver attacked a cylinder. Of course you’ll try to wrap it like a box, which is a rookie mistake that leaves the top and bottom exposed like a bald man’s head in a windstorm. Surprising fact: the average person uses 47% more tape than necessary on a bottle, creating a sticky crime scene. You need a strategy, not brute force.
The problem is physics. A bottle isn’t a perfect cylinder—it has a neck, a bulge, and a flat bottom that makes a liar out of your ruler. Your wrapping paper has no idea what it’s up against. So let’s start with the right mindset and the right materials. You’ll need scissors, double-sided tape (the ninja of tape), and a sheet of paper that’s three times as wide as the bottle is tall.
