You've been using gift bags wrong your whole life

With Christmas only five days away, a couple has revealed the 'right way' the use a gift bag this festive season. 

Actor Wes Scarpias Gonzales and his wife Alison Koroly, from California, shared a video on their joint Facebook page and wowed thousands. 

The clever 'hack' involves threading the ends of each handle into the hole on the opposite side of the bag. Then when the handles are pulled tightly the bag closes to hide what's inside. 

The video has demonstrating the alternative method has since been viewed more than 17million times, but some weren't convinced.  

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Actor Wes Scarpias Gonzales (right) and his wife Alison Koroly (left), from California, shared a video on their joint Facebook page revealing how to use a gift bag 

Thousands praised the couple and deemed the hack to be a 'great idea'. 

'I am definitely doing this. It'll prevent my family from seeing their gift early when they are snooping,' one person wrote.

'I like this. It definitely represents itself better than an open bag! Love it,' another added.

A third said: 'I did this last year. It's a great way to save on tissue and tape.' 

The clever 'hack' involves threading the ends of each handle into the hole on the opposite side of the bag (left). Then when the handles are pulled tightly the bag closes to hide what's inside (right)

But while the trick makes the gift bag look neat and tidy, others admitted it becomes far more difficult to open.  

'Nope..not a great idea..it's impossible to get the gift.out without struggling to get them out of the hole,' one person wrote.

Another said: 'We like reusing the bags. This would make it impossible.'

'Keep the gift. We don't want it,' a third joked, another said: 'Just got a gift like this and it took me FOREVER to open it. Please don't do this.'

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