Christmas isn’t too far away now, which means that it’s almost time to begin tackling the monumental task of wrapping all the gifts you have bought this year.

If you don’t want to increase your spending by purchasing wrapping paper or gift bags, then you’re in luck, as Primark has brought back its popular carrier bags that you can use instead.

The high street retailer recently confirmed on social media that its brown paper bags with festive red stripes are back in stock this year, and they feature instructions on how to use them as as wrapping paper for gifts.

As reported by BristolLive, utilising the fashion chain’s bags could help save shoppers money this Christmas and is an excellent way to make the most out of your carrier bags.

Primark shared a tutorial video on how to reuse their carrier bags to its 10.5million followers and wrote: “How to: Upcycle our Christmas bags as wrapping paper #Primark.”

With over 23,000 likes, the video was quickly met with applause from customers who hailed it as a “brilliant idea” and couldn’t wait to get their hands on them again.

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One shopper raved: “This is brilliant, well done Primark.”

A second raved: “Fantastic idea, way ahead of the other brands.” A third shopper commented: “What a great idea, well done.”

A fourth enthusiastic customer said: “Love this – so clever and well thought out.”

Another added: “I do this every year,” while a sixth said: “Love this – so clever and well thought out.”

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