IF you've got a present to wrap but are tight on time or just feeling lazy, a gift bag is probably your best bet.

The only problem is, they don't do a great job of hiding the gift inside.

Well, it turns out that may be because you've been using them wrong this whole time.

A woman named Marilyn took to TikTok and shared the very simple trick we all seem to have been missing.

The secret to ensuring the bag stays closed and hides the present inside is all down to the way you tie the strings.

In the clip, the savvy wrapper demonstrates how to loop the strings together from inside the bag and asks: "Did you know you've been using your gift bags all wrong?"

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She then takes each end of the handles and pulls them through the opposite side.

Then, just like magic she pulls the handles to close the bag.

And voila! The inside of the bag is pulled tightly together with no gaps in sight.

The post has since racked up thousands of views from social media users.

Marilyn asked: "Do you know?" - and it wasn't long before many admitted they wasn't aware of the simple gift bag hack.

"I do now," joked one.

A second quipped: "But how does the pretty tissue hang out?"

A third added: "Now I do!"

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