"Anyone else have some good sources?"
I didn't read all of the responses, so if this has been covered, please ignore.
Why BUY wrapping paper to begin with? How about just simple, brown kraft grocery bags tied with raffia. Then, you can tuck in fresh evergreen clippings from your yard (or from the park under cover of darkness, LOL!) for a very "natural" look.
You can also wrap a gift in another gift...like, say, a new kitchen towel, or put your gift inside a new pillowcase, with the other pillowcase inside, too.
Oh, I've got a million ideas to avoid using Christmas Wrap. Never did understand spending money on something that would be immediately crumpled up and thrown away, though some people fold it carefully and recycle it.
But that's just me. Though I'm pretty sure that Baby Jesus' initial gifts came to him sans gift wrapping. I'd bet you a roll or wrap that Hallmark is behind this multi-million dollar scam each and every year. ;)
Try #16, #31, #35, etc., LOL!!! Can't believe you wouldn't know that FReepers would have the same senitment!!
By the time the summer birthdays are long gone the fresh christmas or hannukah wrap is a welcome surprise when they search for sox or t shirts.
I prefer gift bags for big ones. Agree with your sentiments on the need to buy something that's only going to be thrown away....but I DO love watching little kids rip the stuff to shreds. That's one reason I don't bother decorating my own. (P.S. : I'm one of those who always carefully took the wrapping off whole so it could be used again)