Gifts that aren't.

[flippyshark]

Wow. I've been through a couple of work-related gift exchange/steal events, and it never occurred to me that a family would do it, because it seemed so completely unsatisfying and stupid to me. I can only think that those who enjoy this awful system find humor in observing the mutual dissatisfaction. (That is certainly how it played out at work - some people seemed like Nelson on the Simpsons enjoying a prolonged HA HA!)

I've pretty much forsworn the whole gift-giving aspect in favor of simply getting-together. (With food and drink being the best sort of gifts anyway - they are enjoyed that day by everyone present. It's just nicer!)