with my wife's side of the family the adults usually pick 1 name out of a hat and that's the only present you gotta get...except for the kids of course. Everyone hated the idea.I was the most vocal about it. My brother in laws jumped in after. We wanted it back the old way. Mom in law didnt give in so white elephant it was. So we decided to sabotage it. We just bought gifts that we would only like and made sure to pick them for ourselves. 4 out of the 8 of us walked out with what we got and my mom in law never tried to mess with Christmas again.