My family exchanges lists, and uses them. It works out quite well. I don't think I received anything this year that wasn't on my list, except from Ivy, who spends hours every day with me - and who was in the bookstore with me when I said, "Oh, hey, I want that."

I hear the complaint that there's nothing on my list, but that's because sitting at the computer working all the time isn't conducive to figuring out what your petty material desires are...