We resolved this issue by throwing all the 13 members of the family (my four sibs & their spouses, the 2 nieces, & the parents) into the hat; we each get two names to buy for and that's it. Except the married couples can buy for each other and my sister's family buys inside the family. But still: you end up buying at most five gifts instead of twelve. Twelve! I ask you! The last time, before we instigated this new system? It took hours and hours to open all the gifts. It got boring. Never again, I swear.