i truly question the intelligence of those willing to participate. if you want to exchange gifts, get some local peeps together (or ones you have met in real life) and do it off-board. asking random strangers to join in, as has happened in the past, is just asking for disappointment and creepiness.
not to say i don't enjoy watching the fall out.
I do some exchanges like this, I enjoy participating in the board exchange as well.
I haven't seen a single fall-out where the creeper used their SS's address against them.
I enjoy gift giving. I had a ton of fun shopping for @cse1960, and I received some lovely gifts from bananapancakes last year. I wouldn't even HAVE a Canadian Christmas ornament without her, or a version of Home Alone that includes French subtitles!
I'm not afraid of "creepers"--it's just too much of a hassle for me to stress over putting something together then mailing it off. I can barely keep up with the gift giving for family and IRL friends.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny