Perhaps instead of posting the masterlist... those who did not receive a gift should be notified of who had them. yes it is just a material thing... but to me it's not about the gift.... it's that the person didn't care enough to let me know they coudln't send a gift (not me in particular since my SS did send it and I received it well before Christmas). I think this is about people... we all took the time and effort to show we care and send out a gift like we promised we would.... I would be offended if my SS didn't care enough or think enough of me to at least let me know. I think it kind of ruins the trust we all have.
But maybe I am just reading too much into it.
although we do a cool thing on another board I am on... maybe we could consider doing something like this next year.... a Card Swap. Whoever wants to sign up sends whoever organizes it their name, pets names and their address. A list is compiled and sent out to all who signed up. I got about 30 christmas cards from my card swap this year. its so much fun.