Good advice, domino. My family got to the point where we had up to 14 other people to buy for! Some of my relatives were obsessed with having hundreds of gifts under the tree. Then, we spent up to five hours as each person opened each gift, one at a time. My Aunt and Uncle would buy up to 25 gifts for each of their two daughters. We had to sit there and watch them open each one. One pair of pants, one doll, one pair of socks, etc. Boring.
At some point, you just get sick of opening stupid knicknacks and useless items. Now, we split the family into smaller sections. I open gifts with my immediate family members, and then we all get together as a larger family for Christmas dinner We each make lists of what we would like for Christmas, so no one is wasting money on stupid ceramic angels or scented candles (unless someone wants it!). We still spend money, but not nearly as much and not on useless items.
Plus, we re done opening gifts within an hour.