Calling a Secret Santa Audible.

So, I get talked into joining my sister-in-law's family secret santa deal. She has about a million cousins who mostly live in Canada. She tells me that it is an "economic downturn" version this year and that the limit is $20.00 (U.S.). I think, what the heck. One of the cousins uses this website to generate secret santas and we all get a super secret e-mail from the generator-thingy. Of course, the generator-thingy doesn't give me a secret santa gift recipient and I soon realize that I'm the only person who doesn't have one. After two more tries [and about 200 e-mails between the cousins that I'm "cc'ed" on] I finally get assigned a person. We then all get a bunch of e-mails telling us to send in our list of 3 items we would like our secret santa to give us. I get harassed a couple of times because mine isn't in the right format. Finally, I get it right. [I'm not even talking about the difficulties in coming up with 3 potential gifts that are under $20.00 in value that aren't just gift cards.] The compiled wish list is distributed and I link up my person with what she wants. I see that she wants a particular book so I order it online with Amazon and get free shipping. Because I saved a couple of dollars on the shipping, I throw in some giftwrap to be Santa-like. Phew....I did my part. Now all I have to do is wait for my secret santa gift to come in the mail. Sort of exciting. What will it be? [I was hoping it would be the t-shirt that says "Boring" instead of "Nascar" in the typeface and colors of the Nascar symbol.] This morning I'm over at my brother and sister-in-law's house visiting my little niece before she goes to day care. My sister-in-law leans over and says, "Oh yeah....I'm your secret santa." Hmmmmmmmm. Then she tells me that she's going to "combine" my present. .....what?.....  Wait a minute.....I'm not getting anything in the mail and I'm getting some sort of "combined" present? That sounds an awful lot like an unfortunate kid who has his or her birthday on the same day as Christmas. [Yes, shout out to you Mark and Toyia.] I also believe that to be a BLATANT VIOLATION OF THE SECRET SANTA CODE BOOK! First, you do not tell someone that you are their secret santa until AFTER you give them the secret santa gift. Second, you do not take advantage of the secret santa deal and thwart your secret santa duties just because you happened to pick someone who lives down the street from you. I had to send my gift to Chicago for Christ's sake..... Finally, what you're basically saying is that I GET NO SECRET SANTA GIFT this year. I go through all of that e-mail hell to receive....nothing. Why couldn't I have got one of the cousins? They would never have pulled this crap. I've been totally gypped. ARRGGHHHHHH.