At my age I have pretty much everything I need... which is why I don't do the Secret Santa swap. Most of it would end up donated.
Food tables can be a source of inequality and stress, too. The last time I worked for David's Bridal (alterations), we would be required to bring food for whatever "party" the boss deemed necessary (including her birthday.) A couple of greedy people would be filling up plates to take home, before everyone else had even gotten anything to eat. I guess it all depends on what kind of people you work with.