According to Pinkie Pie, her family hides gifts for Hearth's Warming, so everyone gets to hunt for them to find them.

No one ever does find any gifts, though... other than Applejack, who finds one from Pinkie Pie.

Does anyone know if Igneous has sent in an application? Because I'm pretty sure no one actually hides gifts in their family at all, and no one has ever explained that to Pinkie Pie. And no one ever finds the gifts Pinkie Pie has given them because no one looks for them, because they all know better.

4805246 Bonus points on his evil application if he told Pinkie the presents could only be found by a pony who truly loves rocks in their heart, so Pinkie will just doubt herself instead of the existence of his gifts.