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That sort of scam dates back to the old mail order days. Basically, if you can get a name and address, you set up an account and start buying things. In some cases, it's someone nearby, who can get the stuff off your porch before you get home. It's actually pretty easy to do, especially with online tracking. In other cases, you send it to a variety of addresses. Some of those people are paid to forward the package to someone out of country (actually a fairly common request for people who trying to get past export restrictions). It does seem a bit odd that they aren't ordering items that are more expensive, but the longer they stay under the radar, the longer the scam will hold.
Of course, the scam part is that they are likely using stolen credit card info to buy gift cards. The odd delivery is to avoid having the items traced back to them.
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