I've participated in several exchanges prior to this one and have never had a bad experience. This time, I signed up for the Coffee/Tea and Hats/Scarves exchanges at the same time. Lo' and behold, I was shafted, for both of them! Then events took a sudden and confusing turn!

First and thankfully, I was rematched with an incredibly thoughtful Redditor. She was quite humble and stated it wouldn't be much, but I found her gift to be more than enough!!! She really brought a smile to my face and I'm so very excited to try out my new teas. Thank you my anonymous rematcher! For the next exchange I participate in, I will sign up to be a rematcher too, so that I can make up the fact that I was double-gifted for this exchange. I'm a big believer in paying it forward!

Then, my original matcher emerged from the land of no retrieval and decided to come through for me :) He sent me a wonderful dark roast coffee with a quirky name and a coffee bean grinder that I cannot wait to use! Thank you AliUkani for your commitment. I was never all that upset that I wasn't retrieved, but it really warmed my heart to see you follow through in such a big way.

Sorry for all the confusion! I don't think I would have figured it out if AliUkani hadn't corrected me on his gender. The gifts both arrived the same day!