So I was initially worried that this exchange would be the first time I got stiffed, but I was at least happy that I sent my giftee some cool stuff and she seemed to enjoy it. But then, just one day after the deadline I got a message from my Secret Santa saying that they had been swamped with work and hadn't gotten a chance to send my gift out yet. Hooray! I totally understood, and I'm glad that I wouldn't risk taking a re-matcher away from someone whose Santa didn't follow through.

Fast forward three weeks later, only a couple hours after I got a warning that I needed to post whether I received my gift or not or risk never participating again. I emailed Reddit Gifts asking for an extra week to wait, since I trusted my Santa, went out for some errands, and came back to an amazing box waiting in the mail.

I raced downstairs, struggled with the packing tape, and found an amazing Rainbow Dash plush waiting for me! She's incredible, and will be sitting next to my computer so I can see her all the time.

Thank you so much, Santa. You rock!