It's a late one for the My Little Pony exchange, but what a story..

Three months ago (!), my santa contacted me to confirm the address details. My santa wanted to craft something, but the materials and shipping were too expensive. So an online seller was contacted and a gift was ordered.

It never arrived.

We don't know what happened. I like to think the gift was captured by pirates and an iron-hooked, wooden-legged brute is now sleeping with a pinkie pie plushie or whatever the gift was.

This minor setback did not keep my santa back! It turned out the craft could be made anyway, because of some contacts with the cheap shipping industry. I don't know what sacrifices were made for that. So a gift was crafted and shipped.

It never arrived.

Apparently it was held by customs because of an incorrect address, tried to request more info, didn't manage to reach either me or my santa, and eventually destroyed the package.

Meany McMeanyPants customs people. I curse them with ingrown toenails.

So my santa did the obvious thing and TRAVELED FROM THE USA TO EUROPE to sent my gift without the customs people interfering, with express shipping and every bell and whistle and maybe a 1000$ insurance on top.

Okay it might have been a coincidental trip to Europe, I'll never know for sure. BUT my santa thought of me which is super-sweet.

The gift arrived!

It's a papercraft Fluttershy picture-like thing (there's probably a better word for that), it looks amazing and it's going to take a prominent place in my living room.

As soon as I figure out how to hang it. There's no hang-thingy on the back. I guess I should figure that out myself.

So anyway, if Fluttershy weren't the element of kindness already, my santa should be. Thank you!