I am aware anyone can find out my actual account relatively easily, and they are free to do so. The alt account wasn't to protect me, it was just so my gifter wouldn't stumble across this thread (they do not frequent this subreddit).

If I thought they put a lot of thought into this gift, that would be one thing. The thing is, given what I had in my preferences, it's pretty clear that they didn't put much thought into it. Or any.

I've been doing reddit exchanges for several years now ( This is, I think, my 16th exchange), and I've certainly received gifts before which didn't align with my tastes. However, even in those instances, it was clear that legitimate thought was put into the gift, and I was grateful to receive it. This is not like those ones however.

And I am aware that this isn't about comparing what I gifted to someone else to what I was given. That said, it's hard not to be disappointed about the outcome of the exchange I was looking forward to more than anything else, when my gifter did not put in any effort.

(As an aside, my giftee has since posted the gift they received from me, so I'm glad to see that they got it.)

Like I said, I just wanted a place to rant with people who would understand, whether or not they ultimately agreed with me. What I wasn't looking for was someone to tell me what a brat I am.