If you are experiencing any level of hardship, I send you my condolences. Even if your hardship would be lightened by me giving you free items, I will not be able to give you anything if you did not win my giveaways according to the rules, terms, and conditions on this page.

Proper businesses that contribute to charity, or actual non-profit organizations and charities, and even government welfare programs or other distribution programs that were created to give back to those in need are not able to give to everyone equally. But these dedicated bodies of people and systems do their best to give back according to their organization's purpose.

In comparison, I am just a single person, making fashion content and Medi Kawaii items during my free time. I have a full time job that supports my bills, and I try to use what extra time and money I have to contribute positively to the world around me. I do not have the ability to properly fact check if someone is experiencing hardship, nor the ability to gauge the level of hardship someone is experiencing. I will not be able to accept "proof" that you are experiencing hardship either.

If I were to give someone something for free if they told me they are experiencing hardship, what about the other people who are trying to join my giveaways, who may also be experiencing hardship? It simply wouldn't be fair (or sustainable) for me to send free items to people who randomly DM me about their experiences.

In the future, I would love to maybe have a giveaway contest or format where I am able to specifically give a prize to someone experiencing hardship, but at this moment in time, I am not able to host this type of giveaway. If you have suggestions on a format type that is fair and has a definite time frame and budget, please send me a DM on Instagram! I'd love to consider options on how I can contribute directly to those in need, without the issues of being unfair or unsustainable.

Because I cannot give you any free items, please refer to the resources I've put together from people and organizations who would be more equipped to help your situation. If you need support: Click here to access the resources. Hopefully these will be able to help you, or that you get connected with someone or a group of people that specialize or have the capacity to help your situation.

Disclaimer: So far, no one has messaged me and tried to use their hardship or situation to guilt trip me into giving them free items. There have been a few messages from people who have reached out about their circumstances, and respectfully asked if I would be able to send them anything, and I told them the above information.

I just added this to the FAQ page because I used to work for a non-profit organization and do have several first-hand experiences where people who are legitimately in need had "entitled" attitudes. During this experience, these people did try to guilt trip me or accuse me of being an awful person for not giving them "more" of what the charity was distributing at the time.

Just because someone is in need, does not mean they are entitled to the goodwill of others, especially at the expense of the person they are trying to receive something from.