Grateful for unexpected funds, thanks to ebay and the place where I ordered my carrot costume. I'd requested a partial refund due to the hat being screwed up, making the whole costume unusable until I made a replacement. They offered 5 bucks, but I asked for at least 10, if not more, to cover the cost of materials to make the new hat, but told them I wanted to keep the carrot part. They contacted ebay to intervene when I only sent the hat part back and not the full costume, after I'd clearly told them that was my plan from the get go, and ebay decides to give me a full refund. Nice! Thanks, universe and ebay. Looking forward to paying it forward.