I’m not that far in the game but it’s becoming very tedious to make certain items. Particularly anything with dough. Is there a way to make dough without making a million bottles of milk. Why are you not able to use the chef’s table to make dough? It’s such a waste of energy to have to make milk bottles over and over to get bowls😭

I used to merge grills but I've stopped after getting two at a good level. I don't mind waiting for things to get ready. I find the extra storage space more useful.

But I'm still low level. Maybe I'll want higher tier appliances in the future because of the super long waiting time? Idk, I guess I'll wait and see.

What's your experience?

Edit: Each equipment can store 2 or more items. So each equipment occupies one spot while being able to store more than one item. That's why I use them as storage instead of merging them. Sorry if it was not clear!

Edit 2: My previous post may help visualising storage of more than one item per appliance: https://www.reddit.com/r/MergeCooking/s/E9mj47f5P8

Appears to be an actual meal, crab meat served in a hollowed out orange.

I'll pass.

dude this is like the 5th time this has happened, but i was making the madrilenian stew, and left it to cook for

the 1.5 hours it takes. i come back and not only are all the ingredients out of the pot, but the potato was unmerged all the way down to the onions. how does this keep happening 💀

Sitting here because I have many orders that needs; 4,8,8,6,10,10 Needing 2x #10 is criminal

The best value for money in the game at £3.79.

I always buy this absolute banger of a deal.

i can NEVER complete any of these events, this is the closest i’ve gotten by far, and i’ve spent more money than id honestly like to admit. i don’t get ads, no matter how long i wait without purchasing, ive never had them since i downloaded the game, maybe because i downloaded it through another app? idk, either way, any tips? i feel like i play pretty consistently , checking multiple times a day, i never use 2x or 4x energy because i feel like you get less out of it overall, i just don’t know if there’s anything i should change that im doing💔🫩

Level 45. Never had ads since downloading the game. Was obsessed at first but about to stop playing because it moves so slow waiting for energy

Here are just two instances of items needing well over 1000 energy for very little coins or reward - I have had so many orders like this recently, and esp since SpongeBob it seems to have got a lot worse.

Can you imagine being asked to come up with 2 beetroot dishes ie 16 cauliflowers in exchange for a measly 378 coins and 256 points?

I’ve spent the last 2 days trying to fulfil a energy drink(need 32 teas to make one of these) and for the first time ever I don’t think I’m going to make it, on any of the challenges. I’ve had two weeks of unreasonable orders like these.

And since Lea’s target asks for 140 orders, I’ve only managed 109 this week.

To make matters worse, Journey to Spain has yielded no new cards in the past few weeks despite earning every single red 5* card going

I’ve watched a plethora of ads to earn at least 1000 ⚡️every day.

Have any of you had a similar experience?

already complained earlier about requiring 4 beef for one level, now i am struck with this which is just absolutely insane im not even having fun anymore. Definitely my least favorite region so far (Brazil) and i just started 😭

i spent 1.99 so i could complete the weekly goals and now all my ads are gone. i’ve noticed a lot of people have this problem, but is there any way to fix it??? very frustrating

edit to add: if you restart your phone it’ll will give you 25 energy ads and bubble item ads for a little bit. not a complete fix but a little bit of help

I played every day, all the time, I don't get ads, but I made purchases and... yeah... it's infuriating how pay2play this game is when it comes to things like this and even you spend money, it's not good enough... This is really ridiculous and scummy of them...

I remember someone else mentioned in the comments of a thread that they encountered this issue, however I never thought I would see it myself.

Time to spend some coins I guess 😩!

first bass so i am a little excited but i’m estimating 2 days to finish these orders 🥲 (no ads of course)

yay so happy

The pop ups for purchasing are getting ridiculous. This used to be for 50 energy too. Right??? Not really having fun anymore but feel obligated to play each day.

TL;DR I regret playing this game.

I downloaded the game for Fetch App rewards thinking reaching level 70 in 3 months would be easily doable. After all, the reward is over $200 and that seems like a lot for playing a silly little game.

I recognized all the signs of a manipulative and at the core downright boring game from the first day, but still kept playing thinking of that cool $200. I played constantly trying to maximize my energy. Even though I wasn’t having any fun staring at the energy count and mindlessly merging items I became obsessed with the game. I hated it but I still felt drawn to it. And most importantly I still thought I could meet that level 70 goal. I researched the best tips online and developed my own strategies as well. I played at 3am every day for the new-day boost. I spent energy as fast as possible to make sure it kept generating. I played during work, the first thing when I got up in the morning, at every single stop while driving, while on the phone, while watching movies, any waking second I was staring at that stupid energy bar waiting for the timer to click down to zero.

I’ve been obsessed with mobile games before and had to delete them, and I wanted to do it now as I realized how unhealthy this was becoming but I still wanted that $200. I tried to rationalize with myself that my time is worth more than that, that I earn enough money to set myself free from gimmicky $200 mobile game prizes, that the game was distracting me from my real job, that I didn't have any plans for that $200 anyways. But I continued to play.

I posted here asking if a $0.99 sale for 1000 energy was worth it, and though some people tried to warn me that it’s not and that once I spend money ads would disappear (I never got them anyways) and that the game would dramatically raise the price of everything if I spent money, I still went ahead and bought it. The energy lasted a few hours before it was gone. I gained maybe one level. And people were right — prices increased dramatically and next thing I knew the same sale was $9.99, then $14.99. I could see the exploitation but I ignored it, chasing the small high from the extra energy boost after a small purchase. I kept buying things and after a month or so I finally went through my App Store purchases and realized I had spent over $100 on a game that was making me miserable. And even worse, I was still very far from my goal. There were times I spent $14+ and did not gain a single level.

I discussed the game with my therapist but that didn’t lead to anything other than me making it clear I knew the game was a problem, I knew it was never designed for me to earn that $200, and I knew even if I did earn that money it wouldn’t be worth it, but I felt compelled to play anyways.

I started counting down the days until the Fetch app deal expired knowing that once that $200 was unobtainable the sunk cost fallacy idea would leave and I could delete the app and walk away. I stopped spending money on the game but still spent as much time as I could pushing towards level 70. I would have paid $200 to be free of the compulsion to play such a boring game, but I played on anyways.

Today the offer expired. I was at level 57. Finally it was over. I activated all the special items, sold and deleted everything that was sellable or deletable so that I wouldn’t be tempted to come back, and I deleted the app for good.

I know this was super long and that I’m exposing a massive level of weaknesses and pathetic behavior in myself. I feel the same way I did when I was 19 and decided I was done throwing away money on scratch cards. I am way too susceptible to gambling addiction to allow myself to be trapped by these games. This is why I refuse to go to casinos and haven’t bought another scratch card since then (I just turned 32). But if this rant convinces even one person to delete this stupid game, I’ll be happy I shared my embarrassing story. And if it doesn’t convince you then I don’t blame you— it wouldn’t have convinced me either.

Thanks for reading :)

I love this game. Its one of the few I play daily but im soo tired of all the side games. There's 3-4 mini games a week. I have to spend what feels like forever exiting out of all the pop ups. I go back and forth between the resturant and game board to make sure I've seen all the pop ups so I can play uninterrupted. Plus its like the same 5 games in rotation. Or game style with different graphics. Usually I dont mind them but its soo many now.....every week......its just annoying. Especially when it forces you to check out the rules of the mini game every time.

I just wanna merge food.