CoconutDragon

Congrats on the haul!! It's always such a pleasant surprise when you get something decent from a goodie bag. I guess these really are worth the hype 😉

First time getting the big win! I didn't really believe I could be so lucky until now! 
 

Yep, you can do them all daily, but I think sometimes the buffer between when you can fish varies. Sometimes I need to wait 18+ hours between.

I know what the problem is!
The salt on Board 7 has gone beyond critical mass and the whole site ASPLODE

It's down for me as well; I'm getting a 504 Gateway Error. Probably took it down to try some fixes...

Whoot! Two avatars in a week what with the CC one as well!

I think it's easier to just do it from your inventory and then go to the machine page, at least until they fix things.

I've never seen that either! Nice luck!

Really glad I didn't redeem any points yet! And I'd like to say I'm shocked they didn't announce the price changes but I'm not.
For anyone else who's donating a ton of stuff and sick of clicking a bunch, check out /u/diceroll123's userscript on the neopets subreddit! It simply selects the last 15 items on the quick-donate page so you don't have to!

I've actually just sent them a message on Facebook to almost exactly that affect:
"Hi Team,
Can I respectfully suggest that you move your Charity Corner forum post update to the main news field? Most people were thrown for a loop by the price change on the prize changes, because the first - and often only - place we check for news is... well, the news feed. Certainly it would never have occurred to me to check a random branch of the forums when I never go on the forums unless it's for NC trading. I only discovered the forum post because somebody off site mentioned it. I'd also note that whilst many of us will be pleased with the lowering of prices for prizes, you need to address refunding those who already bought their prizes. It takes a significant amount of time to deposit thousands worth of points at 15 items a go, and those individuals who bought early will be even more disheartened to see their points wasted in this way.
(No specific ticket number; I hadn't redeemed my points so don't need refunding. Just a note that there may have been better ways of communicating this change to your players.)
Communication is the key thing here and it has been rather lacking in honesty.
You could have communicated the anticipated change to the snowball situation six months ago, and your dedicated fanbase wouldn't have spent the time and effort in setting timers and ensuring they visit the Healing Springs as many times a day as possible. Instead it was communicated in a brief FAQ released on the day of the event starting. It wasn't rocket science to realise just how badly that would go over with people who have spent the better part of twelve months actively prepping for this anticipated event. A little communication - proper communication, not a post in an area of the site that most of us don't even know is there a day after the event starts - goes a long, long way. Make your fanbase feel appreciated, because currently I can see a lot of disappointment, anger and resentment leading to people cancelling their Premium and potentially leaving the site for good.
Many thanks."

That's somehow more disgusting than all the actual dung items. Nasty!
Every time I go to my SDB I see this horror on the first page:

Eyeball. And not to forget Eyeball Fungus.
 Eww this eyeball has been left out in the sun too long and has started to grow fungus!
 
Whose are they??

Apparently it's called Portoro Marble 
Black with Gold Veins
but it could also be inspired by some Mythical Dragon

Marble
    

When you get to the council chamber you need to click on the king to pick up your prize ^^

When you get to the council chamber you need to click on the king to pick up your prize ^^

In stocking up for CC I came across the "Pterducken" and I hate the implication of this
 

There's so many! I think my favourites are: 
 Modern Sand Sculpture
 Twin Faerie Blades
 Wooden Border Pond
  Ignalce
And there are so many foods that I would die for irl

2 Scoops of Friendship has to be my fave for sure!

I started playing a couple months ago and finally lucked out! If only the real life odds were higher...

 

I started playing a couple months ago and finally lucked out! If only the real life odds were higher...

 

I've done it!! Now I'll have to come up with a new goal for myself. 

Wacky classic neohomes really remind me of visiting other people's villages/islands in animal crossing and seeing just how buck wild people can get 😂

Okay, I swear most of my neohome rooms are not like this. But while browsing for furniture, I discovered that there's a furniture item called Open Grave from the Tale of Woe plot. So I did this. I used 51 of Wiggling Seaweed Plant in this because they are cheap.

So chill! I love it!

Don't forget that the Deaver is your friend during CC.
This little guy can be bought for 8 dubloons from Little Nippers with those (1 CC-point) dubloons that you get for free from Anchor Management, and he's worth 4 CC-points. I've been getting one any time I need to make change from larger dubloons for training, and have a little pile of the furry guys now. xD

During the current CC accumulation period I made the very important discover that (special) does NOT automatically mean r101. That was quite a 🤯 moment for me let me tell you!
There's a slew of 4-point (r102-r179) items that you can get from various dailies:-
The older omelettes bar the plain and rotten ones.

The mutant plushies from the Wheel of Misfortune apart from Headless Von Roo.
These are the two I see most often on the money tree so I'm guessing they're the ones won the most frequently?
Weapons from Coltzan other than his basic gem and the Serf Lens
these two fairly often on the Money tree
Battlecards from Cheat
This is the selection I've got from the Tree in the past 15 months
Anything apart from the Yellow Growth on Buried Treasure.

I'm always THRILLED to nab me some rancid old meat from the good ol' MT. 😆
Looking on the list of r102 to r179 items Cheeseroller and Brain Tree quests can net you 4-point items too, and the Deaver isn't the only 4-point Pirate petpet, it's just the best value for money dubloon-wise :3
I bet all of you will have some of these items in your SDBs already.
Also don't forget your shed and closet! Some furniture has high rarity, I know I've ended up with needless multiples of some items in my closet without even realising.
OHH, AND... open any Pawkeet Pinatas that you have! Yes these are a rare - worth 2 points themselves - but what you get out of them is almost guaranteed to be worth it. I opened 13 with a CC points total of 26, and the items within them gave me 82 points! This recommendation comes courtesy of @jaydeed 👍
Hope all this is helpful.