u/Great-Prize5531

A couple of days ago (9/29), while exiting the Wally, I heard raised voices and saw smoke in the parking lot. A red SUV was on fire. Firefighters came quickly and put out the fire. I got a few shots of the action.

Great job by the Wake Forest Fire Department for responding to this emergency.

I started Merge Cat Detective, but it didn't track the install. I made it to level 8 before I realized.

I am also doing Merge Meow Cafè (https://www.reddit.com/r/SwagBucks/s/dL3aoEZp6R)

I wanted to mention that the Weekly Missions are on a set calendar. When I started, it was already on the 7th day, with only 4 hours left to clear all objectives. The problem is that there are Daily Missions that must be completed to get the full prize.

I didn't get any pop-up offers for any of the spending goals in the offer. They may come later on, after level 8.

Otherwise, both games are identical, other than the detective/cafe theme.

https://fatwalletrefugee.com/2026/08/24/merge-cat-cafe-detective/

I started playing this one 3 days ago. I missed the first bonus goal to reach level 40 by the 3rd day. I have only made it to level 18 so far.

The levels are fairly straightforward. Each cafe part built earns 200 exp, with 1000 needed to gain a level. The offer period is 60 days. I am trying for level 50.

Some tips for anyone thinking about trying it out.

Constructing cafe parts requires Coins, which are earned by completing orders for customers. The order rewards vary from level-to-level, it's not entirely consistent. In some levels, the reward is much lower than the previous values.

Only two of my purchases were tracked.

The board expansion purchase was supposed to cost $5.49, but it only showed me one for $1.99. Another expansion at level 19 may be the one it wants us to make. I spent $0.79 on some Energy and $1.99 on the Starter Pack.

• Energy is spent producing ingredients to complete customer orders.
• Additional Energy may be purchased using Dia (Purple Gems).
• You can watch ads five times for a total of 75 Dia each day. Tapping on the passing bird on the cafe screen will initiate another ad view without a daily cap.
• Supply chests have a cooldown period of about 15 minutes between uses, but this can be skipped by watching an ad (3x per day) or spending 15 Dia.
• Ingredients can be purchased directly from the shop for Dia or Energy.
• Never buy the Energy Chest. It is far cheaper to buy Energy for Dia directly.

Special customer orders begin to show up around level 10 with a Randosel bag that produces Yarn and Film. This doesn't cost Energy, but the items are only used for the special orders and will otherwise take up board space. They have no value until having reached the final form, so deleting them gains nothing.

I'll add a guide to FWR after I get a little further in the game.

Last spring, I ordered a set of turmeric roots from a California grower. I had been getting inundated with YT videos about the wonderous health benefits of the root.

I planted a couple tubers and added the rest to various recipes. The roots never showed any signs of growth and I decided it was a failure.

Fast forward to summer 26', this shoot showed up a couple weeks ago. I wasn't sure what it was since I had repurposed the pot for several other plants since originally planting the turmeric. But after reviewing photo/video of the plant, I believe it is the turmeric I planted.

Had such excellent weather today it, I thought it would be a a shame to stay at home.