Resurrecting this thread from early summer...
...because I've hit a new milestone in my game. I just opened up the last piece of land/water in my game that required mallets to expand. :long, deep exhale:
Many consider Hay Day to be a farming game; for me - for the longest while - it's been, first and foremost, a quest for mallets. They were the rarest expansion item on my farm. I once got 129 land deeds farming/making stuff without getting a single mallet. (Even more land deeds than 129 dropped without a mallet in sight, but I gave up counting.)
Now, the struggle is over.* I feel a bit of relief, a big dollop of satisfaction. But also a sense of loss. I think I'll miss it. I'll miss the challenge, the game frustration - I really will. Oh mallet, your absence kept me company through so many hours of Hay Day play!
If you're moved by my saga with a virtual expansion item, please hug a mallet today. Somewhere, there's a neglected croquet set or crab-opening kit in need of a little love.
[*until Supercell gives us more real estate to expand :P]