Some of you just do NOT get it. You don't get something for nothing. Coins are NOTHING. You get them for imaginary actions in the imaginary world of Farmville. Zynga is a company. Companies are in the business of making money. They have to make money to pay the web designers, the programmers, the support staff, and for servers that can handle millions of players. Do you really think that putting together this kind of game is cheap or easy? That they do not deserve to be paid for what they do? They are not a non-profit organization, they are in this to MAKE money. You think because it is "just a game" it should not cost you anything - AND IT DOESN'T. They allow you to play for free. But they create special items that they sell to make money for all the reasons previously noted. If they made them coins or cash they would certainly not make any money as all of you would use coins for them. Do you know what would happen? You would have to pay, either monthly or yearly, to play just like most of the other internet game sites, or they would shut down and the game would disappear. You can play and have fun and never spend a penny, but you appear to be greedy and want all the extras but are not willing to pay for them. Get a grip. I too am on a limited disability income so spending money on a game is not in my budget. But occasionally I spend $5 or $10 just to help insure that I can play as much as I want FOR FREE!