I just need to find out if it's just me or does the drop rate for mermaid scales seem extremely low? I have 3 ponds and 2 wishing wells and I literally click on them all day long every day - I am in the game multiple times throughout the day, and having severe insomnia, multiple times throughout the night as well and each time I'm in the game I will try to collect from each at least twice. On a good day I MAY end up with maybe 2 or 3 but this is after collecting from each many, many times each day. I usually am trying to collect them for Enchanter's Essence and Lumin Essence but now have stopped trying to make either one just so I can HOPE to get enough to make all 3 Romantic Blocks before I run out of time for the Valentine's Day quest.
I have debated spending money on gems to purchase the mermaid pond but a lot of posts I've seen basically say it's really not worth the money. I'm really tired of wasting all my energy on collecting from my ponds and wells