Oh I noticed this. Believe me, I noticed as I just barely got enough wool to complete the gazebo goals in time.
And did you notice the "value pack" including wool?
And on top of this, I bet these pre-goals turn out to be completely UNNECESSARY to even do in the first place, just like the pre-spring event goals.
It's stuff like this that just really, really makes me hate S8. I understand they are a business and they like to make money, but this really couldn't be any MORE of an obvious (and just plain low) money grab. Yep, that's S8 for you in a nutshell.