1) Only EA know what is going to happen with the extra treats you've collect, however, you are not alone in this respect, I think every player is in a surplus situation. Between the 2 towns I got on the go, I've got over 5000 extra, so I don't think there is any hope in hell that EA will convert them to donuts, but if they do I don't think the conversion rate will be 1 to 1!
2) The repeating tasks of Grandpa, Cletus, Snake and Luigi are a pain but I think they aren't so bad since the last update but I've only just got Grandpa in one of my towns so only time will tell if he to keeps prattling on and on and on and on!!! They may have been put in while the level 23 update was being worked on but at least they do earn you extra XP which isn't no bad thing especially as the level XP amounts have risen significantly.
3) You can only get the Lemon Tree via the mystery box so you need to be patient and it might eventually give you one (once the Halloween nonesense is finally over) but mystery boxes are generally considered a bad buy so don't waste donuts as if you play every day you get a mystery box every 5 days. The Jebbadiah statue is as stated, tap Homer ten times and you should get the statue but more importantly 10 free donuts, I done it while Homer was using his MyPad task.
4) Everyone's star rating dropped, this is because more content has been added and you now need to get it, I presume your star rating will go back up once the new buildings are obtained.
5) The cost of donuts is highly contentious. It is generally accepted that in comparison to say a PS3 game they are far too expensive, however, unfortunately you are in some respects to blame. You paid the price EA were asking so as far as EA are concerned, why change if people are prepared to buy them at the price we are currently asking? The only way is to stop buying donuts and hopefully as the game gets older and starts to dop down the ratings EA might do something then, a bit like when games go platinum on the PS platform but I ain't holding my breath.
