First, I love the items, they're super cute, and Paulie is sooo adorable as well.
But... why in god's name are we introducing yet another currency? I understand wanting a potato sink, but yet again, the amounts of potatoes asked of you from Paulie is not new or casual player-friendly. This is going to add EVEN MORE grind to the game for people who don't have hours a day to spend on the other super grindy aspects of the game.
For once, I wish an element would be added to the game that is simple and straightforward, because it's new players we desperately need. Who cares if it's easy for existing veteran players? I say all of this with love for the game, but it gets exhausting always hearing about how we want to make the game more accessible to new players, yet every newly-added element is just SO grindy or expensive.