I'm sorry, 2500 gems is quite a loss, but you didn't didn't notice your gems being depleted while using the new Quick Merge function? I don't click anything in this game without keeping an eye on my gems. Did you think those chips were appearing from thin air? No perk gives away free stuff, in any game. I know it's an expensive lesson to learn from, good luck with that.
Well with vip 7 you get direct merge and no where does it say it cost gems before you upgrade and then when you use it, it does not tell you you are spending gems to merge jewels and no I was not looking at my gems and yes, I thought it was free because of the cost to get VIP 7 and I figured it was a perk of VIP 7 but yes now I realize its all just a money grab for tynon and the higher VIP you go the more they expect you to burn through gems. Makes me wonder when some people here defend Tynon just what their motives are.