I propose that when they fix this issue they offer us all gold bars so we can bypass the time limit on our upgrades to our beanstalk. If not for the months of waiting, these items would have been upgraded for us so there should be a substantial compensation for players
Additionally, there should be an in-game apology for this issue, it is strange that the only way we can see updates is by coming to the discussion boards and seeing vague updates from moderators and not the actual game developers.