The Stardew Gift system is complicated. It was created with the intention that the player needs to discover which gifts certain NPCs like or love by constantly trying and, from time to time, failing.
However, throughout the game, you can find secret notes that some NPCs left, in which you can find out which gifts some NPCs love. However, there is a small number of them, and they a written in an enigmatic way.
Luckily, universal love gifts exist. They are types of gifts that all NPCs love (with some expectations that I’ll list in this article), and today you will learn which items, both from the vanilla game and Stardew Expanded mod, fall in that category.
Which Gifts Are Universally Loved
Let us go straight to the point and begin with the list of loveable items.
| Name | Source |
| Prismatic Shard | Mining, fishing treasure chests, monsters’ drop, rainbow trout fish ponds, treasure room, Statue Of True Perfection |
| Rabbit’s Foot | Rabbit, Travelling Cart |
| Golden Pumpkin | Halloween, Artifact Trove |
| Pearl | Night Market, Artifact Trove, Blobfish |
| Magic Rock Candy | Desert Trader, Museum (90 items reward) |
However, there are a great number of exceptions that you must know to avoid throwing a valuable item away. Luckily only two of them include love gifts.
- Miss Haley, for some reason, hates Prismatic Shard, which is quite odd because it’s colorful and shiny.
- Penny hates Rabbit’s Foot, probably because of this item, and she can’t figure out that I’m bringing harm to my rabbits because the rabbit’s foot in Stardew just magically appears. She also hates Golden Pumpkin.
As for the Stardew Expanded mod, all new NPCs love universally loved gifts. Luckily there is no exception.
Birthday Dates and Gifts
Prepare for a lengthy but helpful list that will help you with gift-giving and being a good friend to your NPCs.
| NPC | Birthday | Loves |
| Morris | Spring 2 | Lobster Bisque, Chowder, Truffle Oil, Star Shards, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Kent | Spring 5 | Fiddlehead Risotto, Roasted Hazelnuts, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Lewis | Spring 7 | Vegetable Medley, Autumn’s Bounty, Glazed Yams, Hot Pepper, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Lance | Spring 8 | Aged Blue Moon Wine, Daggerfish, Galaxy Soul, Gemfish, Golden Pumpkin, Green Mushroom, Monstermushroom, Swirlstone, Torpedo Trout, Tropical Curry, Void Shard, Ornate Tresaure Chest. |
| Vincent | Spring 10 | Cranberry Candy, Pink Cake, Grape, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rabbit’s foot, Rock Candy. |
| Haley | Spring 14 | Pink Cake, Fruit Salad, Coconut, Sunflower, Rabbit’s Foot, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Olivia | Spring 15 | Wine, Chocolate cake, Pink cake, Golden mask, Golden relic, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Pam | Spring 18 | Parsnip Soup, Beer, Glazed Yams, Pale Ale Parsnip, Cactus Fruit, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Andy | Spring 23 | Beer, mead, Pale ale, Butterfish, Farmer’s lunch, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Pierre | Spring 26 | Fried Calamari, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Fried Calamari, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard. |
| Emily | Spring 27 | Survival Burger, Emerald, Aquamarine, Ruby, Amethyst, Topaz, Jade, Cloth, Wool, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Jas | Summer 4 | Fairy Rose, Pink Cake, Plum Pudding, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Martin | Summer 6 | Juice, Ice Cream, Big Bark Burger, Pearl, Rabbit’s Foot, Golden Pumpkin, Prismatic Shard, Rock Candy. |
| Gus | Summer 8 | Fairy Rose, Pink Cake, Plum Pudding, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Alex | Summer 13 | Complete Breakfast, Salmon Dinner, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Demetrius | Summer 19 | Bean Hotpot, Ice Cream, Rice Pudding, Strawberry, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Dwarf | Summer 22 | Amethyst, Aquamarine, Emerald, Jade, Omni Geode, Ruby, Topaz, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Victor | Summer 23 | Spaghetti, Battery Pack, Duck Feather, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Willy | Summer 24 | Catfish, Diamond, Iridium Bar, Octopus, Pumpkin, Sea Cucumber, Sturgeon, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Leo | Summer 26 | Duck Feather, Ostrich Egg, Mango, Poi, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Penny | Fall 2 | Poppyseed Muffin, Red Plate, Tom Kha Soup, Roots Platter, Melon, Diamond, Sandfish, Poppy, Emerald, Prismatic Shard, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Elliot | Fall 5 | Pomegranate, Crab Cakes, Tom Kha Soup, Duck Feather, Lobster, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Claire | Fall 8 | Green Tea, Energy Drink, Sunflower, Bruschetta, Apricot, Ocean Stone, Glazed Butterfish, Pearl, Golden Pumpkin, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Rock Candy. |
| Jodi | Fall 11 | Chocolate Cake, Crispy Bass, Diamond, Vegetable Medley, Eggplant Parmesan, Fried Eel, Pancakes, Rhubarb Pie, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Abigail | Fall 13 | Blackberry Cobbler, Chocolate Cake, Spicy Eel, Pufferfish, Amethyst, Pumpkin, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Sandy | Fall 15 | Crocus, Daffodil, Sweet Pea, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Marnie | Fall 18 | Diamond, Farmer’s Lunch, Pink Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Robin | Fall 21 | Goat Cheese, Peach, Spaghetti, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| George | Fall 24 | Fried Mushroom, Leek, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Susan | Fall 28 | Pancakes, Chocolate Cake, Pink Cake, Cookie, Pumpkin Pie, Rhubarb Pie, Blueberry Tart, Ice Cream, Blackberry Cobbler, Cranberry Candy, Maple Bar, Poppyseed Muffin, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Krobus | Winter 1 | Diamond, Iridium Bar, Pumpkin, Void Egg, Wild Horseradish, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Linus | Winter 3 | Blueberry Tart, Cactus Fruit, Coconut, Dish O’ The Sea, Yam, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Caroline | Winter 7 | Fish Taco, Summer Spangle, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Sebastian | Winter 10 | Frozen Tear, Pumpkin Soup, Sashimi, Void Egg, Obsidian, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Harvey | Winter 14 | Super Meal, Lobster Bisque, Truffle Oil, Wine, Coffee, Pickles, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Wizard | Winter 17 | Super Cucumber, Purple Mushroom, Solar Essence, Void Essence, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Marlon | Winter 19 | Roots Platter, Hero Elixir, Armor Elixir, Haster elixir, Void Shard, Blue Slime Egg, Red Slime Egg, Purple Slime Egg, Green slime egg, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy, Prismatic Shard, Rabbit’s Foot. |
| Evelyn | Winter 20 | Beet, Chocolate Cake, Diamond, Fairy Rose, Stuffing, Tulip, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Leah | Winter 23 | Salad, Vegetable Medley, Poppyseed Muffin, Stir fry, Wine, Goat Cheese, Truffle, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Clint | Winter 26 | Emerald, Aquamarine, Ruby, Amethyst, Topaz, Jade, Gold Bar, Iridium Bar, Artichoke Dip, Fiddlehead Risotto, Omni Geode, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
| Sophia | Winter 27 | Fairy Stone, Rabbit’s Foot, Prismatic Shard, Golden Pumpkin, Pearl, Rock Candy. |
One Mod To Rule Them All
I’ll recommend this mod to players that have already played this game a few times because it’s a cheat. It’s called Lookup Anything by Pathoschild, and with it, you can easily see which items NPCs love, like, and hate. You only need to place a cursor over them or on their icon on the calendar and simply press F1 to see what they think about every item.
So, if you played for quite some time, and can’t seem to remember which items NPCs love, this mod (khm… cheat), give it a try.