Sam, a marriage candidate in Stardew Valley, exudes friendliness with his spikey blonde hair. He resides in the bottom-left house in Pelican Town with his family. If you fancy Sam as your partner, discover his preferred and disliked gifts below to swiftly strengthen your bond.
Loved Gifts
Sam cherishes gifts such as cactus fruit, maple bar, pizza, tigerseye, and other universally adored items, which are readily available and require minimal effort to obtain.
Among the simplest options are maple bars and pizza. While cactus fruit is also accessible, unlocking the desert area is necessary.
When gifting Sam, his enthusiastic response earns you 80 friendship points. You can gift each villager once a day, with a maximum of two gifts per week. Gifting Sam on his birthday, Summer 17, yields 640 friendship points or 2.5 hearts, thanks to an 8x multiplier.
During the Feast of the Winter Star festival, giving Sam a gift rewards you with 400 friendship points or 1.6 hearts.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Cactus | A forage item found in the desert. Sold by Sandy at Oasis on Tuesdays for 150g. Also available randomly from the traveling merchant for 225-1000g. |
| Maple Bar | Crafted in the kitchen in your upgraded house or with the cooking kit at foraging skill level 9. Requires one maple syrup, one sugar, and one wheat flour. |
| Pizza | Available for 600g at the Stardrop Saloon or crafted with one wheat flour, one tomato, and one cheese. |
| Tigerseye | A mineral found in magma and omni geodes. |
| Golden Pumpkin | Obtained by completing the maze at the Spirit’s Eve festival or from artifact troves. |
| Magic Rock Candy | A unique item obtained from haunted skulls, the desert trader for prismatic shards, or as a museum donation reward. |
| Pearl | Obtained from fishing in the night market submarine, certain fish ponds, or artifact troves. |
| Prismatic Shard | A precious mineral mined from mystic stones and iridium nodes, or found in omni geodes, fishing treasure chests, and special rooms in Skull Cavern. |
| Rabbit’s Foot | Obtained from rabbits or the traveling cart for 1695-2825g. |
Liked Gifts
Sam appreciates various gifts in Stardew Valley, including:
- Artisan goods (excluding oil, void mayonnaise, duck mayonnaise, regular mayonnaise, and pickles)
- Cooking items (excluding fried egg, bread, strange bun, and seafoam pudding)
- Flowers (excluding poppy)
- Foraged minerals (except quartz)
- Fruit tree fruits (excluding banana and mango)
- Gems
- Life elixir
- Maple syrup
- Piña colada
- Joja cola
- Egg items (excluding void and dinosaur eggs)
When receiving these gifts, Sam expresses his gratitude with a simple: “Thanks! I really like this.” You’ll earn 45 friendship points on a regular day.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Most eggs | Acquire eggs from various animals, excluding void and dinosaur eggs |
| Joja cola | Can be found in garbage cans, obtained by fishing, purchased from Joja Mart, or from a vending machine at Stardrop Saloon |
| Maple syrup | Obtained from a tapper placed on a maple tree |
| Life elixir | Craftable item requiring various mushrooms |
| Most artisan goods | Produce items such as cloth from a loom, excluding oil, void mayonnaise, duck mayonnaise, regular mayonnaise, and pickles |
| Many cooking items | Sam appreciates most cooking items, excluding fried egg, bread, strange bun, and seafoam pudding |
| Most flowers (excluding poppy) | Obtainable through planting seeds or foraging, excluding poppy |
| Most foraged minerals | Can be found by foraging in caves, excluding quartz |
| Most fruit tree fruits | Sam likes most fruit tree fruits, excluding banana and mango |
| Most gems | Obtained by breaking specific rocks |
| Piña colada | Available for purchase from Gus at the beach resort bar for 600g |
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