As you go about making new friends with your dozens of new neighbors inStardew Valley, you’ll need to watch out for a small handful of items when going around to give out your weekly gifts! There aren’t many universally hated gifts in Stardew Valley, but giving them as presents is a costly mistake.
While it’s amusing to see the local townsfolk turn up their noses or shake with rage when you give them a universally hated gift, it puts a serious dent in your relationship with them. Below is a list of all the universal hates in Stardew Valley.
Universally Hated Gifts
Unless you really, truly aretrying to sabotage your relationshipwith someone in Stardew Valley, we advise staying as far away from the items in this guide as possible! Giving anyone one of these items willdecrease your friendship with them by 40 points.
In our guide, we’ve broken down the universal hates in Stardew Valley by their overall categories, and have listed notable exceptions below. If nothing is listed as an exception, it’s a true universal hate (and you should steerreallyclear!).
Odds And Ends
Craftables
Drum Block, Explosive Ammo, Fairy Dust, Flute Block, Grass Starter, Monster Musk, Rain Totem, Torch, Warp Totems(all)
Fishing
Carp, Crab Pot, Golden Tag, Green Algae, Seaweed, Snail, White Algae
“Food”
Bug Steak, Energy Tonic, Hay, Muscle Remedy, Oil of Garlic, Poppy, Sap, Seafoam Pudding, Strange Bun,Sugar, Void Mayonnaise
Artifact Trove, Dragon Tooth, Golden Coconut, Journal Scrap, Qi Seasoning,
Ores and Forage
Copper Ore, Iron Ore, Radioactive Bars, Radioactive Ore, Red Mushroom, Sea Urchin, Slime Egg
Odd and Ends Exceptions
Loves Void Mayonnaise and Monster Musk
Likes Strange Buns and Seafoam Pudding
Likes Sea Urchins and Dragon Tooth
