Short answer: Alex loves Complete Breakfast, Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick and Salmon Dinner, plus universal loves such as a Prismatic Shard. Alex's birthday is Summer 13 (a Saturday), when a loved gift is worth 640 friendship points instead of 80. The cheapest liked gift you can grow for Alex is Tomato: plant it by Summer 2.
Quick facts
- Birthday: Summer 13, a Saturday.
- Marriage: yes. Friendship stops at 8 hearts (2,000 points) until you give Alex a Bouquet, so extra gifts before that are wasted.
- Own gift lists: 3 loved, 3 liked and 2 hated by name, and 1 exception to the universal lists.
- Crops to grow for Alex: 26 liked.
What Alex loves
| Gift | Also loved by |
|---|---|
| Complete Breakfast | Nobody else |
| Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick | Nobody else |
| Salmon Dinner | Nobody else |
The universal loves count too: Golden Pumpkin, Magic Rock Candy, Pearl, Prismatic Shard, Rabbit's Foot and Stardrop Tea. What "universal" means and the points for each kind of gift: gift rules for every villager.
What Alex likes
Alex likes Dinosaur Egg, Field Snack and Parrot Egg, and All Eggs (except Void Egg). A liked gift (+45) is the easy fallback when you have nothing loved: 26 crops count as liked for Alex.
Birthday gift plan for Summer 13
These liked crops grow from shop seeds in Summer and are ready on Summer 13 if you plant them by the day shown, at normal growth speed. Cheapest to give first: the sell price is the gold you give up.
| Crop | Taste | Plant by | Seeds | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | Liked | Summer 2 | 50g | 60g |
| Sunflower | Liked | Summer 5 | 125g | 80g |
| Radish | Liked | Summer 7 | 40g | 90g |
| Summer Spangle | Liked | Summer 5 | 50g | 90g |
| Red Cabbage | Liked | Summer 4 (seeds from Year 2) | 100g | 260g |
Other Summer birthdays, so one trip can cover several: Jas (Summer 4), Gus (Summer 8), Maru (Summer 10), Sam (Summer 17), Demetrius (Summer 19), Dwarf (Summer 22), Willy (Summer 24), Leo (Summer 26).
Gifts to avoid
Alex hates Holly and Quartz (-40 each), and dislikes Salmonberry and Wild Horseradish, and All Books (except Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick) (-20). On top of that come the universal hates, such as trash and bait.
Neutral (+20) for Alex: Daffodil, Dandelion, Frog Egg, Ginger, Hazelnut, Leek, Snow Yam and Winter Root, and All Fruit (except Fruit Tree Fruit & Salmonberry); All Milk; All Mushrooms (except Red).
Where Alex breaks the universal rules
These items are universal for most villagers, but not for Alex:
- Field Snack: Alex likes it, though most villagers dislike it.
To check any single item, with the points for each quality and day, open the Gift Finder for Alex.