Short answer: Demetrius loves Bean Hotpot, Ice Cream, Rice Pudding and Strawberry, plus universal loves such as a Prismatic Shard. Demetrius's birthday is Summer 19 (a Friday), when a loved gift is worth 640 friendship points instead of 80. The cheapest liked gift you can grow for Demetrius is Hot Pepper: plant it by Summer 14.
Quick facts
- Birthday: Summer 19, a Friday.
- Marriage: no, but friendship still goes up to 10 hearts.
- Own gift lists: 4 loved, 2 liked and 1 hated by name.
- Crops to grow for Demetrius: 1 loved and 36 liked.
What Demetrius loves
| Gift | Also loved by |
|---|---|
| Bean Hotpot | Nobody else |
| Ice Cream | Nobody else |
| Rice Pudding | Nobody else |
| Strawberry | Maru |
Only Demetrius loves Bean Hotpot, Ice Cream and Rice Pudding.
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 Demetrius likes
Demetrius likes Dinosaur Egg and Purple Mushroom, and All Eggs (except Void Egg); All Fruit (except Strawberry). A liked gift (+45) is the easy fallback when you have nothing loved: 36 crops count as liked for Demetrius.
Birthday gift plan for Summer 19
These liked crops grow from shop seeds in Summer and are ready on Summer 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Pepper | Liked | Summer 14 | 40g | 40g |
| Blueberry | Liked | Summer 6 | 80g | 50g |
| Corn | Liked | Summer 5 | 150g | 50g |
| Tomato | Liked | Summer 8 | 50g | 60g |
| Sunflower | Liked | Summer 11 | 125g | 80g |
The loved crop (Strawberry) can't be grown from seed by Summer 19; harvest one in Spring and keep it in a chest, since crops never spoil.
Other Summer birthdays, so one trip can cover several: Jas (Summer 4), Gus (Summer 8), Maru (Summer 10), Alex (Summer 13), Sam (Summer 17), Dwarf (Summer 22), Willy (Summer 24), Leo (Summer 26).
Gifts to avoid
Demetrius hates Holly (-40 each), and dislikes Quartz (-20). On top of that come the universal hates, such as trash and bait.
Neutral (+20) for Demetrius: Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Leek, Snow Yam, Wild Horseradish and Winter Root, and All Fish (except Carp & Snail); All Milk; All Mushrooms (except Red & Purple).
To check any single item, with the points for each quality and day, open the Gift Finder for Demetrius.