Short answer: Shane loves Beer, Hot Pepper, Pepper Poppers and Pizza, plus universal loves such as a Prismatic Shard. Shane's birthday is Spring 20 (a Saturday), when a loved gift is worth 640 friendship points instead of 80. The cheapest liked gift you can grow for Shane is Tulip: plant it by Spring 14.
Quick facts
- Birthday: Spring 20, a Saturday.
- Marriage: yes. Friendship stops at 8 hearts (2,000 points) until you give Shane a Bouquet, so extra gifts before that are wasted.
- Own gift lists: 4 loved, 0 liked and 2 hated by name, and 2 exceptions to the universal lists.
- Crops to grow for Shane: 1 loved and 36 liked.
What Shane loves
| Gift | Also loved by |
|---|---|
| Beer | Pam |
| Hot Pepper | Lewis |
| Pepper Poppers | Maru |
| Pizza | Sam |
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 Shane likes
Shane likes nothing by name, and All Eggs (except Void Egg); All Fruit (except Hot Pepper). A liked gift (+45) is the easy fallback when you have nothing loved: 36 crops count as liked for Shane.
Birthday gift plan for Spring 20
These liked crops grow from shop seeds in Spring and are ready on Spring 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulip | Liked | Spring 14 | 20g | 30g |
| Parsnip | Liked | Spring 16 | 20g | 35g |
| Green Bean | Liked | Spring 10 | 60g | 40g |
| Blue Jazz | Liked | Spring 13 | 30g | 50g |
| Potato | Liked | Spring 14 | 50g | 80g |
The loved crop (Hot Pepper) can't be grown from seed by Spring 20; harvest one in Summer and keep it in a chest, since crops never spoil.
Other Spring birthdays, so one trip can cover several: Kent (Spring 4), Lewis (Spring 7), Vincent (Spring 10), Haley (Spring 14), Pam (Spring 18), Pierre (Spring 26), Emily (Spring 27).
Gifts to avoid
Shane hates Pickles and Quartz (-40 each), and dislikes Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek, Seaweed, Snow Yam, Wild Horseradish and Winter Root, and All Mushrooms (except Red) (-20). On top of that come the universal hates, such as trash and bait.
Neutral (+20) for Shane: Strange Bun, and All Milk.
Where Shane breaks the universal rules
These items are universal for most villagers, but not for Shane:
- Seaweed: Shane dislikes it, though most villagers hate it.
- Strange Bun: Shane is neutral about it, though most villagers hate it.
To check any single item, with the points for each quality and day, open the Gift Finder for Shane.