Stardew Valley: The simplest gift guide

How to get max relations while being as low maintenance as possible.

Info & Tips

All gifts listed in this guide are the easiest loved gifts you can get per person.
I would recommend waiting until year 2 to start gifting so you have plenty of cash to throw at people.

Simply buy seeds as needed until you get a Seed Maker then use it to endlessly make more seeds.
Cooking show on TV every Wed and/or Sunday gives recipes.
Krobus sells Iridium sprinklers on Fri, Omni Geodes on Tues.
Sandy sells Omni Geodes on Wed.

Place Tappers on Maple trees as a backup gift.
If for some reason you can't get an item you can always use Maple Syrup as a liked gift for anyone. Another option is Jelly which is liked by all except Sebastian.
Fill Crystalariums with Amethyst, it's loved by 4 people, a universal like, and regrows everyday.

You will want a Barn with at least a cow and a Coop with a few chickens and a bunch of rabbits for Rabbit's Foot which is loved by everyone except Penny.

The best thing to do is save up about 32 loved or 56 liked gifts for a person then go on a friendly talking and gifting spree until they are maxed. (About 2 seasons) Relationships decay over time unless at max. (Only exception is spouse who also has the worst decay.)

Pierre is the most picky person since he only enjoys universal items so I listed the easiest things to obtain for him in each section.

I use > to denote priority; example Egg > Milk, Egg should be used if possible otherwise use milk.
The sections are separated based on what to plant or gather in that season. (Not birthdays)

Spring

Plant Strawberries for money. (Purchase seeds at egg festival)
If in first year, plant parsnips until you have a scarecrow then plant kale for quick cash to spend on strawberry seeds.

Gifts

George - Leek (Forage)
Sandy - Daffodil (Forage)
Krobus - Wild Horseradish (Forage)
Alex - Complete Breakfast (Potato, Egg x2, Wheat Flour*, Oil*, Milk)
Demetrius - Strawberry
Maru - Strawberry
Evelyn - Tulip
Marnie - Farmer's Lunch (Parsnip, Egg, Milk)
Pam - Parsnip
Harvey - Pickled Green Beans (Preserving Jar)
Pierre - Green Beans
Willy - Mead (Bee house -> Honey -> Keg)

* Buy these from Pierre (Making them is not worth it.)

Summer

Plant Blueberries for money.

Gifts

Caroline - Summer Spangle
Gus - Orange (Fruit tree)
Robin - Peach (Fruit tree)
Leo - Mango (Fruit tree)
Haley - Sunflower > Coconut
Lewis - Hot Pepper
Shane - Hot Pepper
Penny - Poppy > Melon
Sandy - Sweet Pea (Forage)
Harvey - Pickled Hops (Preserving Jar, Hops regrow everyday after harvest)
Pierre - Pickled Hops
Leah - Blueberry Wine (Keg)
Vincent - Grape (Forage) > Snail
Willy - Mead (Bee house -> Honey -> Keg)

Fall

Plant Cranberries for money.

Gifts

Elliot - Pomegranate (Fruit tree)
Evelyn - Fariy Rose
Jas - Fairy Rose
Kent - Roasted Hazelnuts (Forage Hazelnut x3)
Abigail - Pumpkin / Amethyst
Krobus - Pumpkin
Willy - Pumpkin
Linus - Yam > Cactus Fruit > Coconut
Vincent - Grape (Crop) > Snail
Harvey - Pickled Corn (Preserving Jar)
Pierre - Cranberry Jelly (Preserving Jar)
Leah - Cranberry Wine (Keg)

Any season

Since you can't plant crops in winter I listed most non-crop gifts here.
Greenhouse should be used for Ancient Fruit or Blueberries.
Tea should go in garden pots or Cactus if you don't have Tea yet.

Gifts

Sandy - Crocus (Forage)
Clint - Gold bar / Amethyst
Dwarf - Amethyst / Omni Geode (Purchase at Oasis or from Krobus on Tuesdays)
Pierre - Rabbit's Foot
Emily - Amethyst / Wool (Rabbits)
Leah - Any Wine (keg)
Jodi - Pancakes (Egg + Wheat flour)
Sam - Cactus Fruit (Buy seeds from Oasis), Pizza (Buy from Saloon)
Linus - Cactus Fruit > Coconut
Haley - Coconut
Sebastion - Sashimi (Any fish, recipe from Linus 3+ hearts) Seb smokes at 7:30pm winter nights.
Wizard - Purple Mushroom > Solar Essence > Void Essence (All from Mines)

[Fernberus]

Another easy gift for Sam, is Pizza which is always avaliable at the Saloon. As long as you have the money for it its always an easy grab! :D

[Pink Lady Jade]

         

      
      
   
      
         
            

[Gnak]

This is incredibly simple and efficient for people who want it nice and easy. Good job and thank you!

[KayAnnie]

I go into the mines a lot, so I always have an abundance of gems. With the crystalarium, gifting everyone a diamond, amethyst, etc. is an easier option than carrying a whole lot of crops.

[Kroxigar]

Oh and I avoided crafting as much as possible but when unavoidable I chose the option with the fewest ingredients.

[Kroxigar]

@JadeClarity, I prioritized crops so the player would need to leave the farm as little as possible and foraged items since they are free. There are some cheaper options but I also tried to use as few crops as possible. For example, Abi, Kro, and Willy all love pumpkins. Planting more pumpkin is much more simple than remembering 3 different items and specifically who they go to.