
Zack is the shipment manager of Mineral Town. He lives with Huang on the beach and visits your farm daily to collect items from your shipping bin.
His birthday is on Summer 29th.
Everything you need to befriend Zack can be found in this guide.
Schedule

Zack is the only villager in Mineral Town who has a consistent schedule, every single day, regardless of the weather. You can definitely count on him to be where you need him!
Day | Location |
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Daily | Zack’s House, General Store (8-10 AM), Your Farm (5-6 PM), Saibara’s Forge (6-8PM) |
Gift Preferences

Giving Zack gifts is easy since you can just catch him at your shipping bin every time he comes to pick up produce. His easiest loved gifts are Apples, Pink Cat Flowers, and Oranges.
Type of Gift | Items |
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Loves | Forage: Apple, Orange, Pink Cat Flower Crops: Cucumber, Pineapple, Strawberry, Tomato Animal Products: Cheese, Large Fish Dishes: Almond Tofu, Baked Apple, Bamboo Rice, Bibimbap, Candied Peels, Curry Bread, Curry Rice, Curry Udon, Fish Soup, Fried Rice, Margherita Pizza, Matsutake Rice, Moon Dumplings, Mushroom Gratin, Mushroom Rice, Nasi Goreng, Okonomiyaki, Omelet Rice, Orange Pastries, Orangette, Pineapple Juice, Premium Grape Juice, Ramen, Sushi, Tempura Udon, Udon, Wild Grape Water Miscellaneous: AEPFE Apple, Bracelet, Brooch, Caffeine, Diamond, Dress, Earring, Face Mask, HMSGB Apple, Necklace, Orichalcum, Pink Diamond, Skin Lotion, Stamina Booster, Stamina Booster XL, SUGDW Apple, Sunblock, Super Caffeine |
Likes | Forage: Bamboo Shoots, Matsutake, Wild Grape Animal Products: Eggs, Mayonnaise, Medium Fish, Small Fish Dishes: Ajillo, Aqua Pazza, Bagna Cauda, Boiled Egg, Carbonara, Chocolate, Churros, Daifuku, Eggs Benedict, Fish Fritters, French Fries, French Toast, Grilled Fish, Mochi, Onigiri, Paella, Quiche, Raisin Bread, Relax Tea, Sandwich, Seafood Rice Bowl, Tamagoyaki, Tempura Soba, Yam Dessert, Zenzai |
Dislikes | Forage: Poison Mushroom, Wild Grass (all types) Animal Products: Alpaca Fleece, Angora Fur, Sheep Wool, Yarn Miscellaneous: Adamantite, Copper, Gems (all types), Gold, Scrap Ore, Mithril, Mythic Ore, Pet Treat, Silver |
Hates | Miscellaneous: Ancient Fossil, Bottled Message, Branch, Fodder, Gold Lumber, Pirate Treasure, Chicken and Rabbit Feed, Stone, Tomatosetta Stone Trash: Boot, Empty Can, Fish Bones, Weed |
Best Loved Gifts for Each Season

Season | Item | Where To Find It |
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Year-round | Sushi | Obtain the recipe by cooking at least one dish with Onigiri, Small Fish, Medium Fish, and Large Fish respectively Ingredients needed: Onigiri, Sashimi Equipment needed: Seasoning Set |
Spring | Cucumber | Harvest from mature Cucumber crops every 5 days after 9 days of growth. Cucumber seeds can be bought from the General Store for 200 G |
Summer | Pink Cat Flower | Forage around Mother’s Hill in the Summer. Or harvest after 6 days of growth from mature Pink Cat Flower crops. Pink Cat Flower seeds can be bought from Huang’s shop for 300 G |
Autumn | Apple | Forage from the Apple trees on your farm during the Summer and Autumn |
Winter | Orange | Harvest from the Orange trees in your farm during Autumn and Winter. Or forage in the Secret Forest during Autumn and Winter |
Townsfolk Events

As you continue to raise your friendship points with Zack, you can unlock townsfolk events that allow you to get to know him better.
Unlike marriage candidates, you aren’t really required to respond with specific dialogue in order to gain their favor.
They also aren’t required to advance in your friendship with the non-marriageable villagers. Below is a list of each townsfolk event involving Zack, and the requirements needed to trigger them.
Townsfolk Event | Friendship Points Required | Location | Requirements | Correct Dialogue Option |
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Popuri’s Mail Order | – | Zack’s House |
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Yes |
Huang’s Service | 200 (8 friendship notes) | Zack’s House |
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– |
Carter’s Divine Dream | 100 (4 friendship notes with Carter only) |
Church |
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– |
Friendship Perks

Zack will give you the recipe for Summer Sun at 4 friendship notes.
Befriending Zack will also allow you to enter his house earlier, giving you more time to visit Huang’s shop.
Friendship Notes | Open Hours (Zack’s House) |
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3 | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
4-7 | 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
8+ | 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
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Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
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