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The Telephone is a piece of equipment that allows players to check store hours and inventory.[1] It can be purchased from the Carpenter's Shop for data-sort-value="2000">2,000g. It may be placed anywhere in Stardew Valley, indoors or out.
You can receive a scam phone call, a call from the bear from Bear's Knowledge, from Vincent, Lewis, or Pierre, from the hat mouse, in a foreign language that you can't understand.[2]
Calling a merchant does not affect friendship points and does not count as talking to that villager for the day.
Merchants (or their answering machine) will tell the player their hours for the day; the player can then select additional options depending on the shop. Answering machine messages will vary for days when a merchant is busy, festival days, etc.[3]
“Hello? Hey! Yes, I'm currently open for business... please swing by before 5PM if you need anything! *click*”
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“Hello? Oh, hi [Player]! *BANG*... Um, one sec... (Muffled Voice: Honey, could you close the door? I'm trying to run a business here.)... Sorry! Yes, I'm open until 5pm today. See you later! *click*”
Answering Machine
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“Hey, it's Robin. My business hours are from 9AM to 5PM. Please come by then if you need anything! *beep*”
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“Hey, it's Robin. I'm out of the house today for my weekly aerobics club... Sorry! *beep*”
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“Hey, it's Robin. I'll be out of the house until tomorrow finishing up a project. *beep*”
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“Hey, it's Robin. I'll be busy for the next few days working on a project. *beep* *beep*”
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“Hey, it's Robin. I'm taking the day off today. Sorry for the inconvenience! *beep*”
“Pierre's General Store! Oh, hello, [Player]! Yes, I'm open until 5pm today. Please come by for great deals on seeds and produce! Goodbye. *click*”
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“Abigail! Your guinea pig is loose again! Come here *right now* and take care of this! Oh! Uh... Hello? Thank you for calling. Y... Yes, we're open until 5PM. Goodbye. *click*”
Answering Machine
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“Thank you for calling Pierre's General Store. We're closed at the moment, but our hours are 9AM to 5PM. See you then! *beep*”
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“Thank you for calling Pierre's General Store. We're closed today in observance of the festival. *beep*”
“Hello? Hi [Player]! Yes... today's special is: '[dish of the day]'! We're open right now, so feel free to come on in for a taste. *click*”
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“(You hear slurping and chewing sounds on the other end...) *gulp* ... Uh.. Oh! Well, hello! Hahah... pardon me, I was just tasting today's special, '[dish of the day]'. It's delicious. Yes... Yes we're open right now. Come by if you want a taste! *click*”
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“Hello? Hi [Player]! Yup, we're open right now. Hope to see you soon! *click*”
Answering Machine
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“Hello, this is Gus from the Stardrop Saloon. We're currently closed, but please come by later if you'd like to try our daily special, '[dish of the day]'! *beep*”
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“Hello, this is Gus from the Stardrop Saloon. We're closed for the day. *beep*”
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“Hello, this is Gus from the Stardrop Saloon. We're currently closed. Please stop in between 12PM and 12AM if you'd like some of our delicious food and drink. *beep*”
“Marlon Speaking... Did you lose something in the mines again? Yes, yes... I'm willing to fetch it... for a price.”
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“Hello?... Yep, I'm going to fetch your item tonight. You can relax. No need to keep calling! *click*”
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“What's that? You haven't lost anything in the mines? Okay. Sounds like you don't need my help, then. Take care. *click*”
Incoming Calls
Vincent
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“Hello? Um... Uhhh... This is Vincent... Um... Do you have any piggies on your farm? ... Okay I gotta go! *click*”
Robocaller
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“You hear a robotic voice on the other end: Congratulations. . . You. Have. A. 10,000g. JOJA. Rebate. Waiting. For. You. . . Please. Mail. Your. Credit. Card. Number. To. 133. N. Gunger St. Zuzu. City. To. Receive. Your. Rebate. . . *CLICK*”
Pierre
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“Hey, [Player]. It's me, Pierre. How are you doing? Good? That's good. Well, I just wanted to say that I appreciate your business. And I'd like to remind you that Pierre's General Store carries *the finest* seeds and produce anywhere. I hope to see you in the store very soon. Bye! *click*”
Lewis
Lewis calls to ask the player how everything is going on their farm.
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“Hey, [Player]. I just wanted to check up on you and see if [farm name] Farm is doing well. How's everything going?”
The player has multiple response choices.
"Good! I really feel at home here." He responds "I think I can speak for everyone in saying that we really value your presence in the community. Your Grandfather would be really proud of what you've accomplished. Well, I'll let you get back to your work. Goodbye!"
"Good! The farm is very productive." He responds "Your farm has really boosted the local economy, which is good for everyone. We all appreciate your hard work! I think it's safe to say that your Grandfather would be really proud of what you've accomplished. Well, I'll let you get back to your work. Goodbye!"
"Not so good..." He responds "Oh... I'm sorry to hear that. *Uh... Keep working hard and I'm sure things will improve... Well... I'll let you get back to it, then... Okay? Talk to you later. Bye."
"I know your secret, Lewis." He responds "What's that? I think the line cut out... I can't hear a thing. Alright, well I guess I'll hang up then. Bye."
Hat Mouse
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“You hear a squeaky voice on the other end: Heyo poke! Me sell gud hats. Please come, n' bring coines, poke. Me like coines. *click*”
Foreign
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“It's a pre-recorded message in a foreign language. You can't understand it at all.”
Bear
The player will only receive this call if they have obtained the Bear's Knowledge.
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“*sniff* *sniff* HoOoOoOoOoO!... Is that you? *grunt*... I have some of that good sauce still, friend. It's making me very, very happy. *snort* Just want to thank you... bye bye friend. *click*”
“You place the receiver to your ear, and are met with a roiling, abrasive static. But wait... beneath it all, you can make out something else... an otherworldly voice... 'Y-O-U H-A-V-E F-O-R-S-A-K-E-N U-S'”
Trivia
If the player calls a merchant and checks the store stock while that merchant is away on Ginger Island, the store interface may use the merchant's island portrait.
References
↑Outgoing call behavior is specified in StardewValley.Game1::ShowTelephoneMenu.
↑ Incoming call behavior is specified in StardewValley.Objects.Phone::CanHearCall.
↑Quotes are specified in Content\Strings\Characters.xnb.
Warning: Spoilers 
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