Aside from the availability question, do you really want to give a peep a gold shovel? They cost a bunch of coins, and the peep is going to give you a lemon maranta seed in return, or perhaps a brass axe. Yawn. The peeps have a happiness meter, but dissing them for one request doesn't seem too bad.


IMO, a good way to save coins is to use the brass watering can and brass bug net until you're on a more firm financial footing. I usually wait for the gold bug net, skipping the silver, and buy the silver watering can when I feel comfortable spending 300 coins (more or less) that I don't really need to spend to complete my objectives. It makes an essential chore less tedious. I haven't seen a gold watering can.


I think that clearing the forests, or at least thinning them out considerably, makes the game more fun to play because you can see treasure pits and stuff that are concealed by the trees. Later, you can replant the forest to your satisfaction and landscape the game world to your tastes. That's a lot of fun to do!