Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan discovers a way to prevent Daisy Mae from leaving at midday

Animal Crossing : New Horizons Daisy Mae — (Image credit: Nintendo)

A savvy Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan has found a way to keep turnip merchant Daisy Mae on their island long after she is due to leave.

Reddit user u/WestAirline who posted their discovery to the r/AnimalCrossing subreddit, shares that if the player doesn’t go inside any buildings (which allows the outside of the island to reset) Daisy Mae will actually stay on your island until the next day - which resets at 5am. This technique allowed u/WestAirline to delay buying turnips until 9 hours after the usual deadline.

Today I learned something new. Adorable Daisy Mae doesn't disappear at noon if you don't enter any buildings. Just bought some turnips at 9pm
from r/AnimalCrossing

Daisy Mae, a boar NPC who visits player's islands every Sunday morning to sell turnips, usually only hangs around until noon of that day to make a sale. This can mean that some players who aren’t early risers miss her visit and have to wait until the following Sunday to profit off of the piglet’s produce. Find out exactly how to do this yourself in our Animal Crossing: New Horizons turnips guide.

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