Friend visits - not getting any rewards

Every 24 hours, you can only collect shovels on the first 90(?) or so taps. If you had visited some neighbors before you reached the point where you could start earning shovels you may miss out on collecting for the day.

Also, the shovels pop out underneath the $$$ and XP, when they do appear, making them hard to see.

Edit: I type too slow! :D