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Shopping tasks for Instinct AI
Working out the real total before anything is bought.
Covers Delivered prices, substitutions, carts prepared for your review and fitting or installation costs. Leaves out Completed purchases. Nothing in this guide ends with a payment you did not approve. Here 33 of 162 tasks in the guide.
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- A comparison of in-stock options including item price, shipping and available discounts. Find the delivered price
- A list of your Subscribe and Save items with next delivery dates, the ones you chose cancelled, and a confirmation for each. Cancel Amazon Subscribe and Save
- Seats booked within the limits you set in advance, or a note of what came up and why it was passed over. Get seats for a sold-out screening
- A tee time within your dates and limits, booked with your approval, and a log of how often the course was checked. Book a hard-to-get golf tee time
- A side-by-side comparison of vendor answers and quotes gathered while you sleep, with the choice, price and order left to you. Compare vendors in another time zone
- A short list of listings with seller answers side by side, and a purchase made only when you approve it, on a payment method with buyer protection. Buy a vintage watch from private sellers
- A present you chose from a short list, ordered within budget, with a confirmation showing the right address and a delivery date before the occasion. Send a gift when you cannot be there
- A dated comparison of receipt formats with a supported change window and unanswered questions. Check when order emails changed
- A list of past purchases where the price has since dropped, with refund requests filed through Amazon support for the difference. Get Amazon refunds for price drops
- Tickets found and booked without the user actively searching, confirmed in the middle of an unrelated conversation. Book concert tickets fast
- A tour or activity found and booked at a time that fits your calendar, without you comparing options yourself. Book a tour or local activity
- The book ordered on Amazon and delivered the next day, without opening the Amazon app or site. Buy a book on Amazon through chat
- A list of local liquidation/auction contacts, with outreach already sent and some responses back. Find and contact liquidation auction sellers
- The forgotten order found — company, order number, and why it's stuck — with a refund-complaint email drafted and sent. Find a lost order you can't remember
- One confirmed working code, found by testing tens of thousands of variations built from past codes' patterns. Find a working discount code
- A resale estimate and a ready-to-post listing, in place of a lower trade-in offer. List a used phone for resale
- A filed return for the right item, plus a drop-off code ready to show at the counter. Handle an online item return
- Birthday balloons ordered and arranged for a surprise, without the user having to find a local shop. Order birthday balloons as a surprise
- Items identified from Instagram photos located and ordered, based on voice-note context, repeated across multiple photos. Order items from an Instagram photo
- An accessory ordered and delivered without a specific request, judged afterward as a good purchase. Order an iPad easel stand
- Glaze pairing suggestions turned into an order, without the user researching combinations themselves. Order pottery glazes with recommendations
- Skincare products ordered and delivered from a spoken request, without visiting a site or checking out manually. Order skincare products by voice
- The original source of a forgotten purchase identified, and the item reordered. Reorder something you forgot where you bought
- Supplements reordered from the usual retailer, without the user placing the order themselves. Reorder supplements automatically
- An alert naming a qualifying listing's price and seller, for you to verify before buying. Track a rare book listing for a price drop
- A refund from the manufacturer, obtained by emailing them directly after the retailer's support channel was a dead end. File a warranty claim directly with the manufacturer
- A place-based reminder worded for a named store, a readback of what was set, and a backup list; the post reports the feature, not a reminder that fired. Set a geolocated reminder for a store
- A refund request built from your order record and damage photos, with the retailer contact and the message approved by you before anything is sent. Request a refund for a delivered item that arrived broken
- A short answer from store staff on whether the item is in stock and any wait time, relayed to you by text; not a reservation, a held item or a call transcript. Ask a store if an item is in stock
- A dated presale reminder per concert with the official ticket link and sale time, not a ticket purchase or a guaranteed seat. Get a presale reminder for a concert
- A nudge with the product link, the size or colour in stock and the current price compared with your limit. Any purchase remains your own decision. Get alerted when an item is back in stock and on sale
- A reviewed overseas gift shortlist and cost comparison, with every purchase and forwarding request approved by you; not a guarantee of delivery, safety compliance or final landed cost. Find and buy baby gifts from overseas shops
- A compared shortlist of travel gear and two prepared carts waiting for your review; payment stays with you, and nothing here confirms stock, delivery or airline battery rules. Compare travel gear and fill carts at two shops
Compare them side by side
| Task | What you get | You provide | Acts outside the chat | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Find the delivered price | A comparison of in-stock options including item price, shipping and available discounts. | Exact product · Delivery postcode · The date you need it by | Prepares a comparison and can open a checkout for you to review · Does not pay, place an order, or accept terms | Community report |
| Cancel Amazon Subscribe and Save | A list of your Subscribe and Save items with next delivery dates, the ones you chose cancelled, and a confirmation for each. | Which subscriptions to cancel, or all | Reads your Subscribe and Save list · Cancels only the subscriptions you mark · Does not buy, change quantities or contact support without your approval | Community report |
| Get seats for a sold-out screening | Seats booked within the limits you set in advance, or a note of what came up and why it was passed over. | Film, theater, format and acceptable showings · Seat count and acceptable rows · Maximum total price including fees · When the watch should end | Checks the showing for returned seats at the interval you set · Books only seats within the limits you gave in advance · Does not buy resale tickets or exceed your price cap | Community report |
| Book a hard-to-get golf tee time | A tee time within your dates and limits, booked with your approval, and a log of how often the course was checked. | Course, dates and time window · Number of players · Checking interval, daily cap and end date · Deposit and cancellation terms you accept | Checks the course's booking page at the interval you set · Books only within your limits, or asks first · Reports every check and any booking as it happens | Community report |
| Compare vendors in another time zone | A side-by-side comparison of vendor answers and quotes gathered while you sleep, with the choice, price and order left to you. | Item spec with quantity and deadline · Vendor names or where to look · Your price ceiling · Delivery address | Messages vendors from your account, on WhatsApp where that access exists · Asks questions and requests better prices · Does not agree a price, place an order, pay a deposit or share files without your approval | Community report |
| Buy a vintage watch from private sellers | A short list of listings with seller answers side by side, and a purchase made only when you approve it, on a payment method with buyer protection. | Model, era or style · Budget including shipping · Must-haves such as box and papers | Searches listings from private sellers · Messages sellers with questions you approved · Does not agree a price or pay without your approval | Community report |
| Send a gift when you cannot be there | A present you chose from a short list, ordered within budget, with a confirmation showing the right address and a delivery date before the occasion. | Occasion, recipient and date · Budget including delivery · Address, registry link or local delivery details | Searches sellers, registries or local shops for options · Places the order only after you approve the choice and the total · Tracks delivery and reports back | Community report |
| Check when order emails changed | A dated comparison of receipt formats with a supported change window and unanswered questions. | A redacted sample of older and newer order emails · The mailbox date range you permit the agent to search | Nothing outside the chat | Community report |
| Get Amazon refunds for price drops | A list of past purchases where the price has since dropped, with refund requests filed through Amazon support for the difference. | Amazon account access · Time window to review | Reviews your order history · Contacts Amazon support and files refund/price-match requests on your behalf | Community report |
| Book concert tickets fast | Tickets found and booked without the user actively searching, confirmed in the middle of an unrelated conversation. | Artist/venue and acceptable dates · Budget ceiling | Searches for and can complete a ticket purchase · Charges a connected payment method once you confirm | Community report |
| Book a tour or local activity | A tour or activity found and booked at a time that fits your calendar, without you comparing options yourself. | Activity/tour type and location · Calendar access or a stated availability window | Searches for and can book the activity · Checks your calendar to find a fitting time | Community report |
| Buy a book on Amazon through chat | The book ordered on Amazon and delivered the next day, without opening the Amazon app or site. | Book title or author | Logs into your Amazon account via a secure link you approve · Completes the purchase and checkout | Community report |
| Find and contact liquidation auction sellers | A list of local liquidation/auction contacts, with outreach already sent and some responses back. | Location/area · Type of goods or seller you're looking for | Finds sellers and sends outreach messages on your behalf | Community report |
| Find a lost order you can't remember | The forgotten order found — company, order number, and why it's stuck — with a refund-complaint email drafted and sent. | Rough order date · Any remembered details | Searches your messages/email for the order · Drafts, and once approved, sends a complaint email to the merchant | Community report |
| Find a working discount code | One confirmed working code, found by testing tens of thousands of variations built from past codes' patterns. | Sample of past discount codes for the same store/event · The code-entry field to test against | Tests many code combinations against a checkout or code-entry field | Community report |
| List a used phone for resale | A resale estimate and a ready-to-post listing, in place of a lower trade-in offer. | Phone model, storage and condition · Marketplace to list on · Any trade-in offer to compare against | Drafts a resale listing for you to review · Does not post or sell the phone without your confirmation | Community report |
| Handle an online item return | A filed return for the right item, plus a drop-off code ready to show at the counter. | Retailer and order · Item being returned, if part of a larger order | Files the return with the retailer · Provides a QR code or label for drop-off | Community report |
| Order birthday balloons as a surprise | Birthday balloons ordered and arranged for a surprise, without the user having to find a local shop. | Delivery address or location · Occasion and who it's for · Timing, such as same-day or by a certain time | Finds a local vendor and places the order · Arranges delivery to the address you give | Community report |
| Order items from an Instagram photo | Items identified from Instagram photos located and ordered, based on voice-note context, repeated across multiple photos. | The Instagram photo or screenshot · A voice note or written note with preferences | Searches for a product matching the photo · Places the order once you confirm a match | Community report |
| Order an iPad easel stand | An accessory ordered and delivered without a specific request, judged afterward as a good purchase. | What kinds of purchases you're open to without asking · A spending limit | Orders a product without asking first, within limits you set · Does not describe a return or refund process | Community report |
| Order pottery glazes with recommendations | Glaze pairing suggestions turned into an order, without the user researching combinations themselves. | The project or look you want · Glazes you already have, if any · Preferred supplier | Recommends glaze combinations · Places the order once you confirm which to buy | Community report |
| Order skincare products by voice | Skincare products ordered and delivered from a spoken request, without visiting a site or checking out manually. | Products or routine, described by voice or text · Delivery address | Finds and orders the products you describe · Arranges delivery to your address | Community report |
| Reorder something you forgot where you bought | The original source of a forgotten purchase identified, and the item reordered. | Description or photo of the item · Approximate purchase date or price, if remembered | Attempts to identify where an item was originally bought · Reorders it, or a close match, once confirmed | Community report |
| Reorder supplements automatically | Supplements reordered from the usual retailer, without the user placing the order themselves. | Supplement names and retailer · How the reorder should be triggered: schedule, running low, or on request | Places a reorder with the named retailer · Repeats this on the schedule or trigger you set | Community report |
| Track a rare book listing for a price drop | An alert naming a qualifying listing's price and seller, for you to verify before buying. | Book title, author and edition · A price or percentage threshold | Sends an alert when a matching listing appears · Does not purchase anything on its own | Community report |
| File a warranty claim directly with the manufacturer | A refund from the manufacturer, obtained by emailing them directly after the retailer's support channel was a dead end. | Proof of purchase · Evidence of the fault | Drafts and sends the claim email once you approve it · Does not act on a reply without telling you | Community report |
| Set a geolocated reminder for a store | A place-based reminder worded for a named store, a readback of what was set, and a backup list; the post reports the feature, not a reminder that fired. | The store or chain and the items to buy · Location access for the app, if it asks · A backup such as a time-based reminder or a shopping list | Nothing outside the chat | Community report |
| Request a refund for a delivered item that arrived broken | A refund request built from your order record and damage photos, with the retailer contact and the message approved by you before anything is sent. | The order confirmation and delivery date · Photos of the damage and the packaging · The remedy you want (refund or replacement) and your approval before the retailer is contacted | Nothing outside the chat | Community report |
| Ask a store if an item is in stock | A short answer from store staff on whether the item is in stock and any wait time, relayed to you by text; not a reservation, a held item or a call transcript. | The store name and the specific branch or location · The exact item, with size, colour or SKU if you have it · Any extra question for staff, such as prep or inflation time · How you want to be identified on the call | Places a phone call to the store you name · Texts you the answer | Community report |
| Get a presale reminder for a concert | A dated presale reminder per concert with the official ticket link and sale time, not a ticket purchase or a guaranteed seat. | The concerts you want: artist, city and rough date or tour · The ticketing accounts or fan club signups you already have · Your time zone and how early you want the reminder | Nothing outside the chat | Community report |
| Get alerted when an item is back in stock and on sale | A nudge with the product link, the size or colour in stock and the current price compared with your limit. Any purchase remains your own decision. | The exact product link, size and colour you want · The retailer you trust to buy from and your price limit · Your own approval before any basket, account sign-up or purchase | Nothing outside the chat | Community report |
| Find and buy baby gifts from overseas shops | A reviewed overseas gift shortlist and cost comparison, with every purchase and forwarding request approved by you; not a guarantee of delivery, safety compliance or final landed cost. | Baby's age, budget and delivery deadline · Countries or shops to search and your delivery address · Forwarder account if used, and explicit approval for each purchase | Nothing outside the chat | Community report |
| Compare travel gear and fill carts at two shops | A compared shortlist of travel gear and two prepared carts waiting for your review; payment stays with you, and nothing here confirms stock, delivery or airline battery rules. | The travel gear you need and the devices it must charge · A total budget and the two shops you want to buy from · Your travel date, so delivery or pickup can be checked against it | Nothing outside the chat | Community report |
All 33 shopping tasks
All 33 are community reports — public reports from outside this library, not reproduced here.
Shopping
Find the delivered price
A comparison of in-stock options including item price, shipping and available discounts.
Shopping
Cancel Amazon Subscribe and Save
A list of your Subscribe and Save items with next delivery dates, the ones you chose cancelled, and a confirmation for each.
Shopping
Get seats for a sold-out screening
Seats booked within the limits you set in advance, or a note of what came up and why it was passed over.
Shopping
Book a hard-to-get golf tee time
A tee time within your dates and limits, booked with your approval, and a log of how often the course was checked.
Shopping
Compare vendors in another time zone
A side-by-side comparison of vendor answers and quotes gathered while you sleep, with the choice, price and order left to you.
Shopping
Buy a vintage watch from private sellers
A short list of listings with seller answers side by side, and a purchase made only when you approve it, on a payment method with buyer protection.
Shopping
Send a gift when you cannot be there
A present you chose from a short list, ordered within budget, with a confirmation showing the right address and a delivery date before the occasion.
Shopping
Check when order emails changed
A dated comparison of receipt formats with a supported change window and unanswered questions.
Shopping
Get Amazon refunds for price drops
A list of past purchases where the price has since dropped, with refund requests filed through Amazon support for the difference.
Shopping
Book concert tickets fast
Tickets found and booked without the user actively searching, confirmed in the middle of an unrelated conversation.
Shopping
Book a tour or local activity
A tour or activity found and booked at a time that fits your calendar, without you comparing options yourself.
Shopping
Buy a book on Amazon through chat
The book ordered on Amazon and delivered the next day, without opening the Amazon app or site.
Shopping
Find and contact liquidation auction sellers
A list of local liquidation/auction contacts, with outreach already sent and some responses back.
Shopping
Find a lost order you can't remember
The forgotten order found — company, order number, and why it's stuck — with a refund-complaint email drafted and sent.
Shopping
Find a working discount code
One confirmed working code, found by testing tens of thousands of variations built from past codes' patterns.
Shopping
List a used phone for resale
A resale estimate and a ready-to-post listing, in place of a lower trade-in offer.
Shopping
Handle an online item return
A filed return for the right item, plus a drop-off code ready to show at the counter.
Shopping
Order birthday balloons as a surprise
Birthday balloons ordered and arranged for a surprise, without the user having to find a local shop.
Shopping
Order items from an Instagram photo
Items identified from Instagram photos located and ordered, based on voice-note context, repeated across multiple photos.
Shopping
Order an iPad easel stand
An accessory ordered and delivered without a specific request, judged afterward as a good purchase.
Shopping
Order pottery glazes with recommendations
Glaze pairing suggestions turned into an order, without the user researching combinations themselves.
Shopping
Order skincare products by voice
Skincare products ordered and delivered from a spoken request, without visiting a site or checking out manually.
Shopping
Reorder something you forgot where you bought
The original source of a forgotten purchase identified, and the item reordered.
Shopping
Reorder supplements automatically
Supplements reordered from the usual retailer, without the user placing the order themselves.
Shopping
Track a rare book listing for a price drop
An alert naming a qualifying listing's price and seller, for you to verify before buying.
Shopping
File a warranty claim directly with the manufacturer
A refund from the manufacturer, obtained by emailing them directly after the retailer's support channel was a dead end.
Shopping
Set a geolocated reminder for a store
A place-based reminder worded for a named store, a readback of what was set, and a backup list; the post reports the feature, not a reminder that fired.
Shopping
Request a refund for a delivered item that arrived broken
A refund request built from your order record and damage photos, with the retailer contact and the message approved by you before anything is sent.
Shopping
Ask a store if an item is in stock
A short answer from store staff on whether the item is in stock and any wait time, relayed to you by text; not a reservation, a held item or a call transcript.
Shopping
Get a presale reminder for a concert
A dated presale reminder per concert with the official ticket link and sale time, not a ticket purchase or a guaranteed seat.
Shopping
Get alerted when an item is back in stock and on sale
A nudge with the product link, the size or colour in stock and the current price compared with your limit. Any purchase remains your own decision.
Shopping
Find and buy baby gifts from overseas shops
A reviewed overseas gift shortlist and cost comparison, with every purchase and forwarding request approved by you; not a guarantee of delivery, safety compliance or final landed cost.
Shopping
Compare travel gear and fill carts at two shops
A compared shortlist of travel gear and two prepared carts waiting for your review; payment stays with you, and nothing here confirms stock, delivery or airline battery rules.
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- Creative Turning a loose idea into a brief with a usable output format. 3 tasks
- Family Keeping school and household dates from being missed. 9 tasks
- Food Deciding what to eat around timing, availability and a household's tastes. 9 tasks
- Health The admin around getting care, not the care itself. 7 tasks
- Home The household jobs that stall because nobody has gathered the details yet. 24 tasks
- Learning Reshaping material you already have into something you can study or revisit. 2 tasks
- Money Getting your own records into a shape you can make a decision from. 17 tasks
- Privacy Finding where your information appears and tracking requests to remove it. 6 tasks
- Travel Getting somewhere: the timing, the booking and what goes wrong in between. 33 tasks
- Work Bringing scattered context into one brief you can act on. 19 tasks
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