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Set a geolocated reminder for a store
@AlexanderFulks reports that Instinct can set a geolocated reminder: you ask it to remind you when you're near a Whole Foods to get something. They add that some limitations remain without listing them, and the post shows no reminder firing. This page covers how to word the request, test it once and keep a backup.
What you can get
- Prepare
The store or chain and the items to buy
- Ask and review
Write the shopping items in one short line, with quantities if they matter.
- Check the result
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 source case
@AlexanderFulks says Instinct has a function for setting a geolocated reminder, and gives the sort of request it takes: "remind me when I'm near a Whole Foods to get whatever". They add that some limitations remain and that they expect it to become one of their favourite features as it improves. The post does not list the limitations, say how the reminder was delivered, or show one firing.
A public report by someone outside this library. Not independently reproduced here.
From the source
Source excerpt
So @instinct has a cool function where you can set a geolcated reminder. You can tell it, remind me when I'm near a Whole Foods to get whatever. Some limitations still there but as this improves, it'll be one of my favorite features.
Quoted from the original posts. Not written by this guide, and not a result produced here.
Suggested prompt
Bring 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. Source community report, checked 2026-10-13.
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What you need
You supply
- 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
How to try it
Editorial, not from the source
- Write the shopping items in one short line, with quantities if they matter.
- Name the store the way the author did, as a chain, and ask the agent to read back what it set, including how many branches it covers.
- Check that the app has the location permission it asks for, and decide how you want to be notified.
- Try it once with a low-stakes item before relying on it for something you need.
- Keep a backup, such as a time-based reminder or a note on your list, for anything that matters.
- After a few uses, note which stores or situations failed, since the author says limitations remain.
What the author describes
@AlexanderFulks calls the location reminder a cool function. The example they give is telling Instinct to remind them when they are near a Whole Foods to get something. They do not name the item, show a reminder arriving or explain the limitations they mention.
This is a mid-quality report: a user pointing at a feature they like, with the caveat that it is not finished. It is not evidence that every store or every situation works.
Making a place-based reminder reliable
In general, location reminders depend on the phone's location permission, on how the store is defined (one branch or a whole chain) and on how close you need to be. If a reminder matters, pair it with a time-based one so a miss costs nothing.
Open Instinct to try it. That is the product's own site; this guide is not part of it.
Limits and confirmation points
- The post names no specific limitations, only that "some limitations" remain.
- No reminder is shown firing, so how and when the notification arrived is unknown.
- It does not say whether the reminder works for every chain, how close you must be, or what happens with several nearby branches.
- This is an attributed community report, not reproduced by this guide. The suggested workflow and checks are editorial guidance, not a recovered conversation or guaranteed product capability.
Editorial, not from the source
- The reminder never arrived when you passed the store
- Check location permission and notification settings for the app, then ask what area it was set for and whether it covers that branch.
- It fires at the wrong branch or at an odd moment
- Name the exact branch or address next time, and keep a time-based backup for the item.
Common questions
Can Instinct remind me when I am near a store?
One user reports a geolocated reminder function and gives a Whole Foods example. They say some limitations remain; this guide has not reproduced it.
What are the limitations?
The post does not say. Test with a low-stakes item and keep a backup.
Does it work for any store?
The only store named in the post is Whole Foods. Nothing is shown for other chains.
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