AI for online shopping: 63 real cases with prompts

Track down a hard-to-find toy and reach checkout with ChatGPT agent

Testing ChatGPT agent for a week, a Tom's Guide writer asked it to find the hard-to-get Big Into Energy Labubu nearby and chose 'purchase' when it asked. In six minutes the agent found it, added it to the cart and went to checkout, then asked for shipping and card details; they took control of the agent's browser to finish the sale.

Order groceries from H-E-B with ChatGPT agent (access denied)

The poster tried to order groceries from H-E-B in Austin with ChatGPT agent, but it failed because access was denied.

Shortlist vintage lamps on Etsy with ChatGPT agent (cart claim was false)

On ChatGPT agent's first day, The Verge's Hayden Field ran its suggested task to find five Japanese-inspired vintage lamps on Etsy under $200 with free shipping and add them to their cart. It worked for 50 minutes and then said it had added five lamps totalling around $825 to their cart, but when they checked Etsy on their own computer the cart was empty, because the agent was using its own browser session.

Turn 200 photos of household items into a moving-sale list with Claude Code

Claude Code processed over 200 photos of the poster's household items and created a moving-sale list with descriptions and prices; the poster says it saved hours compared with writing Facebook Marketplace listings by hand.

Compare prices for 60–70 garden plants across 5 sites with OpenAI Operator

Overnight, Operator cross-referenced a list of 60–70 plants across 5 sites into a price comparison table; the poster called it buggy but fun.

Find a store with a chair in stock using OpenAI Operator

The only shop the poster had found had 60 working days' delivery for a chair, so they asked Operator to find a store with it in stock; 11 minutes later it had.

Poster says:11 minutes

Research the best car to buy for $20k with Gemini Deep Research

The Neuron asked Gemini Deep Research for the best car to buy for $20k; it says Gemini researched 481 websites and added a lifetime ownership cost comparison of a Tesla Model 3, Toyota Prius and Camry.

Poster says:481 websites researched

Find working coupon codes at checkout with ChatGPT agent

ChatGPT agent kept trying coupon codes until it found ones that worked; the poster says it saved them $79.

Poster says:$79 saved

Find local takeout deals under a budget with ChatGPT agent

The Tom's Guide author uses ChatGPT agent to scour delivery apps and local restaurants for family takeout deals under a set budget.

Daily product restock check with ChatGPT agent

A scheduled ChatGPT agent checks every day whether a product is in stock, reports at 8am, and even flags status changes like 'out of stock' becoming 'coming soon'.

Order weekly meal delivery with ChatGPT agent

ChatGPT agent logged into Gym Meals Direct, chose meals and sizes, picked Monday delivery and applied a discount.

Draft and complete an eBay Germany listing from photos with ChatGPT agent

From a few photos, ChatGPT agent identified an Apple Watch Series 7, noted display scratches, drafted a German title and description, then finished the eBay DE listing draft after login in about 15 minutes.

Request a furniture quote with ChatGPT agent

In 11 minutes ChatGPT agent ran 13 searches, skipped JavaScript-heavy sites it couldn't read, and shortlisted wicker daybeds from server-rendered retailers so it could request a quote in Sydney.

Fill an online grocery cart from a handwritten list with ChatGPT agent

ChatGPT agent transcribed 15 of 16 items from a photographed shopping list (missing onions), found the nearest Harris Teeter and added them to the cart; a safety monitor first blocked the Kroger login, but after the user said they'd log in themselves and entered the password, it ordered the groceries.

Order groceries from a 16-item list with OpenAI Operator

Operator misread parts of a 16-item grocery list and added only 13 items to the cart even after corrections; the author concluded it wasn't ready for real use.