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Hunt deals on comics, a controller and a used game with Meta's Muse

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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish.

Goal: Find the best real deal on an item I want, starting from its typical price.

Questions to ask me first:
- What's the exact item (edition, model, color, condition)?
- What's your budget, and do you accept used or refurbished?
- Which stores or marketplaces do you trust?

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- Exact item: [PRODUCT]
- Budget: [MAX PRICE]
- Condition: [NEW / USED / REFURBISHED]
- Shipping location: [CITY / STATE]

Rules:
- First tell me the typical price and list price, then find listings below it.
- Compare total price including shipping and tax across major retailers.
- Show seller ratings for any marketplace listing.
- Link every listing and say if you couldn't check a store, instead of guessing.

Checkpoint: Show me the top 3 options with links and wait for me to choose; don't buy anything.

If you get stuck: If you can't confirm a price or stock, mark it unconfirmed.

Verify before you finish: Check that each listing is the exact item and condition I asked for.

Output: A short table: store, price, shipping, condition, seller rating and link.

Done when: I know the cheapest trustworthy place to buy the exact item.

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The prompt they actually used

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Find me a deal on [product]. First tell me the typical price, then find listings selling below it.

AI tool

Muse

Outcome

Tom's Guide writer Elton Jones asked Meta's Muse for its 7 best deal-hunting prompts, then tried them. Three worked. The 'typical price, then find listings below it' prompt found the Batman by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale Omnibus new and in stock for $74.99, 40% off the $125 list price, though Amazon wouldn't cooperate with the automated check. A compare-across-stores prompt found a Midnight Black PS5 DualSense controller at Walmart for $67.61 with free shipping, against a standard $74. A used-and-refurbished prompt found a used PS4 copy of Garou: Mark of the Wolves rated 'Very Good' for $54.99 from a seller with 100% positive feedback. The coupon, max-budget, Facebook Marketplace and price-drop-watch prompts gave untrustworthy results or nothing.

Evidence: Article or interviewA newsletter, journalist or interview account of what happened.

Known limitations

PartialThe source says it only partly worked, or had a significant problem a person had to deal with.

What went wrong: Only 3 of the 7 suggested deal prompts produced trustworthy results.

Source

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by Elton Jones (Tom's Guide)
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How we verify

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-tried-turning-metas-muse-ai-into-my-personal-shopper-only-3-of-7-prompts-actually-worked

Context: Tom's Guide earns affiliate commissions. The article doesn't say whether the items were bought, and Muse couldn't check Amazon automatically.

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