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It checked my grocery list against Kroger and Sam's Club deals and cut a third off the Kroger price

Answering a what do you use it for thread, he says he had the AI take his grocery list and check the deals at his two stores. It worked through the trade offs: Kroger had a sale on ice cream but Sam's Club was far cheaper in bulk, while Kroger carried many more flavors. He had told it his rules on name brands versus generics, size variations, and coupons that stack with the sales. Result a few minutes before he posted: it saved a third of what the order would have cost at Kroger.

How it works

  1. Take his grocery list
  2. Check Kroger sale prices and Sam's Club bulk prices item by item
  3. Weigh flavors and pack sizes
  4. Apply his name brand versus generic rules
  5. Check coupons that stack with the sales
  6. Total the better basket

Why it’s worth knowing

It did not just find the lowest sticker. It balanced bulk price against flavor choice and his own brand rules, and stacked coupons on top.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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