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The AI hunted my protein powder deal and vetted sellers I had never heard of

Derrick Ong Chin asked four agents to find the protein powder he buys often, Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard whey in Double Rich Chocolate, for under $0.90 an ounce. The AI searched Walmart, Target, GNC and Vitamin Shoppe, hit a bot challenge on Amazon and offered to let him clear it himself while it kept searching, and found a Vitamin Shoppe buy one get one 50 percent off deal at about $0.92 an ounce that still needed checking at checkout. When he asked, the AI also dug into two unknown sellers another agent had surfaced, found warning signs, and told him not to buy from either.

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How it works

  1. Give the AI the exact product and a target of under $0.90 an ounce
  2. The AI searches Walmart, Target, GNC and Vitamin Shoppe
  3. Amazon shows a bot challenge, and the AI offers to let him take over the browser to clear it while it keeps searching
  4. The AI finds a Vitamin Shoppe buy one get one 50 percent off deal at about $0.92 an ounce and flags that it still needs checkout checking
  5. He asks the AI to check two unknown sellers, EVO Sport Science and Priority House
  6. The AI finds warning signs and advises against buying from either

Why it’s worth knowing

The most useful thing the AI did was not finding a price. It was talking him out of two cheap sellers it could not clear as safe.

Where it’s from

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

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