Check Costco and Amazon carts before checkout
Grok Bot assembled carts on Costco and Amazon, then compared item prices, shipping charges, and delivery timing.
- What they did
- Matt Palmer, who works in DevRel, gave Grok Bot a shopping comparison task for Costco and Amazon. The agent used a persistent cloud desktop to add the chosen items to each cart and line up the costs and delivery details. If a site demanded CAPTCHA or 2FA, it returned the desktop to him so he could complete the verification step.
- How it went
- The write-up only references the example in passing, so it does not list any prices or say which store came out ahead. It also does not show whether the comparison was fully accurate or finished.
- Tips
- Use this kind of agent for research only, not ordering, if you want a safer shopping check. Be ready to take over for login prompts, since one logged-in bot can reach sites another bot has already accessed.
Try it yourself with Grok Bot
Compare these items at [store A] and [store B]: [item list, with sizes and quantities]. Put the items into each cart, then report the product prices, delivery fees, and estimated arrival dates in a side-by-side view. If a CAPTCHA or two-factor check appears, pause and hand the session back to me so I can complete it. Stop before any purchase or submission, and wait for my approval before doing anything irreversible. Finish by showing which option costs less overall.
Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.
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