Try an online shopping task and stop before checkout

A user had an agent compare shoe options and move one pair close to purchase, but bot checks and payment kept the handoff from finishing.

Done with ChatGPT Agent· Intermediate

What they did
A user asked ChatGPT Agent to help buy dress shoes online. It first tried Amazon, ran into trouble, and then moved to the shoe brand’s own website, where it made it to the payment stage. The person still had to type in the card details, and another commenter took over manually when a press-and-hold bot check would not load correctly.
How it went
The agent got far enough to show it could handle parts of a shopping flow, but it could not finish the order on its own. Amazon and other large sites often stopped it with anti-bot checks, and the poster said their own tests did not lead to any bookings or reservations. They also went through a 40-query limit quickly.
Tips
This works best when you give the agent a fallback store, since some merchants block automation more than others. Keep payment and final submission for yourself if you want to avoid checkout failures.

Try it yourself with ChatGPT Agent

Help me shop for [item] in [size/color/style] with a budget of [amount]. Check [retailer 1], then try [retailer 2] if needed, and give me the best 3 matches with prices and links. Put the strongest option in the cart, then stop and ask for my approval before entering any card details or placing the order. Show me the cart page so I can finish checkout myself.

Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.

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