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Find a store with a chair in stock using OpenAI Operator

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by @Jobvo
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Evidence: Described by posterThe person describes what happened in words, without screenshots or video.

Outcome

The only shop the poster had found had 60 working days' delivery for a chair, so they asked Operator to find a store with it in stock; 11 minutes later it had.

Poster says:11 minutes

This is the source's own number. We haven't measured it.

Agent

OpenAI Operator

Prompt Recreated prompt

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

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 a shop that has a specific product in stock now.

Quick-check questions: Which exact product, where are you, and is delivery or pick-up fine?

What I need from you:
- Product name and model
- Country/city
- Your budget

Rules:
- Check several retailers and confirm stock on the product page.
- Give price, delivery time and link for each.
- Don't buy.
- Check delivery or pick-up dates on the product page.
- Note return policy.
- Call out stores where stock looks uncertain (e.g. 'limited' or 'check store').
- Include store hours and distance from my address.

Output: A table of in-stock options with delivery times and links.

If my answers leave a gap, make a sensible choice, say what you assumed, and keep going.

You'll know it worked when: you can open a link and see it in stock.

Source

https://x.com/Jobvo/status/1930684200203567287

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