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Plan a Black Friday list so you don't buy junk
Sale day turns into a trolley of things you didn't need. Get a short list of what you'll only buy if the price is right.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me plan a Black Friday (or big sale) shopping list. Things I already need this year: [item and max I'll pay] Temptations I don't need: [list] Total I can spend: [cap] Where I'll shop: [online, specific shops, or mixed] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A buy-only-if list with a walk-away price for each. 2. A leave-it list with one line why. 3. A spending cap and a rule for delivery fees. 4. A two-line note to myself to read before I open any sale email. No invented discount amounts. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. item and max I'll pay: a short note you already have. list: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
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The prompt · Claude
Help me plan a Black Friday (or big sale) shopping list. Things I already need this year: [item and max I'll pay] Temptations I don't need: [list] Total I can spend: [cap] Where I'll shop: [online, specific shops, or mixed] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A buy-only-if list with a walk-away price for each. 2. A leave-it list with one line why. 3. A spending cap and a rule for delivery fees. 4. A two-line note to myself to read before I open any sale email. No invented discount amounts. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. UK English. Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. item and max I'll pay: a short note you already have. list: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You list what you already need this year and a walk-away price for each.
The assistant asks what you're tempted by but don't need.
You get a buy-only-if list, a leave-it list and a spending cap.
What happens
Use Claude to plan a Black Friday list so you don't buy junk
Sale day turns into a trolley of things you didn't need. Get a short list of what you'll only buy if the price is right.
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