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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.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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.

This does not give tax advice. The books stay in the accounting system.

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