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Find the best value version of something
You want something good without overpaying. Get what's worth paying more for, what isn't, and where the sweet spot is.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me find the best value version of something. What I want: [e.g. walking boots, a kettle, a mattress, a drill] How I'll use it: [how often, where, by whom] How long it needs to last: [e.g. years, one season] My budget range: [budget] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. What usually changes as the price goes up for this kind of thing. 2. Features worth paying for, given how I'll use it. 3. Features that are mostly marketing for someone like me. 4. The sweet spot in plain words. 5. Three quick checks to spot a poor one in the shop or online. Don't invent prices or brand claims. 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. e.g. walking boots, a kettle, a mattress, a drill: a short note you already have. how often, where, by whom: 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.
You say what you want to buy and how you'll use it.
The assistant asks how often you'll use it and how long it needs to last.
You get the features worth paying for, the ones to skip and the sweet spot for you.
What happens
Use ChatGPT to find the best value version of something
You want something good without overpaying. Get what's worth paying more for, what isn't, and where the sweet spot is.
Tools
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