# Get a personal buyer's guide before any big purchase

> It interviews you first, like a good salesperson, then does all the homework.

Describe what you need, answer a few questions about budget and must-haves, and ChatGPT researches the web. It comes back with a buyer's guide that compares your best options and their tradeoffs.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/buyers-guide-shopping-research/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: ChatGPT
- Time: About 10 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste
- Note: Free for logged-in users on web and mobile. It can get prices or stock wrong, so confirm on the store's site.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Help me research a purchase and build me a buyer's guide. I'm shopping for [WHAT YOU'RE BUYING, e.g. a quiet dishwasher]. Budget: [YOUR BUDGET, e.g. $600 to $900]. Must-haves: [YOUR MUST-HAVES, e.g. quiet, fits a 24-inch space]. Nice-to-haves: [YOUR NICE-TO-HAVES, e.g. a third rack]. Deal-breakers: [YOUR DEAL-BREAKERS, e.g. poor service, hard to repair]. It's for [WHO IT'S FOR, e.g. a family of 4, daily loads]. Ask me any questions you need first. Then give me your top 3 to 5 picks in a comparison table with price range, the main tradeoff for each, what owners complain about most, and who each one is best for. Finish with your single recommendation for my situation and one cheaper alternative.
```

## Step by step

1. Paste the prompt into a new ChatGPT chat with your details filled in.
2. Answer its follow-up questions about budget and how you'll use it.
3. Mark options 'Not interested' or 'More like this' to steer the picks.
4. Check the price and stock on the retailer's site before you buy.

## What you'll get

A short, personalized buyer's guide with a comparison table, honest tradeoffs, and one clear pick.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT. On this page, ChatGPT opens with your prompt already typed in. Free for logged-in users on web and mobile. It can get prices or stock wrong, so confirm on the store's site.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 6 blanks: what you're buying, your budget, your must-haves, your nice-to-haves, your deal-breakers and who it's for. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A short, personalized buyer's guide with a comparison table, honest tradeoffs, and one clear pick.

Idea spotted on the web, shared by Tatiana Walk-Morris (Retail Dive): https://www.retaildive.com/news/openai-launches-chatgpt-shopping-research-feature/806656/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.