Let Codex pick a gift for you as a mystery shopper
The poster asked ChatGPT/Codex to choose a gift for them as part of the AI mystery shopper trend, and will find out what was bought. ·
- What they did
- The poster joined the AI mystery shopper fad by asking Codex to buy them a surprise gift and only shared the result afterward in the thread. From their follow-up comment, the bought item was a screaming goat gift that came with a pocket guide; the post itself does not describe the exact prompt, budget, checkout flow, or what human approvals were required.
- How it went
- The experiment produced a real novelty gift: a screaming goat plus a trivia guide. The thread gives no performance metrics or process details, so it mainly shows the reveal rather than how well the agent handled the purchase.
- Worth knowing
- The main catch is that this Reddit post is thin on mechanics, so you can copy the idea but not the exact setup from this source alone.
Try it yourself with Codex
Act as my mystery shopper. Based on what you know about me [a few interests and tastes], pick one gift for me under [budget] and find where to buy it. Before buying anything, pause and show me the item, price, and checkout details for approval. Then tell me why you chose it.
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Source: Reddit · Oct 31, 2026
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