Plan trips and compare grocery prices with Operator
Users had Operator research a trip plan and write it up in Notion, and compare prices across four nearby grocery stores into a Google Sheet, though it was slow and clunky. ·
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- What they did
- One user gave Operator a grocery list and had it check prices at the four closest grocery stores, then put the comparison into a Google Sheet. Another described Operator as a remote browser session you can take over manually; they asked it to research an upcoming trip, browse around, and write the plan in Notion.
- How it went
- It could complete browser-based tasks in the background, but users said it was extremely slow and clunky. The trip-planning user said it misunderstood page contents and made editing mistakes, while another commenter said the grocery comparison worked.
- Worth knowing
- The main catch was speed and usability: commenters repeatedly said Operator was very slow, and the original poster was deciding whether that was worth a $200 subscription.
Try it yourself with Operator
Research a [number]-day trip to [destination] for [number] people with a budget of [amount], and write the itinerary in a new Notion page with sections for days, lodging, and food. Then compare prices for [list of items] at these four stores near [my location]: [store names], and put the results in a Google Sheet. Pause and show me before creating or editing anything in Notion or Sheets, and stop when both are done.
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Source: Reddit · Jan 25, 2025
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