Productivity · X · 🌐 International · via agentusecases.ai
Private chef and ski trip arranged during a dog walk
Paul Metcalfe gives spoken instructions and ChatGPT requests quotes, reads replies and summarizes the options.
- Profession
- Parent
- Tools
- ChatGPT
- Source
- x.com ↗
- Country
- 🌐 International
- Found via
- agentusecases.ai (Alex Finn) ↗
- Report date
- October 5, 2026
- Verified on
- October 25, 2026
What they did
For his wife's birthday, ChatGPT found private chefs, wrote emails asking for quotes and availability, handled the replies and summarized the options. For a ski trip with another family, it pulled together the travel agent's proposals, researched locations and priced transfers and equipment rental.
How it went
He describes the result as "incredible", given that he was speaking somewhat muddled instructions while walking the dog.
Good to know
Keep a board of what still needs a reply; he asked the agent to do exactly that.
The prompt
I need [service] for [event] on [date], [number of people], budget [amount]. List [number] vendors and write a standard email asking for a quote and availability. Then summarize the replies in a table.
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