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AI calls stores to find out if a toy is in stock
A journalist used the Google feature that has AI phone the store and ask.
- Profession
- Journalist, Parent
- Tools
- Gemini, Google
- Source
- tech.yahoo.com ↗
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Found via
- agentusecases.ai (Alex Finn) ↗
- Report date
- no date
- Verified on
- October 25, 2026
What they did
After failing to find the Labubu doll in several stores, the author tapped "Ask AI to check availability" in Google Search. She answered questions about the product and distance, and Gemini called the store, identifying itself as an AI.
How it went
About 40 minutes later she received confirmation of stock with prices.
Good to know
The feature has limited availability by country.
The prompt
Write a short script for me to call (or message on WhatsApp) stores asking whether they have [product, model] in stock, the price, and whether they will hold it until [day]. Also list stores in [neighborhood/city] that usually sell this kind of product.
Replace what is in [brackets]. Prompt written by us from the account, not a literal copy of the source. Do not paste other people’s personal data (privacy laws such as LGPD and GDPR apply).
Summary in our own words. Results as stated in the original account; we have not tested or audited them. Read the source ↗ Case found via agentusecases.ai (Alex Finn); text and prompt rewritten by us. Found a mistake?
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