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18. Grocery run, ~10× faster

📣 Real-user report — shared publicly by a Muse user, not independently verified.

The job: After several days of use, shopping and grocery tasks ran "approximately ten times faster" — groceries are the perfect agent stress test: repetitive, constrained, and weekly.

Every [Sunday at 10am], build my grocery list from [these 5 staple meals] plus anything I've mentioned wanting this week. Check [store] for prices and deals, then place the delivery order for [Sunday afternoon]. Show me the cart and the total before you check out — swap anything over [$X] for a cheaper alternative and tell me.

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Difficulty Moderate · Best for Busy households · Weekly grocery shoppers · Deal hunters

What Muse will do:

  1. Build your grocery list from staple meals every Sunday at 10am
  2. Add anything you mentioned wanting during the week
  3. Check the store for current prices and deals
  4. Swap anything over your cap for a cheaper alternative
  5. Show the cart and total before checking out

Why it works: a weekly loop with a price ceiling and a cart review. Boring, repeatable, and exactly the kind of task humans procrastinate on.

Reported by @andrewhgordon on Threads · Sep 2026

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