{
  "id": 19294416,
  "title": "These are the 7 best ways to use ChatGPT before you buy anything on Black Friday, from choosing what’s actually worth buying to auditing your final purchases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/these-are-the-7-best-ways-to-use-chatgpt-before-you-buy-anything-on",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-10T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/these-are-the-7-best-ways-to-use-chatgpt-before-you-buy-anything-on-black-friday-from-choosing-whats-actually-worth-buying-to-auditing-your-final-purchases"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Here are the 7 best ways to use ChatGPT before you make any Black Friday purchases:\n\n1. Determine what items on your wishlist are truly worth buying. Share your list of desired items along with your budget and what you already own. Ask ChatGPT a set number of questions to rank each item as buy, consider, or skip, and explain why.\n\n2. Verify if a claimed discount is a genuine deal or just marketing hype. Provide the exact model name or product link and the advertised sale price. Ask ChatGPT to search for documented price history, previous sale prices and determine if the current deal is unusually cheap or just a regular discount.\n\n3. Find the cheapest model that still meets your needs. Share the product name and its specific uses. Ask ChatGPT to identify must-have specifications, compare three suitable options including cheaper or previous-generation alternatives, and explain what you would sacrifice by choosing a more affordable option.\n\n4. Calculate the total cost beyond the sale price. List the product name or links and consider items like printers, coffee makers, video game consoles, and phones that have extra charges such as subscriptions, required accessories, replacement parts, delivery, and installation. Ask ChatGPT to compare the first-year and three-year costs, include optional extras from necessities, and label estimates.\n\n5. Look for recurring problems in reviews. Share the exact model name or product link. Ask ChatGPT to research independent reviews and owner feedback, identify recurring complaints, long-term reliability concerns, and the strongest positives, and summarize the key takeaways to help you make an informed decision.",
  "summary": "Before you get the urge to throw a few bucks at a Black Friday sale, be sure to use these methods and prompts to get the most out of your online shopping experience.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Black Friday 2026: How to use AI prompts to score the best tech deals in South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/black-friday-2026-how-to-use-ai-prompts-to-score-the-best-tech-deals",
        "published": "2026-11-09T09:27:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}