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Brilliant, innit?
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this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2026
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AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
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This is way more common than people realize.
LLM chatbots were integrated into company websites with so few guardrails, it can be laughably easy to get a good discount. I learned this when I bought a new mattress from Mattress Firm three years ago. YMMV, but these tips may help:
I got an extra 25% off the sale prices and it was glorious.
Bit of important context from OOP:
Changes the situation quite a bit
Damn near turns it on its head. Imagine someone getting a random floor employee at Best Buy to say that there was an 80% discount code when there was no such code, giving a nonsense code that didn't work, and the customer trying to get a computer for 80% off by complaining when the code said it was invalid.
It cuts both ways. Saw where some guy got a phone call from a company looking to fulfill a contract and he said he would basically drive 50 miles for $20,000 and the AI voice said "sounds good, let me connect you to someone to finalize the contract", and presumably at that point the human was going to intervene and say hell no, but hilarious that the AI voice was so upbeat about accepting a ludicrous offer.
President's Day, AKA New Mattress Day