Order groceries from H-E-B with ChatGPT agent (access denied)

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Jul 25, 2025 by Cody Baker (@CodyBaker_xx)

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Last checked

Oct 16, 2026

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Outcome

The poster tried to order groceries from H-E-B in Austin with ChatGPT agent, but it failed because access was denied.

Agent

ChatGPT agent

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Here's a task I'd like your help with. Read it all the way through before you start.

Goal: Get my grocery order ready at my store, and tell me straight away if the store's site won't let you in.

Check with me first: Which store, which items, and when do I want delivery or pickup?

What I'll give you:
- My store and ZIP ([STORE], [ZIP])
- My shopping list
- My store account (I'll log in myself)

Rules:
- Open the store's site first. If you see 'access denied', a block or a captcha you can't pass, stop and tell me. Don't keep retrying.
- If you're blocked, give me the list organised by store aisle, with search terms for each item, so I can add them myself fast.
- If you get in and the site asks me to sign in, pause and let me log in, then continue.
- Don't check out or pay. Stop at the cart.

Output: A ready cart, or, if blocked, a clean aisle-by-aisle list I can use myself.

If anything here is unclear or missing, ask me instead of guessing.

You'll know it worked when: I either have a cart ready or a list that makes ordering quick, with no time wasted.

Order my groceries from H-E-B.

Here's a task I'd like your help with. Read it all the way through before you start.

Goal: Get my grocery order ready at my store, and tell me straight away if the site won't let you in.

Quick check first: tell me if anything below is missing or unclear.

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- Store and ZIP
- Shopping list
- Delivery or pickup time
- Store account (I log in)

Rules:
- Check access to the store site first; if blocked, stop within 1 minute.
- If blocked, offer alternatives: Instacart for the same store, or a ready list for me to paste.
- Add items and check stock.
- Keep within budget.
- Try once, then stop and tell me if blocked.
- Suggest another store or pickup.
- Show the cart total.
- Stop before checkout.
- Note the error text you saw.

What went wrong before, and how to avoid it:
- Last time access was denied and nothing happened: detect the block early and switch to a fallback.

Checkpoint: Stop before checkout.

If you get stuck: If access is denied, report it and switch to the fallback. If a login, CAPTCHA or two-step code appears, stop and ask me to handle it; never guess or store passwords.

Verify before you finish: Check the cart against the list.

Output: Cart or fallback list.

Done when: I have an order ready or a quick alternative.

Source

https://x.com/CodyBaker_xx/status/1948746246341943795