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I asked Astra to find me free samples, and actually order them to my door.

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From one prompt it got me energy drinks, bin liners, lotion, heavy-duty suction cup hooks, and a bunch of perfume and fragrance samples. I’m pretty sure there were a couple of other things too. I also gave it a burner email account with the login details. Whenever a website needed an email verifica…

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  1. 2026-09-17 08:21 · r/ChatGPT
    I asked Astra to find me free samples, and actually order them to my door.

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