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Amazon blocked Grok Bot shopping so it ordered from the maker instead
At a glance
When Amazon blocked Colin Rathbun's Grok Bot shopping assistant, the bot found a well-reviewed product elsewhere and ordered it directly from the maker. This workflow is listed under shopping, amazon, agent-blocks, direct-from-maker, personal-agents.
- Agents / tools
- Grok Bot, Amazon
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What they did
He tried to shop with Grok Bot on Amazon, hit a block, and let the bot continue by sourcing a well-reviewed product at a good price and ordering straight from the manufacturer.
How it went
The order went through off Amazon; he framed it as Amazon losing the sale.
Worth knowing
Retailers can block agent browsers; keep an alternate checkout path and a spend limit when agents shop.
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