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Re:Walmart: ChatGPT checkout converted 3x worse than website by zmmmmm on Monday March 23, 2026 @05:49AM (#47487237)
> Walmart will embed its own chatbot, Sparky, inside ChatGPT. Users will log into Walmart, sync carts across platforms, and complete purchases within Walmart’s system.

The enshittification is upon us.

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Re:Walmart: ChatGPT checkout converted 3x worse than website by netsharc on Monday March 23, 2026 @06:09AM (#47487381)
Hah, Clippy's cousin Sparky: every once in a while after ChatGPT answers a question it'll say "Looks like you still have stuff in your WalMart cart. Would you like me to complete that checkout for you? Also, WalMart-brand diapers is on offer this week, shall I add that to your cart?"
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Re:Walmart: ChatGPT checkout converted 3x worse than website by DANmode on Monday March 23, 2026 @12:23PM (#47491625)
“You are an unfit mother.”

https://youtu.be/lajnHjRp9Z0

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