Redditor lets an agent order free samples end-to-end, burning 10% of a £200/month plan
iamMARX · reddit · 2026-09-17
A Reddit user asked Astra, an autonomous agent, to find and actually order free samples from a single prompt. It delivered energy drinks, bin liners, lotion, suction-cup hooks, and perfume samples.
Key details:
- The user gave it a burner email account; whenever sites required email verification, the agent logged into the inbox, retrieved the code, and verified itself with no human help.
- The whole run used about 10% of the weekly usage allowance on a £200/month subscription — roughly £5 of AI usage for a pile of "free" samples.
- A concrete demonstration of agents handling real-world signups and checkouts end-to-end, and a data point on premium subscription costs.
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