{"id":"life-fl-gift-ideas-budget","audience":"freelancers","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"constraints","title":"Pick holiday gifts that fit each person and the budget","free":false,"task":"You're buying holiday gifts for 4 people from a small list of options, with a $140 total budget. Get exactly 4 numbered lines, one per person, each like \"1. Rosa: Item ($price) - why, from your notes\", picking only from the options list and respecting each person's notes. End with a Total line showing the addition, under $140. Plain text, under 90 words. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Your gift list and notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"GIFT PLANNING (fictional people)\nTotal budget: $140 for all four.\n\nPEOPLE\n- Rosa (sister): just moved into a tiny studio, no space for stuff. Loves coffee.\n- Dev (client I'm friends with): doesn't drink alcohol. Into hiking.\n- Grandpa Lou: hard of hearing, loves old movies. Doesn't use a smartphone.\n- Kim (best friend): vegan, already has every kitchen gadget. Learning watercolor.\n\nOPTIONS I'M CONSIDERING (prices from the shop sites)\n- Coffee subscription, 3 months: $36\n- Bluetooth earbuds: $45\n- Hiking trail guide book: $22\n- Wine sampler: $40\n- Classic movie DVD box set: $30\n- Smart speaker: $50\n- Watercolor brush set: $28\n- Leather gloves: $35\n- Big cast-iron pan: $40\n- Cheese and charcuterie box: $32\n\nPRICE CHANGE: The coffee subscription went up to $42 when I checked again today.\n\nNotes: Dev already has the trail guide book I was looking at? Not sure. His wishlist says \"trail book (already own)\". OK so not that one. Leather gloves would work for him.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Ignoring the notes","why":"The AI picks crowd-pleasers like wine for Dev or a pan for Kim.","fix":"Add: \"Respect each person's notes. Only items from my options list.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Missing the price change","why":"The AI uses $36 for the coffee subscription.","fix":"Add: \"The coffee subscription is now $42.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Not checking the budget","why":"The AI picks the best gift for each person and goes over $140.","fix":"Add: \"End with Total: $A + $B + $C + $D = $X, under $140.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Brainstorming instead of picking","why":"The AI gives three ideas per person with headings.","fix":"Show it: \"Exactly 4 lines like: 1. Rosa: Item ($price) - why\".","checks":["r2","numberedItems","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 90 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each line under 14 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the options list","patterns":["options","only (from|items)","my list"]},{"label":"Respects each person","patterns":["notes","allerg","vegan","each person"]},{"label":"Checks the budget","patterns":["\\$?140","budget","total"]},{"label":"Uses the new price","patterns":["\\$?42","price change","went up"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"The AI's favorite gifts aren't your people's. Tell it to pick one item per person from your list, respect the notes, and prove the total fits.","rubricLabels":["Each person's gift fits their notes and comes from the options list: nothing bulky for Rosa, no wine or trail book for Dev, no smartphone-based gift for Grandpa Lou, nothing with animal products and no kitchen gadget for Kim","The Total line shows the addition of the 4 prices, uses $42 (not $36) for the coffee subscription if chosen, and comes to under $140","Each of the 4 lines names the person, one item with its price in parentheses, and a short reason from the notes"]}